Alphabet "W" Coloring Pages

"W" is for "Whale"

"W" is the 23rd letter of the 26 letters in the alphabet.
The word on this coloring page is Whale. It means a big whale that lives in the ocean.
On the left side, there is a drawing of a smiling whale.
It is blowing a big splash of water out from the top of its head.
It has lines running down its belly, and a big tail fin in the back.
Below the picture, the word "Whale" is written in outlined English letters, and "ホエール" is written in Katakana underneath it.

How to write uppercase "W" and lowercase "w"

You can write both uppercase and lowercase "W" in 1 stroke.
To write uppercase "W", start at the top left near the 1st line.
Go down to the right, slanted up, slanted down again, and then slanted up. Draw a zigzag pattern in the order of down, up, down, up.
Make sure the 2 sharp points at the bottom touch the 3rd line.
Lowercase "w" has the same shape as the uppercase letter. Just write it smaller, between the 2nd line and the 3rd line.
Look at the number ① and the arrows on Alphabet "W", and trace it with your finger!

The sound of "W"

The name of the letter "W" is read as "Double-U".
In words, it makes a "wuh" sound. You round your lips and push them out, then quickly open them.
Watch, Watermelon, and Wolf all start with this sound.
Whale starts with the 2 letters "Wh", but when you read it, it makes a sound just like W.
Learning the sounds that letters make in words like this is called Phonics.

Words that start with "W"

In the middle on the right, there are 3 small pictures of words that start with "W".
Watch means a wristwatch, and Watermelon means a watermelon.
Wolf means a wolf.
Watermelon is a word made by putting "Water" and "Melon" together.
See how many "words with W" you and your family can say together!

Color the Big "W" and "w" in Your Favorite Colors

Color inside the outlines of the big "W" and "w" in the top right with your favorite colors.
If you use blue or light blue to match the whale, it will look like the sea.
If you change colors for each zigzag line, you can make a rainbow Alphabet "W"!

Color the Whale in Sea Colors

Color the whale's body in blue or dark light blue.
If you color the stripes on its belly in pale light blue or white, you can show the difference between its top and bottom.
For the water blowing out, color the edges a little bit with light blue and leave the middle white. That makes it look like real water!
It is also fun to draw extra blue waves on the paper around it.

Try Coloring the Small Pictures Too

For the wristwatch, make the strap your favorite color and leave the watch face white.
For the watermelon, color the inside red, the rind green, and the seeds black.
If you color the wolf in gray, it will look just like a real one!

Take Your Time Tracing with a Pencil

In the bottom right, there are 3 light gray Alphabet "W"s in the top row and 3 "w"s in the bottom row.
Alphabet "W" is a wide letter, so there are fewer of them than other letters.
Hold your pencil correctly, and trace each one in one stroke without stopping along the way.
The trick is to make sure the pointy bottom tips touch the 3rd line of the 4 lines properly!

To Finish Up, Let's Read the Words

When you finish coloring, trace the letters of Whale under the picture on the left with your finger, and say "Whale" out loud.
When you connect the picture, the letters, and the sound, it gets much easier to remember the alphabet.
When your coloring page is done, it is great to hang it on the wall or keep it in a folder!

"W" Means "Two U's"

The English name for Alphabet "W" means "two U's."
A long time ago, "U" and "V" were used as the same letter. Alphabet "W" started when people wrote two of them side by side.
That is why it looks like two "V's" next to each other!

Whale Spouts Are Just Exhaled Air

When a whale shoots water into the air, it is not spitting water out of its mouth.
Whales blow out air really fast through the blowhole on top of their head!
Their warm, wet breath gets cooled down by the outside air and looks like white mist.

The Biggest Animal

The blue whale is said to be the biggest animal on Earth today!
Whales are not fish. They are animals that breathe with lungs, just like you and me.

Watermelons Are Full of Water

Most of a watermelon is made of water.
The English word "Watermelon" actually means a melon filled with plenty of water!

Wolves Live in Packs

Wolves are animals that live together in a pack with their family.
They sometimes howl to send signals to friends who are far away.