Free printable letter P worksheets for preschool and kindergarten: trace uppercase P and lowercase p, find the letter, follow the letter maze and color P words.
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P is a popping consonant that children can feel on their lips. These free letter P worksheets include tracing P and p, a find-the-letter grid with b, d and q mixed in, a P maze and a coloring page for “P is for pig”.
Free letter P worksheets to print (PDF)
Each of these letter P 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 P and pArrows first, then on their own.PDFCustomizeFind the letter PCircle and count, with key.PDFCustomizeLetter P mazeColor the P path, with key.PDFCustomizeP is for pigColor, trace and draw.PDFCustomize
The letter P sound
P says /p/, as in pig, pan, pizza and pencil. Lips close and pop open with a puff of air but no voice; hold a tissue in front of the mouth and watch it move. P and b are made the same way except that b uses the voice. P ends many words (cap, mop, cup), forms blends like pl (plane) and pr (present), and joins h to make /f/ in words like phone.
P is for pig: letter P words for kids
Words that start with P: pig, pan, pizza, pencil, panda, penguin, pear, pumpkin, puppy, piano.
P inside or at the end: cap, mop, cup, apple, happy, lamp.
The color page uses pig, pan, pizza and pencil, so children trace each word and color the matching letter.
Letter P at a glance
Place in the alphabet
16th of 26, after O and before Q
Type
Consonant
Uppercase shape
Straight lines and curves
Often confused with
b, d, q and R
Scrabble tile value
3 points
Grouping letters by shape helps handwriting: letters made of straight lines and curves, like P, combine both skills, so practice the separate strokes first.
How to write P and p
Uppercase P: A tall line down, then back to the top and one bump that ends at the middle.
Lowercase p: A line down below the baseline, then back up and around to make a small bump.
Uppercase P is a tall line with a bump at the top. Lowercase p starts at the middle line, goes down below the baseline, then comes back up to make the bump on the right. Because p is b turned upside down and q reversed, the find-the-letter page includes those letters on purpose.
Letter P tracing and the rest of the pack
Trace: letter P tracing with arrows to follow, then uppercase P and lowercase p on their own.
Find the letter: circle every P and p hidden among similar-looking letters, then count them.
Letter maze: color the P squares to make a path from start to finish.
Color: color the big Pp, trace the P words and draw something that starts with P.
Letter P activities for preschool
Short, hands-on games make the letter P worksheets stick. Try one a day alongside the printed pages:
Pom-pom P: glue pom-poms along a big P.
Popcorn pop: say a p word every time a kernel pops (with an adult at the stove).
Pizza party: make a paper pizza and add P toppings: pepperoni, peppers, pineapple.
Puppet show: use a paper bag puppet that only says words starting with /p/.
A letter P week plan
Monday: say the /p/ sound together, trace P and p on the first page, then try the Pom-pom P idea above.
Tuesday: work through the find-the-letter page, count how many you circled, and move on to Popcorn pop.
Wednesday: solve the letter P maze, then play Pizza party.
Thursday: color “P is for pig”, read pig, pan, pizza and pencil aloud and finish with Puppet show.
Friday: write P and p from memory, look for P in a favorite picture book and reprint any page that felt tricky.
Letter P worksheets kindergarten teachers can use
Kindergarten children read pan, pen, pet, pig, pin, pop and pup, and sight words like play and put. The letter P worksheets teachers use help separate p from b, d and q, the four letters young readers mix up most.
Names: if someone in the family has a name that starts with P, 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 P worksheets: frequently asked questions
What age are letter P 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 P?
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.
How is p different from b?
Both pop with the lips, but b uses the voice and p is just air. Feel the throat: b buzzes, p does not.
Why include b, d and q on the find-the-letter page?
They are mirror or flipped versions of p. Spotting the difference is exactly the skill children need for reading.
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.
