Published Oct 26, 2026
Start at the green dot. Follow the numbers in order and go the way the arrows point. Check that tall parts touch the top line, small parts touch the dotted middle line, and every letter sits on the bottom line.
Made with the help of AI from public curriculum standards, then checked. Mistakes can slip through, so please look it over before use. Found one? Tell us and we will fix it.
C is one of the best first letters to write because both forms are the same curve in two sizes. Your child traces big C from the top line to the bottom line, small c between the dotted line and the bottom line, and then traces the word cat. That curve is also the start of a, d, g, o, and q, so practicing it here makes many other letters easier later on.
Head Start ELOF P-LIT 3: Naming many letters and knowing some of their sounds
Head Start ELOF P-LIT 6: Making marks, copying simple words, and writing their own name
Head Start ELOF P-LIT 1: Noticing rhyming words and the sound a word starts with
Short descriptions in our own words. About our standards.
Start every C at the green dot near the top and pull the pencil back to the left, like a big open mouth. A common mistake is starting at the bottom or going the wrong way around, so watch the first few letters closely. For the sound, stick with the hard /k/ in cat, cup, and car; the soft sound in city can wait.
Easier: Draw big C's in the air together, or in sand or shaving cream, before your child picks up a pencil. Then trace only one row of each size.
Harder: Point out that the c in cat and the k in kite make the same sound. Then ask your child to find every C and c on a page of a favorite picture book.
Start at the green dot. Follow the numbers in order and go the way the arrows point. Check that tall parts touch the top line, small parts touch the dotted middle line, and every letter sits on the bottom line.
It is made for Preschool (ages 3-4). The level is ★ easy, so it works well as a first practice page.
About 10 minutes. Young children can do it in two short sittings with a break in between.
On the second page of the PDF and on this page under Show the answer key. To print for a whole class, print only the first page of the PDF.
Head Start ELOF P-LIT 3 (naming many letters and knowing some of their sounds); Head Start ELOF P-LIT 6 (making marks, copying simple words, and writing their own name); Head Start ELOF P-LIT 1 (noticing rhyming words and the sound a word starts with).
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