Are you looking for letter Kk activities to use with your preschooler or kindergartner? Maybe you’re a classroom teacher browsing for more ideas.
Research tells us that a direct, explicit approach to teaching the alphabet is more effective than indirect teaching. Enjoy the crafts, art ideas, and book list, but know that using a scripted routine like the one below is the most efficient way to teach letters and sounds. Make it your own!
How to introduce letter Kk
- Say words that begin with Kk: Say each word after me. (Emphasize the /k/ at the beginning of each word as you say it.) Kite. Kitchen. Koala. Kangaroo. What sound do you hear at the beginning of each word? The sound is /k/.
- Talk about what your mouth is doing as you say the sound: Look at what my mouth is doing as I say /k/. Now you try. Where in your mouth are you making the sound /k/? Put your hand on your throat as you say /k/. Is it a quiet or noisy sound? (quiet)
- Introduce the letter on a flash card: (Hold up the letter K card in uppercase or lowercase.) This is the letter K. When we see this card, we say “K spells /k/.” Your turn. (Students: “K spells /k/.”)
How to practice writing uppercase letter K
- Sky-write the letter: To make the letter K, we start at the top and pull down. Then we slant in and out. Watch me put my hand in the air and write a K the sky. I start at the top and pull down. Then I pull in and out. Now you try. Put your finger in the air. Start at the top and pull down. Then slant in and out.
- Have students finger-write the letter: Make a K by moving your finger on the table. Start at the top. Pull down. Then slant in and out. (Other options: sand or salt tray, shaving cream, etc.) Now do the same thing while saying “K spells /k/.” Remember to underline the K when you say /k/. (Practice multiple times.)
How to practice writing lowercase letter k
- Sky-write the letter: To make the letter k, we start at the top and pull down. Then we slant in and out. Watch me put my hand in the air and write a k in the sky. I start at the top and pull down. Then I slant in and out. Now you try. Put your finger in the air. Start at the top and pull down. Then slant in and out.
- Have students finger-write the letter: Make a k by moving your finger on the table. Start at the top. Pull down. Then slant in and out. (Other options: sand or salt tray, shaving cream, etc.) Now do the same thing while saying, “k spells /k/.” Remember to underline the k when you say /k/. (Practice multiple times.)
Other letter Kk activities
Free Printables
- Kite Count & Clip Cards (#1-20)
- Kite Roll & Cover (addition game)
- Kite File Folder Game (color matching, size sort)
- K is for Kite (dot sticker page)
- Little Letter K Book (rhymes & songs)
More alphabet resources
- Alphabet picture cards from A-Z
- Beginning sound clip cards
- Beginning sound coloring pages
- Beginning sound match mats
- Letter hunt & find worksheets
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