LETTER K

K and k:
Key and beyond.

Pair K/k and connect the selected /k/ examples with K without excluding other spellings.

PICTURE WORD · Key

/k/ at the start of key

K and k both have a stem with angled parts. Lowercase k is smaller but still has the characteristic branching shape.

A 5–10 MINUTE ACTIVITY

A key to the sound

Use the displayed picture, two or three large paper letter cards and a familiar spoken example. No independent word reading is required. Begin with a modeled turn; stop or simplify if the task becomes a vocabulary or motor challenge.

Name key and kite. Model the short /k/ beginning without adding a vowel.
Pair K with k beside the key picture. Find the slanted parts in each form.
Say key, kite and sun. For a ready learner, add cat and explain that it shares the sound while using written C.

Teach it. Then check.

Objective

Pair K/k and connect the selected /k/ examples with K without excluding other spellings.

Check for learning

Ask for K/k among K/k and M/m, then listen for the word beginning like key from kite and sun.

Make it more accessible

Use key and kite first and offer just two spaced letter pairs.

Extend when ready

Sort by sound, then by written first letter using cat and key. Discuss why the two sorts are not identical.

Try it at home

Draw a key and have a grown-up write key. Find K/k in another printed word and listen to that whole word.

ON SCREEN

Match the forms. Then try the word.

Choose capital/lowercase matching or the first written letter of a named picture word. Both are separate from the sound-listening activity above.

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ON PAPER

Print an activity for K/k.

Choose tracing, case matching or a picture choice. The page is generated on this device.