School Sparks - Kindergarten Readiness

Activity suggestions to supplement the Letter G alphabet worksheets

• At night, ask your child if his day was “good,” “great” or “not good.” Then discuss what about the day made it “good,” “great,” or “not good,” making the correct G sound each time you say “good” or “great.”
• Play a guessing game with your child. For instance, you could tell your child, “I’m thinking of something that begins with the G sound and you wear it on your hands when it is cold outside.” and see if he correctly guesses the answer “glove.”
• Read the story The Three Billy Goats Gruff and ask your child to point to the words that begin with the letter G or g. There are many versions of this story, so read a few to keep the activity interesting.
• Say aloud a silly sentence such as “Go get gumdrops from grandma.” Ask your child to raise his hand each time he hears you say a word that begins with the sound made by the letter G.

Tips for using the Letter G tracing letters worksheets

• The uppercase letter G begins like a C, with a long, smooth curve. After making a complete curve, direct your child to stop and, without lifting his pencil, change direction to draw a short, horizontal line to the left.
• When writing the lowercase letter g, show your child how this letter begins like a lowercase a, but has a “monkey’s tail” hanging down past the lower line. Remind your child not to lift the pencil before adding the tail to the letter.