The letter Y is a fascinating one due to the fact that it functions as both a consonant and a vowel.
The dictionary actually refers to it as a semi-vowel.
As a letter where the tail goes below the line, children can struggle with creating the letter correctly.
Approaching the end of the alphabet, this letter is versatile and useful in a variety of words and contexts.
It is important for children to learn how it is pronounced, placed and its purpose. Just like learning any other letter, children need to be exposed to it through various activities and means of learning in order to cement that learning for life.
These worksheets will work well for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergartners.
You don’t only have to be a teacher to use these worksheets.
They can be by teachers, moms, dads and even childcare providers.
Build upon your children’s handwriting, spelling and visual discrimination skills using these 15 letter Y worksheets.
Similarly to the first worksheet, this one focuses on objects and things that begin with the letter Y.
This sheet can also be colored in and children can explore the shape of the letter Y.
Another way to use this worksheet could be to get children to trace over the words as well as saying them out loud to practice sounding out the letter Y as well.
Are you more interested in teaching your little one cursive? Then this worksheet is for you.
Similarly to the worksheet above, this one shows children how to write the letter Y in cursive.
It allows children to trace the shape of the cursive letter Y as well as giving them space to practice without tracing.
Children can also practice joining up their cursive letter Y which is great beginning practice for when they start to establish full words in their handwriting practice.
As well as the single letter, it gives them space to trace the word ‘yak’ to begin establishing full words.
This worksheet has many images of things that are yellow for children to identify and color in.
They are also given a space to practice writing the word ‘yellow’.
That means that this worksheet not only focuses on practicing the letter Y, but it also allows children to practice other letters that they may have already visited before.
See how many of the pictures your children can identify!
Puzzles are an amazing way to exercise your child’s mind.
For this worksheet children must be able to identify the letter Y and use this ability to help them solve the puzzle maze.
They can draw a line guiding them through the maze, joining together all the letter Y’s in one consecutive line in order to find their way to the other end.
This worksheet is guaranteed to get your children thinking as well as allowing them to practice the letter Y.
Once your children have mastered being able to identify the letter Y and being able to write the letter Y on its own, then they must practice writing the letter in a full word.
This worksheet comes in handy for just that.
Children are asked to trace the word that begins with the letter Y and then practice writing it on their own.
This activity is best for children who are a little older and are starting their journey of reading and writing full words.
Hi, my name is Helena Waters and I was a teacher for 40 years before retiring last year.
During my time as a teacher I dedicated the majority of it to making classrooms as fun as possible, with educational parties, fun activities, and low cost entertainment that made the children excited about learning.
I taught children of all ages, from preschoolers to high school students. Now, with the pandemic having uprooted everything that children once knew about school and learning, I think that the need for my ideas is bigger than ever.
That is why I created School Sparks, a place in which I can write down and share all of my ideas on how to get students excited about going to school again. I hope that you’ll find some useful within a school setting, even at home too!
