ACTIVITY 1 OF 5
k for kite: a tall stem and two slants
The kite page separates lowercase k's stem from its diagonal movement. Say its short first sound, follow the numbered model and try a few letters; copying kite is optional.
FIVE WAYS TO TRY ONE LETTER
Lowercase k practice
Meet a kid, an art kit and a kite while exploring initial k. These five pages keep the accepted tall stem and returning slants, with h and l to compare on the finding sheet. A child flying a kite completes the pack; an adult explains the vocabulary, and copying is optional.
Print all five k 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 k
Trace the tall stem of lowercase k, return to its middle and follow the two slants. The arrows show the return to one junction, with a kite picture and space for large practice.
ACTIVITY 3 OF 5
Find lowercase k
Spot six k letters among h and l. Follow the two slants meeting the tall stem, then compare the rounded h shoulder and the plain downward stroke of l.
ACTIVITY 4 OF 5
k in little words
An adult names the child as a kid, the art materials as a kit and the kite. Notice their initial k; kite is a vocabulary label, and tracing or copying is optional.
ACTIVITY 5 OF 5
Kid with a kite
A child holds the string of a flying kite, with broad spaces to colour. Say kid and kite with an adult, practise lowercase k and choose whether to copy either word.
Return to the same junction
Draw the tall stem down first, then return to its middle. Slant upwards, travel back along that slant to the junction and finish diagonally down and out. The return matters: the two slants meet the same stem point. The arrows describe direction within the movement, rather than counting pencil lifts.
Use the finding sheet to compare k with h and l. All three have tall stems, so look beyond height. The h has a rounded shoulder and l is a plain downward stroke; k has two slants. Point to each of the six k shapes before circling or colouring.
Here kid means a child, and kit means a set of art materials. Name the crayons, paint tray and brush together before using the label kit. Kite also starts with /k/, but its spelling is different from the other two words: it is vocabulary here, not a CVC decoding task. Enjoy the flying-kite scene without expecting independent reading or whole-word writing.
For uppercase and lowercase together, try the Kk alphabet colouring and tracing sheet. These five activities focus on lowercase k, including kid, kit, kite. 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.