Learning the Letter K/k

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

The upper case Letter K and lower case letter k is exciting to learn, with its fun shape and association with playful words like jump and jellybean. Here’s how to teach the letter K through engaging activities, sounds, and crafts.

1. Introduce the Letter
   What the letters look like?
   The uppercase K made of a tall straight line on the left and two smaller diagonal lines on the right, one going up and one going down. It looks like a person standing tall with arms outstretched diagonally.
   The lowercase k looks like a smaller uppercase K.
   

   • Write the Letter K/k

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

3. Phonics and Sounds
   K makes the sound /k/ like in kite, king, and kangaroo.
   Example: kite, key, kangaroo, kitchen, king, kid, kitten.
   Learn the sound of K
   

4. Hands-On Activities
   Use craft sticks or playdough to construct the Letter K.
   Cut out a large Letter K and let children decorate it with drawings, glitter, or stickers.
   

5. Music and Movement Sing a Song:
   Example: “K is for Kick, /k/, /k/, Kick…”
   Letter K Movement:
   Let kids “kick” a ball toward it while shouting the /k/ sound.

   • Letter K Alphabet Song for Kids

6. Listen and Read
   Storytime:
   Listen and read books featuring the Letter K.
   

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

7. Reinforce Daily
   Use the Letter K throughout the day:
   Say, “Look, the key starts with K!”
   Point out the Letter K 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

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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