LETTER FORMATION · COLOUR & PRACTISE

Duck in the mud: a little u practice

Colour a duck in a muddy scene, practise a short u row and optionally trace mud or duck. The final ck in duck represents one sound.

Extra short u practice · One activity per sheet

Choose your paper

A4210 × 297 mmUS Letter8½ × 11 in

One page · A4 · Black & white · 434 kB

A quick printing tip

Use portrait orientation and the same paper size in your printer settings. The PDF includes a white margin so the drawing stays inside the sheet.

With an adult

Say mud and duck together. Listen for short u; at the end of duck, ck represents one /k/ sound.

Follow the marked u from its start, down and around, up the right side and back to the writing line.

Whole-word copying is optional. Model one movement and stop whenever a break would help.

Try this with the picture

Colour the muddy duck. Trace u; try mud or duck if you like.

Print copies for home or your classroom. See how you can use these pages.

Picture created with AI assistance. Letters, words and practice guides typeset separately.

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