printable charts
three references you can print and hand out — for a classroom wall, a homeschool binder, or beside a screen at home. they are free to copy and share, with no sign-up and nothing to attribute.
use your browser’s print command (⌘P or Ctrl+P). each chart prints on its own sheet, in black on white — the colours and the background stay on the screen where they belong.
finger placement chart
which finger owns which key, on a standard qwerty keyboard. print it and put it beside the screen — not under the hands.
the eight keys with a thick underline are the home row — where the fingers rest between every reach. thumbs share the space bar.
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typing speed by grade
what typical looks like at each stage, for parents and teachers who want a reference that is not a target.
| typical range | what it looks like | |
|---|---|---|
| grades 1–2 | 5–10 wpm | finding the keys; accuracy only |
| grades 3–4 | 10–15 wpm | home row settling, eyes up |
| grades 5–6 | 15–25 wpm | whole keyboard, few glances |
| middle school | 20–30 wpm | typing keeps up with thinking |
| high school | 30–45 wpm | fast enough for schoolwork |
| adult average | about 40 wpm | the everyday milestone |
ranges, not targets. a child below a band is not behind — accuracy and comfort come first, and speed follows on its own.
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the fifteen-minute week
a week of practice that fits around a school day, built on how motor skills actually settle.
fifteen minutes, most days. more than about twenty-five minutes a day is not faster per hour of your life — the practice needs the night in between to settle.
- mondaya lesson — the next one you have not settled
- tuesdaythe same lesson again, one day later
- wednesdaydaily practice, then a few minutes of weak keys
- thursdaythe next lesson
- fridaytype a page of a real book
- weekendone short session if you feel like it — or nothing
never the same lesson twice in one day: a second run mostly rehearses fatigue. a lesson usually settles after two to four visits on different days.
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the numbers here come from the guides: home-row finger placement, typing speed by grade, and how long it takes to learn, which explain what each one means.