Letter I Worksheets

If you are doing preschool at home or letter-a-day activities with your little one, I have some free letter I worksheets to share with you today!

As part of our alphabet worksheet series, these preschool and kindergarten printables are great for letter recognition, learning beginning sounds, handwriting practice, and more.

To get started, let me show you what is in this letter I worksheet pack. (Download is available at the end of this post)

So what is in the letter I printable pack? Let me give you a quick glance at the eight worksheets you will find. (Each of these practice pages aims to teach the uppercase and lowercase I while building basic handwriting, vocabulary, fine motor skills, and phonetic awareness.)

1. Letter I Worksheets for Preschool

The first two letter I worksheets are geared towards preschoolers and beginning learners. They feature a picture of an item that starts with I, followed by a large upper and lowercase letter I to color, and an I word to practice tracing.

Tip: Want reusable worksheets? Just laminate the preschool pages, and you can use them over and over!

2. Uppercase and Lowercase Letter I Worksheets

The next two letter I worksheets help kids with distinguishing between the upper and lowercase I. These preschool printables reinforce prewriting, letter formation, beginning sounds, vocabulary words, and letter differentiation, for the letter I.

3. Color the Objects – Letter I Worksheet

This next letter I worksheet is an early reading exercise that helps kids to identify words that begin with the I sound. This page also helps to build sound differentiation between other letters in the alphabet. (Note: the ‘I’ sound used in this activity is the short ‘I’ sound.)

4. Letter I Handwriting Pages

Now for a page that teaches kids how to write the letter I! This letter I printable is terrific for reinforcing letter formation, letter identification, and fine motor skills,

Note: Before you begin, make sure you instruct your kids to follow the stroke marks and tracing lines to learn how to write the letter I correctly.

5. Letter I Drawing Worksheet

For this next free letter I printable, have your students read the given word, trace it, then draw a picture that corresponds with the word. (Note: you might need to help read the word to the child, depending on their level.)

6. I Words Tracing – Letter I Worksheets for Kindergarten

The last letter I worksheet in this pack is a list of common I words that your kids can read, trace, and practice. (These words all start with the short ‘I’ sound.) Have your kids read each word out loud and then trace it using their best handwriting.

Tips for Teaching Letter I to Preschoolers & Kindergarteners

There are three basic sounds of I. The short I sound /ih/ is used in words like: him, swim, and Tim. The long vowel sound /eye/ is used in words like: side, wide, hide. And the last sound, /ee/ as in the words: antique, magazine, and chic.

When introducing the letter I to preschoolers start with the short ‘I’ sound. Teaching more than one sound per letter can be very confusing as kids are trying to figure out the alphabet.

Another thing to keep in mind for younger children, is visual letter confusion OR letter reversal. This confusion is very common, but with a little bit of practice, can easily be straightened out. The uppercase I can sometimes be confused with the lowercase l. (Try different strategies for learning letters and sounds to help with these common mixups.)

Free Printable Letter I Worksheets

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