Free printable letter H worksheets for preschool and kindergarten: trace uppercase H and lowercase h, find the letter, follow the letter maze and color H words.
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H is a breathy consonant that is easy to hear and easy to write with straight lines. These free letter H worksheets cover tracing H and h, finding the letter in a mixed grid, an H maze and a coloring page for “H is for hat”.
Free letter H worksheets to print (PDF)
Each of these letter H worksheets is a one-page PDF; the find and maze pages add an answer key. Press Customize to change the colors or paper size in the maker on this page.
Trace H and hArrows first, then on their own.PDFCustomizeFind the letter HCircle and count, with key.PDFCustomizeLetter H mazeColor the H path, with key.PDFCustomizeH is for hatColor, trace and draw.PDFCustomize
The letter H sound
H says /h/, as in hat, horse, house and heart. It is just a puff of air with the mouth open; hold a tissue in front of the mouth and watch it move. H almost always comes at the start of a syllable, and it teams up with other letters to make new sounds: sh (ship), ch (chip), th (thumb) and wh (whale). In a few words, like hour and honest, h is silent.
H is for hat: letter H words for kids
Words that start with H: hat, horse, house, heart, hand, hen, hippo, hammer, helicopter, honey.
H inside or at the end: ship, chip, thumb, whale, fish, lunch.
The color page uses hat, horse, house and heart, so children trace each word and color the matching letter.
Letter H at a glance
Place in the alphabet
8th of 26, after G and before I
Type
Consonant
Uppercase shape
Straight lines only
Often confused with
h, n and A
Scrabble tile value
4 points
Grouping letters by shape helps handwriting: letters made of straight lines, like H, are usually easier to start with than curved ones.
How to write H and h
Uppercase H: Two tall lines down, then a line across the middle to join them.
Lowercase h: A tall line down, then back up to the middle and over a hump.
Uppercase H is two tall lines and a bridge across the middle. Lowercase h starts with a tall line, then goes back up halfway and over the hump, like a chair. Children sometimes mix h with n; remind them that h has a tall back, just like the h in their hands.
Letter H tracing and the rest of the pack
Trace: letter H tracing with arrows to follow, then uppercase H and lowercase h on their own.
Find the letter: circle every H and h hidden among similar-looking letters, then count them.
Letter maze: color the H squares to make a path from start to finish.
Color: color the big Hh, trace the H words and draw something that starts with H.
Letter H activities for preschool
Short, hands-on games make the letter H worksheets stick. Try one a day alongside the printed pages:
Handprint H: make two handprints joined with a painted line to form an H.
Hat parade: wear different hats and say an h word for each one.
Hop to H: spread letter cards on the floor and hop only onto Hs.
Heart sort: cut paper hearts and write H on some; sort the H hearts from the rest.
A letter H week plan
Monday: say the /h/ sound together, trace H and h on the first page, then try the Handprint H idea above.
Tuesday: work through the find-the-letter page, count how many you circled, and move on to Hat parade.
Wednesday: solve the letter H maze, then play Hop to H.
Thursday: color “H is for hat”, read hat, horse, house and heart aloud and finish with Heart sort.
Friday: write H and h from memory, look for H in a favorite picture book and reprint any page that felt tricky.
Letter H worksheets kindergarten teachers can use
Kindergarten children read had, hat, hen, hid, him, hop and hug, and sight words such as he, his, have and here. The letter H worksheets teachers use are also a first step toward digraphs like sh and ch, which come later in the year.
Names: if someone in the family has a name that starts with H, the name tracing worksheets turn it into a tracing page.
Whole alphabet: the alphabet worksheets hub has all 26 letter packs plus ABC order and matching pages.
Letter H worksheets: frequently asked questions
What age are letter H worksheets for?
Preschool and kindergarten, usually ages 3 to 6. Kindergarten expects children to recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters (Common Core RF.K.1.D).
How many days should we spend on the letter H?
A letter-of-the-week plan uses one page a day: trace on Monday, find on Tuesday, the maze on Wednesday and coloring on Thursday, with Friday for review or a craft.
What are digraphs with h?
Two letters that make one sound: sh, ch, th and wh. Most children learn them in late kindergarten or first grade.
Is h ever silent?
Yes, in a few words like hour, honest and ghost. Beginning readers mostly meet the /h/ sound.
Can I print a different letter or several at once?
Yes. The maker on this page can build packs for any letters, like S, A, T, P, I, N, or the whole alphabet.
