Letter K activities worked well for us because there are so many simple, familiar words to build around, like kites, keys, and kangaroos. It made it easy to plan a mix of hands-on play and quieter table work without it feeling forced or overly structured.
When my son was preschool age, we switched things up based on his energy that day. Some days he wanted paint and glue, other days he preferred coloring or simple tracing. Both helped him stay engaged and actually remember the letter sound.
If you’re teaching the letter K at home or in the classroom, this list pulls together the activities we used most, from fine motor practice to early phonics, so you can choose what fits your kids and your schedule.
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How to Teach the Letter K to Preschoolers
Teaching the letter K doesn’t have to feel formal. Mixing a few hands-on activities, phonics games, and picture books goes a long way.
We usually started with alphabet books or posters to look at the letter shape and talk about its sound. Pulling out small objects from around the house that start with K, like keys, kitchen tools, or a toy kangaroo, made it more concrete.
Songs and rhymes that repeat the /k/ sound helped it stick. Kite, kangaroo, king — it’s an easy sound for preschoolers to hear and copy.
Worksheets came later, mostly for tracing and matching after more active play. That way they didn’t feel like work.
Crafts tended to leave the biggest impression. He still talks about his handprint kite and paper crown weeks later.
Reading books like Kite Day or the The King of Kindergarten tied everything together, especially when we connected the stories to what we’d made.
A simple mix of play, stories, and light table work kept things engaging without overcomplicating it.
Activities to Teach the Letter K
Below are the letter K activities we actually used, ranging from crafts and fine motor work to simple phonics games, so you can pick what fits your kids and your day.
Letter K Coloring Page
This simple coloring page helped reinforce the shape and sound of the letter K without needing much prep. My son colored in kites, keys, and kangaroos while we talked about the beginning sound /k/. We used it during quiet time, and it worked well for building early literacy without feeling like a worksheet.
This easy handprint craft was a big hit. We used blue paint and a kite template, then added his handprint as the kite’s center. After it dried, he colored the tail and letter K. Messy, simple, and a fun way to reinforce the sound and shape of the letter.
We used one of the general crown templates from our printable set and turned it into a king crown for Letter K week. After coloring and decorating it with stickers and glitter, he wore it proudly while pretending to rule the living room. This was an easy way to tie pretend play into letter recognition.
This printable turned into a mini hunt for the letter K among a jumble of other letters. It helped with visual discrimination and letter recognition, plus, my son loved circling all the Ks with his favorite marker. We paired it with saying the /k/ sound out loud each time he found one for a little phonics boost.
These worksheets covered everything from tracing to matching, and they made a great follow-up to our more hands-on activities. We didn’t do them all at once, just a page or two each day. They helped reinforce the letter formation and gave a little structure to our week without overwhelming him.
These were a fun and easy way to mix creativity with letter recognition. While he colored, we talked about kangaroos and emphasized the /k/ sound. It gave us a chance to slow down and still stay focused on the letter K.
These included simple labeling and fine motor activities, all centered around kangaroos. They worked well as a follow-up to the coloring pages and gave us a bit more structure during our letter K week.
This mini book was a fun way to review K words. My son enjoyed flipping through the pages and recognizing pictures like key, kite, and king. It reinforced vocabulary while giving him something he felt proud to “read.”
We made this using a printable template and gray paint. He loved adding googly eyes and cotton balls to the ears. It was a hands-on way to talk about koalas and practice the letter K at the same time.
This one turned into a puppet, which added extra fun. After assembling the koala, he used it to tell stories and act out his own little skits. It helped with creativity and kept the letter K theme going.
This handprint craft turned my son into royalty for the day. He pressed his painted hand onto paper, then added a crown and face to turn it into a king. It tied in perfectly with learning the letter K and made for a fun keepsake.
We read Kite Day during craft time, and it was a great way to connect a book to our letter K theme. The story was short and sweet, and it helped reinforce the word “kite” while giving us a calm moment together.
These worksheets gave us a chance to practice scissors skills alongside letter recognition. My son enjoyed cutting out pictures of K words, and it helped build focus and hand-eye coordination.
Even though it’s not just about kangaroos, this book worked well for our K week. We used it to talk about kangaroos, the letter K, and animal families. Simple text made it great for preschool.
Clare Brown is the founder of Homeschool of 1, where she shares free printables and creative learning activities for kids in preschool through 8th grade. Her work has been featured in Parade, HuffPost, Business Insider, Motherly, AOL, and Yahoo. Read more.
