ACTIVITY 1 OF 5
g for goat: round the face and curl below
This goat page models a single-storey lowercase g with room below the writing line. Say the first sound together, trace the movement and try your own; copying goat remains optional.
FIVE WAYS TO TRY ONE LETTER
Lowercase g practice
Leave room below the line for the curl of single-storey g. The goat sheet, large movement and g-finding activity lead into gap, gum and gift, then a goat with a present. An adult names the fence gap and chewing gum; these examples use hard /g/, and copying words is optional.
Print all five g activities
One activity per page, in the order below. Choose the PDF for your A4 or US Letter paper. There is no cover or blank page.
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ACTIVITY 2 OF 5
Large lowercase g
Give the single-storey lowercase g room for its round bowl and descending curl. Follow the marked start and numbered arrows with an adult, then trace or make a few large attempts.
ACTIVITY 3 OF 5
Find lowercase g
Find six single-storey g letters among q and y. Compare each bowl and descending stroke with an adult; the rows leave space below the letters for their tails.
ACTIVITY 4 OF 5
g in little words
An adult names the gap between fence sections, chewing gum and a wrapped gift. Notice the initial hard g and the marks below its descender; word tracing or copying is optional.
ACTIVITY 5 OF 5
Goat with a gift
A goat stands beside a wrapped gift, ready for colouring. Practise the single-storey g and hear hard /g/ at the start of both picture words; adult-supported word copying is optional.
A round body with a curl below
Go around the body of g, return to the right side and bring the stroke below the writing line before curling left. This single-storey form is used in the model, tracing and word rows. A larger gap below the line gives the descending stroke room.
The finding page compares g with q and y. All three extend below the line, so look at the upper shape as well as the lower stroke. Point to the round body and leftward curl of each g while an adult names the letters.
Call the opening between the fence sections a gap, name the unwrapped stick as chewing gum, and say gift for the wrapped present. These words and goat begin with hard /g/ here; the letter can represent other sounds in other words. The mark below the first g leaves its descending stroke visible, and tracing or copying can be left for another day.
For uppercase and lowercase together, try the Gg alphabet colouring and tracing sheet. These five activities focus on lowercase g, including gap, gum, gift. See printing and paper-size help when choosing a PDF.
Return to the letter practice shelf to choose another available activity. Follow the child’s interest and stop when they have had enough.