A Thanksgiving Typing Race for the Computer Lab
The computer-lab lesson in Thanksgiving week needs to do two things at once: give the class something seasonal they will actually want to do, and still be keyboarding practice. This is a 45-second race through sixty harvest words, shown one at a time in letters large enough to read from the back of the room.
The words start short — pie, corn, leaf, fork — and climb through turkey, harvest and pumpkin to cranberry, leftovers, tradition and cornucopia, so younger typists get a run of easy wins and older ones are still being stretched at the end. Type the word, press space, and the next one appears.
At the end you get words per minute, accuracy, and how many words were typed correctly. It is short enough to play several rounds in a lesson, and a class can compete on the best score without anyone being eliminated along the way.
It needs nothing but a browser and a keyboard. No account, no download, and nothing typed is ever sent anywhere.
How to play Thanksgiving Typing Game
- Press "Start" and the first Thanksgiving word appears.
- Type the word exactly as shown.
- Press space to submit it and get the next word.
- Keep going until the 45 seconds are up.
- Check your words per minute and accuracy, then try to beat it.