Do you know what HOME ROW is? It has nothing to do with baseball, even though it kind of sounds like it... And although it's not the absolute only way to learn to type, it'll definitely help you use more than just your index fingers!

Check out out these typing tutorials and games to practice your own typing skills.

CCSS Writing Standard 6: Students will demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.

See additional resources at:

http://edtechideas.com/keyboarding-sites-for-kids/

http://www.wacona.com/keyboardinggames/keyboardinggames.html

http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/

http://www.typing-lessons.org/

Dance Mat Typing by BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr

Keyboarding Skills by e-Learning for Kids

http://e-learningforkids.org/Courses/EN/K0001/index.html

Typing Resources by Big Brown Bear Software (4 games/lessons)

http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/

Text Type by Doorway Online

http://www.doorwayonline.org.uk/texttype.html

Alpha Munchies Typing Game by ABCya!

http://www.abcya.com/kids_typing_game.htm

Keybr (practice typing words) - check your speed and accuracy

http://www.keybr.com/

Typing Games by Sense-lang (check out Typing Olympic)

http://games.sense-lang.org/