Learning the Letter C/c

Free Printable Worksheets for Tracing & Writing Skills

Printable worksheets to help students develop proper writing skills.
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Write Lower Case Letters
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Learning the upper case letter C and lower case letter c can be a fun and creative experience for preschoolers when approached with engaging activities, visuals, and hands-on fun.

1. Introduce the Letter
   What the letters look like?
   C looks like a half-circle or an open mouth.
   Start at the top and curve down to the bottom.
   

   • Write the letter C/c

2. Tracing and Writing
   Use the following worksheets for tracing uppercase C and lowercase c.
   The letters are dotted for easy tracing.
   Free worksheets to help students practice writing the letter C and the Alphabet.
   
   
   Letter c Worksheet (lower case)
   Letter C Worksheet (upper case)
   Write Lower Case Letters
   Write Upper Case Letters
   

3. Phonics and Sounds
   The letter C makes the sound /k/ like in cat or car.
   C can also make the /s/ sound, as in city (for advanced learners).
   Examples:
   cat, car, cup, cow, cookie, carrot, cloud.
   Learn the sound of hard C
   Learn the sound of soft C
   

4. Music and Movement Sing a Song:
   Example: “C is for cookie, that’s good enough for me…” (from Sesame Street).
   Letter C Movement:
   Pretend to drive a car while saying /k/ sounds.
   

   • Letter C Alphabet Song for Kids

5. Listen and Read
   Storytime:
   Listen and read books featuring the letter C.
   

   • Letter C: Cabi Call A Cab
   
   
   • The Letter C Book
   
   Picture Cards:
   Show cards with images of items starting with C and have kids say the name.
   
   • What Words Start With Letter C?
   
   

6. Reinforce Daily
   Use the letter C throughout the day:
   Say, “We’re eating a carrot. That starts with C!”
   Point out the letter C in books, signs, and everyday objects.

7. Learn the other letters of the alphabet.

Learning the Alphabet
A/a	B/b	C/c	D/d
E/e	F/f	G/g	H/h
I/i	J/j	K/k	L/l
M/m	N/n	O/o	P/p
Q/q	R/r	S/s	T/t
U/u	V/v	W/w	X/x
Y/y	Z/z	a-z	A-Z

Learn the sound of the letters

Learning Short Vowels

Short Vowels
Short A	Short E	Short I
Short O	Short U	Short Vowels

Learning Long Vowels

Long Vowels
Long A	Long E	Long I
Long O	Long U	Y (vowel)
Long Vowels	Short & Long Vowels

Compare Short & Long Vowels

Short & Long Vowels
Short & Long A	Short & Long E	Short & Long I
Short & Long O	Short & Long U

Learning Consonants

Consonants
Letter B	Hard C	Soft C
Letter D	Letter F	Hard G
Soft G	Letter H	Letter J
Letter K	Letter L	Letter M
Letter N	Letter P	Letter Q
Letter R	Letter S	Letter T
Letter V	Letter W	Letter X
Letter Y	Letter Z

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