Learning the Letter W/w

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Printable worksheets to help students develop proper writing skills.
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The upper case Letter W and lower case letter w is a fun and wiggly letter that sparks creativity! It’s associated with common words like water, wind, and wagon. Here’s how to teach preschoolers about the letter W with engaging activities, stories, and games.

1. Recognizing the Letter W
   What the letters look like?
   The uppercase W looks like a zigzag or waves with four connected diagonal lines.
   The lowercase w is similar to the uppercase W but smaller.
   Learn the sound of W
   

   • Write the Letter W/w

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

3. Phonics and Sounds
   The letter W makes the /w/ sound, like in water, wagon, and wind.
   Example: water, wagon, wind, whale, web, wolf, walrus, whale, weasel, watermelon, waffles.
   Learn the sound of w
   

   • Letter W Alphabet Song for Kids

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

5. Rhyme for the Letter W “W is for water, wonderful and wet, W is for wagon, the best you can get! W is for whale, big and blue, Learning letter W is fun to do!”

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

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

7. Reinforce Daily
   Use the Letter W throughout the day.
   Point out the Letter W 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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