Learning the Letter G/g

Free Printable Worksheets for Tracing & Writing Skills

Printable worksheets to help students develop proper writing skills.
Tracing & Writing Lines
Tracing & Writing Shapes
Write Lower Case Letters
Write Upper Case Letters

Learning the upper case letter G and lower case letter g can be a fun and engaging experience for preschoolers when approached with fun and hands-on activities.

1. Introduce the Letter
   What the letters look like?
   The uppercase G looks like a big circle, but it’s open on the right side, with a small line in the middle. It is like a hungry monster with its mouth open, ready to eat!
   The lowercase g looks like a circle with a curvy tail hanging down below the line.
   

   • Write the letter G/f

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

3. Phonics and Sounds
   The letter G makes two sounds: the hard /g/ sound like in go, grape, and goat, and the soft /j/ sound like in giraffe and gem.
   Focus on the hard G sound for younger learners.
   Examples:
   Hard G Words (/g/): goat, grapes, gift, game, garden, gorilla, gold.
   Soft G Words (/j/): giraffe, gem, giant.

4. Hands-On Activities
   Use playdough to shape the letter G.
   Cut out a large letter G and let children decorate it with drawings, glitter, or stickers.
   

5. Music and Movement Sing a Song:
   Example: “G is for goat, /g/, /g/, goat…”
   Letter G Movement:
   gallop like a goat, grow like a garden, or glide like a ghost while saying the /g/ sound.

   • Letter G Alphabet Song for Kids

6. Listen and Read
   Storytime:
   Listen and read books featuring the letter G.
   

   • The Letter G Book
   
   Picture Cards:
   Show cards with images of items starting with G and have kids say the name.
   

7. Reinforce Daily
   Use the letter G throughout the day:
   Say, “We’re eating grapes! Grapes start with G.”
   Point out the letter G in books, signs, and everyday objects.

8. Learn the other letters of the alphabet.

Learning the Alphabet Worksheets
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

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