Free printable letter I worksheets for preschool and kindergarten: trace uppercase I and lowercase i, find the letter, follow the letter maze and color I words.
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I is a vowel and also a word all on its own. These free letter I worksheets give children uppercase and lowercase I to trace, a find-the-letter grid where l and j try to trick them, an I maze and a coloring page for “I is for igloo”.
Quick answer: Letter I worksheets teach children to trace, find and say the letter I. This free set has 4 printable PDFs for preschool and kindergarten: trace I and i, find the letter I, a letter I maze and “I is for igloo” coloring. Updated October 2026.
Free letter I worksheets to print (PDF)
Each of these letter I 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 I and iArrows first, then on their own.PDFCustomizeFind the letter ICircle and count, with key.PDFCustomizeLetter I mazeColor the I path, with key.PDFCustomizeI is for iglooColor, trace and draw.PDFCustomize
The letter I sound
Short i is the sound in igloo, insect, pig and sit, a quick sound with the mouth slightly open. Long i says its name, as in ice, iron and kite, and it is spelled with silent e, igh (night) or y (my). Capital I is the word “I”, which children write in their first sentences, so it is worth learning early.
I is for igloo: letter I words for kids
Words that start with I: igloo, insect, ink, iguana, ice cream, island, inch, itch, iron, instrument.
Short i in the middle: pig, sit, fish, milk, six, lips.
The color page uses igloo, insect, ink and iguana, so children trace each word and color the matching letter.
Letter I at a glance
Place in the alphabet
9th of 26, after H and before J
Type
Vowel
Uppercase shape
Straight lines only
Often confused with
l, j and the number 1
Scrabble tile value
1 point
Grouping letters by shape helps handwriting: letters made of straight lines, like I, are usually easier to start with than curved ones.
How to write I and i
Uppercase I: A tall line down, with a short line across the top and the bottom.
Lowercase i: A short line down from the middle line, then a dot on top.
Uppercase I is a line down with short lines across the top and bottom. Lowercase i is a short line with a dot; make the line first and add the dot last. In many fonts, uppercase I and lowercase l look almost the same, so the find-the-letter page asks children to check carefully.
Letter I tracing and the rest of the pack
Trace: letter I tracing with arrows to follow, then uppercase I and lowercase i on their own.
Find the letter: circle every I and i hidden among similar-looking letters, then count them.
Letter maze: color the I squares to make a path from start to finish.
Color: color the big Ii, trace the I words and draw something that starts with I.
Letter I activities for preschool
Short, hands-on games make the letter I worksheets stick. Try one a day alongside the printed pages:
Ice cube painting: freeze colored water and paint I shapes on paper with the cubes.
Insect hunt: look for insects outside and count their legs together.
Igloo build: stack sugar cubes or marshmallows into an igloo and say short i words.
Dot the i: write rows of lowercase i and let your child add the dots with a finger stamp.
A letter I week plan
Monday: say the /i/ sound together, trace I and i on the first page, then try the Ice cube painting idea above.
Tuesday: work through the find-the-letter page, count how many you circled, and move on to Insect hunt.
Wednesday: solve the letter I maze, then play Igloo build.
Thursday: color “I is for igloo”, read igloo, insect, ink and iguana aloud and finish with Dot the i.
Friday: write I and i from memory, look for I in a favorite picture book and reprint any page that felt tricky.
Letter I worksheets kindergarten teachers can use
Kindergarten readers meet short i in big, dig, him, it, pig, sit and win, and they write the word I at the start of sentences. The letter I worksheets teachers use support both the capital I in “I can” sentences and the short i sound in word families like -it and -ig.
Names: if someone in the family has a name that starts with I, 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 I preschool worksheets
These letter I preschool worksheets are a short set: one tracing page, one find page, a maze and a coloring page. Parents search for letter i preschool worksheets, letter i worksheets for preschool, a letter i worksheet for preschool, letter i worksheets preschool and i worksheets for preschool. All of these are the same four pages above, free and with no account. Choose Extra large letters for three and four year olds, because the capital I is a simple straight line and a good first letter to trace.
Letter I worksheets for preschoolers
Free letter i worksheets for preschoolers should be short and playful. Print the maze or the find the letter page for a child who is ready for something different from tracing, and use the coloring page as letter i preschool printables for a letter of the week display. The hardest part of the letter I is telling a capital I from a lowercase l, which is why the find the letter page asks children to circle every I among look-alike letters.
Short i words: how many sounds?
The short i sound is in igloo, insect and itch. Children can blend it into simple words once they say /i/ clearly. The table shows eight short i words with the sounds in each:
Short i word
Sounds
Number of sounds
sit
/s/ /i/ /t/
3
pin
/p/ /i/ /n/
3
tip
/t/ /i/ /p/
3
big
/b/ /i/ /g/
3
lid
/l/ /i/ /d/
3
win
/w/ /i/ /n/
3
hit
/h/ /i/ /t/
3
in
/i/ /n/
2
Letter I worksheets: frequently asked questions
What age are letter I 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 I?
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.
Why is the word I always a capital letter?
It is an English spelling rule: the pronoun I is always written as a capital, wherever it appears in a sentence.
How do children tell I and l apart?
Context and the crossbars help. Many school fonts add bars to capital I, and the find-the-letter page practices this exact check.
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.
Where can I download free letter I worksheets?
Open any card in the PDF section above, choose US Letter or A4, and print or save the PDF. All four letter I worksheets are free and need no account.
What is the best letter I worksheet for preschool?
Start with the trace I and i page in an extra large size, then try the find the letter page. The capital I is a simple straight line, which makes it an easy letter to trace.
