Typing test for kindergarten
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Students in kindergarten are usually 5 to 6 years old. There is no speed goal for kindergarten. At this stage the focus is finding the letters, using the space bar and typing their own first name.
Typically their first name, short words such as cat and sun, and single letters in a learning game. These goals are rough guides that many teachers use. No national standard sets a number of words per minute for each grade, so your school may ask for something different.
Five minutes a day is plenty. Lesson 1 and lesson 2 on the typing lessons page are a gentle start, and one finger at a time is fine at this age.
Let them look at the keys. At this age the aim is to feel at ease with the keyboard, not to be fast.
The test above uses very short, very common words. It does not use punctuation or numbers, and its results are kept on this device only and do not count for the leaderboard. Press any key to start. Your speed is shown in words per minute (WPM), where one word is five characters.
| Grade | Age | Common goal |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 5 to 6 | No speed goal yet |
| Grade 1 | 6 to 7 | 2 to 5 WPM, with a little help |
| Grade 2 | 7 to 8 | 5 to 10 WPM |
| Grade 3 | 8 to 9 | 10 to 15 WPM |
| Grade 4 | 9 to 10 | 15 to 20 WPM |
| Grade 5 | 10 to 11 | 20 to 25 WPM |
| Grade 6 | 11 to 12 | 25 to 30 WPM |
| Grade 7 | 12 to 13 | 30 to 35 WPM |
| Grade 8 | 13 to 14 | 35 to 40 WPM |
| Grade 9 | 14 to 15 | 40 to 45 WPM |
| Grade 10 | 15 to 16 | 40 to 50 WPM |
| Grade 11 | 16 to 17 | 45 to 55 WPM |
| Grade 12 | 17 to 18 | 50 to 60 WPM |
There is no speed goal in kindergarten. Learning where the letters are and enjoying the keyboard matters most.
It uses very short, very common words, without punctuation or numbers.
Five to ten minutes at a time, a few days a week, is enough. Short and cheerful works better than long.