Alphabet "K" Coloring Pages
About Alphabet "K"
"K" is for "Koala"
The letter on this coloring page is the 11th letter of the alphabet, "Alphabet "K"".
A word that starts with K is Koala!
Koalas are animals that live in Australia.
On the left side, we drew a smiling koala holding tight onto a tree branch with both hands.
Its cute round ears and big nose are its best features.
First, say "Koala" out loud, and then start coloring!
How to write the uppercase "K" and lowercase "k"
Uppercase Alphabet "K" takes 2 strokes to write.
For ①, draw a straight vertical line down from the 1st top line of the 4 lines to the 3rd line.
For ②, draw diagonally down from the top right to the middle of the vertical line, and from there, keep going diagonally to the bottom right.
The trick is to draw it continuously like the letter "く" without lifting your pencil!
Lowercase Alphabet "K" also takes 2 strokes.
For ①, draw a long vertical line down from the 1st line to the 3rd line.
For ②, start from the height of the 2nd line, go diagonally down, touch the vertical line, and then keep going to the bottom right.
The feature of the lowercase letter is that the diagonal lines in ② are smaller than the uppercase letter.
The "K" sound is close to the "ku" sound
When you read the name of the letter "K", it sounds like "Kay".
In words, it makes a sound close to "k", where you stop your breath in the back of your mouth and let it burst out.
The trick is to say it short, without adding an "oo" sound at the end.
Learning how letters and sounds go together like this is called Phonics.
It is easy to learn when you say the sound first, like "k, k, koala," before you read the word!
3 Words that start with "K"
In the middle on the right side, there are 3 small pictures of words that start with K.
The first one is Kite, which is a tako that you fly in the sky.
The second one is Key, which is a kagi that opens doors.
The third one is Kangaroo, an animal that carries its baby in a pouch on its tummy.
Kangaroos are Australian animals, just like koalas.
Try looking for "words that start with the k sound" with your family.
King means a king!
How to Color Alphabet "K"
Big "K" and "k": Colors help with stroke order
For the big "K" and "k" at the top right, color inside the outlines with your favorite colors.
For the stroke order numbers, ① is in red and ② is in blue.
If you color the straight line red and the slanted lines blue, it is easy to see that they are made of 2 strokes.
You can also use gray or green to match the koala.
Color the koala gray and the tree brown
Color the koala's body gray.
If you leave the tummy, chest, and inside of the ears white or color them light gray, it will look like a real koala.
Try coloring the big nose black or dark gray, and the inside of the mouth pink.
Color the tree branch it is holding brown, and add some dark brown on top to make it look like real tree bark.
Color the small pictures too
If you color the 4 parts of the kite in different colors like red, blue, yellow, and green, your kite will stand out in the sky.
If you color the key yellow or ocher to make it look shiny like gold, it will look like a treasure.
Color the kangaroo an orange-brown, and color the baby in its tummy the same color too.
Tracing: Put the letters on the 3rd line
At the bottom right, there are 4 light gray "K"s and 4 light gray "k"s lined up.
Trace them slowly with a pencil in the correct stroke order.
The tip for tracing is to put the bottom of the letters right on the 3rd line of the 4 lines.
When you finish tracing, try writing Alphabet "K" by yourself in the open space on the right.
Fun Facts About Alphabet "K"
Koalas Love Eucalyptus
Koalas live by eating leaves from a tree called eucalyptus.
Eucalyptus leaves do not have many nutrients, and they take a long time to digest.
That is why koalas spend most of the day sleeping to save their energy!
Both Koalas and Kangaroos Have Pouches on Their Tummies
Koalas and kangaroos are both animals that have a pouch on their tummy.
These kinds of animals are called marsupials.
The babies are born very small and grow big inside their mother's pouch!
Some "K" Sounds Are Silent
In English, there are some words where you write the K, but you do not read it out loud.
For example, in knife and knee, you do not read the first "k".
Both of them sound like they start with an "n" sound.
English is so neat because sometimes the letters and sounds are different!
"Kite" Is Also the Name of a Bird
In English, kite means the kite you fly in the sky, but it is also the name of a bird called a black kite.
A black kite spreads its wings and flies slowly in circles in the sky.
The way it floats softly on the wind looks just like a kite!
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