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Colour, say and write: lowercase letter formation

Twenty main picture activities introduce 19 lowercase letters and ck, with four extra u pages. Colour, listen with an adult, follow the movement and try a few letters. Whole-word copying is optional.

24activity pages
A4 + US Letter

Start with the u practice pack

Umbrella plus four extra u activities, or choose the complete booklet and five smaller groups. Every activity has a full page; there are no covers or blank separators.

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5 pages · Single-sided · A4 · 1.1 MB

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Separate adult guide (10 kB) · Guidance is separate from the 24 activity pages.

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Each layout also has a direct download in both paper sizes.

s for snake: colour, say and write

Lowercase s · Colour, say and writeA4 + Letter

Lowercase a worksheet with an astronaut picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

a for astronaut: lowercase writing practice

Lowercase a · Colour, say and writeA4 + Letter

Lowercase t worksheet with a tiger picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

t for tiger: downstroke and crossbar

Lowercase t · Colour, say and writeA4 + Letter

Lowercase p worksheet with a penguin picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

p for penguin: a stem and a round head

Lowercase p · Colour, say and writeA4 + Letter

Lowercase i worksheet with an iguana picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

i for iguana: a short stroke and a dot

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Lowercase n worksheet with a net picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

n for net: one rounded shoulder

Lowercase n · Colour, say and writeA4 + Letter

Lowercase m worksheet with a mouse picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

m for mouse: two rounded shoulders

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Lowercase d worksheet with a duck picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

d for duck: a round body and tall stem

Lowercase d · Colour, say and writeA4 + Letter

Lowercase g worksheet with a goat picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

g for goat: round the face and curl below

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Lowercase o worksheet with an octopus picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

o for octopus: one round movement

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Lowercase c worksheet with a cat picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

c for cat: a curve with an open side

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Lowercase k worksheet with a kite picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

k for kite: a tall stem and two slants

Lowercase k · Colour, say and writeA4 + Letter

Lowercase ck worksheet with a sock picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

ck at the end of sock: colour and write

Lowercase ck · Colour, say and writeA4 + Letter

Lowercase e worksheet with an elephant picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

e for elephant: across and around

Lowercase e · Colour, say and writeA4 + Letter

Lowercase u worksheet with an umbrella picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

u for umbrella: down, around and back down

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Lowercase r worksheet with a rainbow picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

r for rainbow: a short stem and shoulder

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Lowercase h worksheet with a helicopter picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

h for helicopter: a tall stem and arch

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Lowercase b worksheet with a bear picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

b for bear: a tall back and round tummy

Lowercase b · Colour, say and writeA4 + Letter

Lowercase f worksheet with a flamingo picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

f for flamingo: a downstroke and crossing line

Lowercase f · Colour, say and writeA4 + Letter

Lowercase l worksheet with a lollipop picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

l for lollipop: a long downward movement

Lowercase l · Colour, say and writeA4 + Letter

A large lowercase u movement path with an umbrella picture and space for big attempts.

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Letter formation

Big u: follow a large umbrella movement

Extra short u practice · One activity per sheetA4 + Letter

A lowercase letter selection, including u and n, above tracing and writing guides.

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Letter formation

Find u: spot, trace and write

Extra short u practice · One activity per sheetA4 + Letter

Sun, mug and bus pictures beside word models, tracing and optional copying space.

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Letter formation

u in little words: sun, mug and bus

Extra short u practice · One activity per sheetA4 + Letter

A duck in mud picture with a lowercase u row and optional mud and duck word practice.

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Letter formation

Duck in the mud: a little u practice

Extra short u practice · One activity per sheetA4 + Letter

Start with one page and an adult model

Say the picture word together, then listen for the sound before writing. Follow the marked start and stroke direction with a finger or pencil. Trace one path and leave plenty of time for a few independent attempts. The single-storey a and g are deliberate; keep the pronunciation used by your family or school.

The five-page u pack combines umbrella with a large movement, a find-u activity, sun/mug/bus words and a duck-in-mud scene. Use short u as in umbrella. In sock and duck, ck represents the end /k/ sound; the two written letters are not two separate sounds here.

The complete booklet has 24 activity pages, with no cover or blank separators. Five smaller packs each contain four main targets. These activities are not a complete alphabet or a promise of reading or handwriting attainment. An adult can model each task and leave the longer picture-word copying for another day.

To explore uppercase and lowercase pairs across the whole alphabet, choose the separate Aa–Zz picture worksheets.

Printing tips for paper sizes, page ranges and unclipped pictures.

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Colour, say and write: lowercase letter formation

Start with the u practice pack

Direct pack links

Complete colour, say and write booklet · 24 pages

Four-page practice pack 1 · 4 pages

Four-page practice pack 2 · 4 pages

Four-page practice pack 3 · 4 pages

Four-page practice pack 4 · 4 pages

Four-page practice pack 5 · 4 pages

Five-page u practice pack · 5 pages

Choose an individual page

s for snake: colour, say and write

a for astronaut: lowercase writing practice

t for tiger: downstroke and crossbar

p for penguin: a stem and a round head

i for iguana: a short stroke and a dot

n for net: one rounded shoulder

m for mouse: two rounded shoulders

d for duck: a round body and tall stem

g for goat: round the face and curl below

o for octopus: one round movement

c for cat: a curve with an open side

k for kite: a tall stem and two slants

ck at the end of sock: colour and write

e for elephant: across and around

u for umbrella: down, around and back down

r for rainbow: a short stem and shoulder

h for helicopter: a tall stem and arch

b for bear: a tall back and round tummy

f for flamingo: a downstroke and crossing line

l for lollipop: a long downward movement

Big u: follow a large umbrella movement

Find u: spot, trace and write

u in little words: sun, mug and bus

Duck in the mud: a little u practice

Start with one page and an adult model

Another shelf to explore