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Grab all of my kids letter J tracing worksheets here.
Each individual printable worksheet is free and you can select from the variations below. These worksheets can help children learn the alphabet and build fine motor skills.
The variations below include upper case and lower case ‘Jj’ versions for a variety of practice as well as common J words for early learners including jet, jam, and juice.
All worksheets are designed to be printed on A4 paper. Make sure you select “shrink to fit” in order to ensure best quality output from your printer.
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Free Letter J Tracing Worksheets
Worksheet 1
Designed by Chris
This version displays uppercase and lowercase Jj beside each other, encouraging students to relate the two forms through close proximity. Students have a sample at the start of each line, then trace the dotted letters with a thick pen to recreate the shape and look.
Worksheet 2
Designed by Chris
In this format, students trace capital J, small j, and then both together. Lastly, students have a chance to trace a word – jet – four times, using both uppercase and lowercase forms.
Worksheet 3
Designed by Chris
This version switches between uppercase and lowercase letters along each line. A model is still shown at the start of each line, along with dotted tracing letters for students to improve their fine motor skills in writing.
Worksheet 4
Designed by Chris
This version emphasizes practicing short j words, like jam, jet, and juice. Students have the opportunity to practice uppercase and lowercase Jj forms, connecting them with other letter shapes that they are simultaneously learning to recognize.
Worksheet 5
Designed by Chris
This version has open lines without any dotted letter traces for students to copy. The purpose of this version is for students to progress to more independent practice, reinforcing and building on the knowledge gained from the previous worksheets.
Worksheet 6
Designed by Chris
Use this worksheet to practice word formation – here, we have the word “jam” for children to write 18 times, mixing uppercase and lowercase letters for them to work with.
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Teaching Letter Tracing with Our Worksheets
We’ve created this worksheet set with the idea that you can guide students toward greater mastery by going from easier to more difficult activities.
We suggest you begin with the large bubble-style letters where children can trace on larger font. These provide a gentle start to letter shaping and offer a way for students to gradually develop fine motor coordination in their hands and fingers.
After your child is comfortable with tracing larger letters, you can move onto the worksheets with horizontal tracing lines, where students can practice forming letters that are of equal size to those letters proximate to them. Once students gain confidence and the necessary fine-motor coordination with the lined sheets, students can progress to writing the letter J on their own, without dotted tracing letters to follow—there is a worksheet without the dotted letters included above for this next level of independence.
Finally, we’ve recently included some worksheets that focus on simple words and phrases that contain the letter J at a high frequency. Practicing with sentences like “I had a jug of juice and jam on toast.” introduces the concept of word spacing and rhythm, helping students to write more naturally and confidently.
What to Teach Next
Here are some fun ideas to enhance literacy for Pre-K and Kindergarten students using worksheets and flashcards I’ve developed on my site. These tools are interactive, straightforward, and customized for young learners!
- Boost Sight Word Recognition: Sight words are words that we see regularly, and some of the most common in the English language. There are two types: Dolch (first 1000 words) and Fry (first 200 words). My flashcards for sight words contain both Dolch and Fry sets, at a variety of skill levels. These printables are crafted to help kids learn high-frequency words and recall them instantly, based on the Dolch and Fry word categories.
- Engage with the Alphabet: Mastering the alphabet is vital for literacy, and I’ve got you covered with my popular free set of alphabet flashcards. Use of these flashcards frequently (i.e. through spaced repetition) can help children to learn and remember letters instantly, with fun, vibrant, cartoon illustrations alongside large font letters.
- Strengthen Sound Identification: We first start teaching reading by helping students to recognize beginning sounds. These free sheets focus on the initial sounds in words and encourage students to sound out words to identify which letter might come first. This can help your child link letters with their beginning sounds.
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