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Catholic Letter of the Week Worksheets and Coloring Pages for Letters K, L, M, N, and O for Preschool – 1st Grade Post Preview: Encourage learning about letters and letter sounds for K, L, M, N, and O as well as our shared faith with these printable packets.
Over the last month, I have shared my new packets for a Catholic Letter of the Week program for preschool – 1st grade. I introduced the first five packets individually and as part of a bundle in this A – E Packets post. Then, two weeks ago, I posted about packets F – J in this post. I also introduced the most economical way to get them all – an A – Z Catholic Letter of the Week Bundle.
It’s time for the next installment of five packets for my Catholic Letter of the Week Worksheet and Coloring Page set for preschool and kindergarten (and some first graders)! I have finished up packets for K, L, M, N, and O.
I’m pretty excited that this also means that I have more than half of the alphabet available now!
A – E Bundle (175 pages of worksheets, coloring pages, and activities)
F – J Bundle (175 pages of coloring pages, worksheets, and activities)
K – O Bundle – (175 pages of coloring pages, worksheets, and activities)
P – T – (175 pages of coloring pages, worksheets, and activities)
U – Z Bundle – (210 pages of coloring pages, worksheets, and activities)
A – Z Bundle – (910 pages of worksheets, coloring pages, and activities) – The bundle is 50% off the price of buying them each individually. It’s also a 30% savings off the price of buying all five of the specially-priced smaller bundles.
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As I’ve mentioned before, although these packets were designed for Catholic kids, there are actually many other Christian denominations that they may be wonderful for. I spent most of my life in the Episcopal Church and this is pretty close to a perfect fit there too. There may be some pages that don’t work as well, but mostly yes.
This is great for most denominations that recognize saints and have similar services/parts of the church as Catholics. Plus, I have included many pages that are Christian without specifically being Catholic, as well as secular pages.
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Catholic Letter of the Week Worksheets and Coloring Pages for PreK – 1st Grade
Since the packet for each letter in this set is 35 pages long, I have them broken up into individual packets as well as bundled into five letters per bundle. This way, you can grab just the individual letters you want or you can grab a bundle.
Plus, I have an option to buy the entire set – an A – Z Catholic Letter of the Week Bundle.
Each packet provides parents and teachers with a variety of coloring pages, worksheets, and activities to work on:
★ Correct letter formation
★ Identifying letters
★ Understanding and recognizing initial letter sounds, including when letters make more than one beginning sound (such as both the hard and soft C sounds or hard and soft J sounds, for example)
★ Learning more about our shared faith
Note: If it is important to you that the items included for a letter only make one particular sound, then you may find that there are some pages in some of the packets that you won’t want to use. For example, in the C packet, Saint Cecilia is included even though her name begins with a soft C sound.
I wanted to put an emphasis on the faith aspect, so I didn’t want to be tied to just one letter sound. Also, I always introduced multiple sounds that a letter could make early on with readers (both at home and when I taught in the classroom), using a mix of phonics and whole language, so it felt more natural to me to set it up like that. But, I wanted to be sure to mention it.
Grade Levels for the Catholic Letter of the Week Packets
These Catholic Letter of the Week packets are perfect for preschool and kindergarten students. These would also work well for many first grade students. Some of the pages will also work well for second grade students, though some pages in the packet will likely be far too easy for them.
Do I Really Have to Finish One Packet Every Week?
Since each packet has 35 pages of worksheets, coloring pages, and activities, you can opt to spend longer than a week on each of the Catholic Letter of the Week Packets. However, you might be able to get through it all in one week.
If you complete one packet every week and a half, you should be able to make the 26 packets last for a whole 36 week school year. (That’s a 180 school year.)
Conversely, you can just pick and choose what to do in each packet and make sure you get done in one week.
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Fair enough. You can read more about the packets in the shop if you prefer.
You can just click through here to go right to the shop area of Real Life at Home. You’ll be able to see all of the current Catholic Letter of the Week individual packets and bundles.
Contents of Catholic Letter of the Week Packets
While each packet has some variation, the packets pretty much have the same style of content in each packet, but it just changes up for each letter. I found that while I was teaching in the classroom (and later at home with my own children), my students were most comfortable when they knew what to expect in an activity. This will give your children or students a greater comfort level while working through all of the packets.
Each packet in this bundle includes The following pages
I will give more details about each page in the individual letters sections.
★ A Terms of Use Page
★ Five Handwriting Practice Pages
★ Two Letter Maze Pages
★ Letter Recognition Page
★ Two Line Tracing Pages that link a Letter to a Picture that Starts with that Letter
★ Letter Coloring Page
★ 12 Coloring Pages – There are 6 coloring pages included in two different styles for a total of 12 coloring pages in each packet (though you will probably just pick your preferred style and only use one set). All are religious in nature and include saints, objects found in a church, people or items from Bible stories, etc.
★ My Letter (specific letter) Mini Book (secular) – Makes an eight-page mini book (eight half-size pages)
★ My Letter (specific letter) Mini Book (religious) – Makes an eight-page mini book (eight half-size pages)
★ Two Puzzle Pages – Two pages to cut apart with saint pictures and then to put back together to spell that saint’s name.
★ Two Alphabet Craft Pages – There is an uppercase page and a lowercase page. Each page features a large plain letter that students can color, paint, glue ripped colored papers onto, or decorate in any way they want.
Get the Packets in a Bundle
If you would like to skip the individual packets and just go straight for a grouping of packets, you can get them in bundles instead. You save money when you get a bundle instead of purchasing individual packets.
A – E Bundle (175 pages of worksheets, coloring pages, and activities)
F – J Bundle (175 pages of coloring pages, worksheets, and activities)
K – O Bundle – (175 pages of coloring pages, worksheets, and activities)
P – T – (175 pages of coloring pages, worksheets, and activities)
U – Z Bundle – (210 pages of coloring pages, worksheets, and activities)
A – Z Bundle – (910 pages of worksheets, coloring pages, and activities) – The bundle is 50% off the price of buying them each individually. It’s also a 30% savings off the price of buying all five of the specially-priced smaller bundles.
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More Details about Specific Packets
Catholic Letter of the Week for The Letter K
★ Five Handwriting Practice Pages – featuring both religious and secular objects (separated on different pages – three pages are religious and two pages are secular); some word examples: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, kindness, King Saul, Saint Faustina Kowalska, kangaroo, kiss
★ Letter Maze Pages – one for uppercase K to find the way to Jesus kneeling and one for lowercase f to find the way to a kite
★ Letter Recognition Page – one page where students can find and color all the lowercase and uppercase K’s
★ Line Tracing Pages – two pages of line tracing to help with fine motor skills and writing practice. Students will trace between a Letter K to a picture of something that starts with a K. All items are secular, such as king, kiwi, and key.
★ Letter Coloring Page – Color or paint a striped uppercase K and lowercase k
★ Coloring Pages – There are 6 coloring pages included in two different styles for a total of 12 coloring pages. Pages included: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Saint Katharine Drexel, King Saul and David, Our Lady of Knock, kindness, and kids praying.
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★ My Letter K Mini Book (secular, 4 pages) – Eight page mini book. Some words included are kale, kiwi bird, koala.
★ My Letter K Mini Book (religious, 4 pages) – Eight-page booklet (each page is a half-page). Some words included are kindness, Our Lady of Kibeho, kids with Bibles.
★ Puzzle Pages – Two pages to cut apart with saint pictures and then to put back together to spell their name. Saints included in the K Packet: Saint Katharine Drexel and Saint Kateri Tekakwitha.
★ Alphabet Craft Pages – There is an uppercase K page and a lowercase k page. Each page features a large plain letter that students can color, paint, glue ripped colored papers onto, or decorate in any way they want.
Purchase the Letter K Packet
Catholic Letter of the Week for The Letter L
★ Five Handwriting Practice Pages – featuring both religious and secular objects (separated on different pages – three pages are religious and two pages are secular); some word examples: Saint Luke, ladybug, Saint Lucia, Lamb of God, lightbulb.
★ Letter Maze Pages – one for uppercase L and one for lowercase l
★ Letter Recognition Page – one page where students can find and color all the lowercase and uppercase L’s
★ Line Tracing Pages (2 pages) – Students will trace between a Letter L to a picture of something that starts with an L. All items are secular, such as lion, lollipop, and log.
★ Letter Coloring Page – Color or paint a striped uppercase L and lowercase l
★ Coloring Pages – There are 6 coloring pages included in two different styles for a total of 12 coloring pages. Pages included: Saint Leo, Saint Lucia, The Parable of the Lost Coin, The Parable of the Lost Sheep, The Last Supper, and Lazarus.
★ My Letter L Mini Book (secular, 4 pages) – Eight-page mini book. Some words included are ladder, leaf, and lake.
★ My Letter L Mini Book (religious, 4 pages) – Eight-page mini book. Some words included are Lent, Our Lady of Lourdes, and Saint Luke.
★ Puzzle Pages – Two pages to cut apart with saint pictures and then to put back together to spell their name. Saints included in the L Packet: Saint Luke and Saint Lucia.
★ Alphabet Craft Pages – There is an uppercase L page and a lowercase l page. Each page features a large plain letter that students can color, paint, glue ripped colored papers onto, or decorate in any way they want.
Purchase the Letter L Packet
Catholic Letter of the Week for The Letter M
★ Five Handwriting Practice Pages – featuring both religious and secular objects (separated on different pages – three pages are religious and two pages are secular); some word examples: Mary, Saint Monica, mouse, magnet.
★ Letter Maze Pages – one for uppercase M and one for lowercase m
★ Letter Recognition Page – one page where students can find and color lowercase and uppercase M’s
★ Line Tracing Pages – two pages of line tracing to help with fine motor skills and writing practice. Students will trace between a Letter M to a picture of something that starts with an M. All items are secular, such as milk, muffin, mailbox, and moon.
★ Letter Coloring Page – Color or paint a striped uppercase M and lowercase m
★ Coloring Pages – There are 6 coloring pages included in two different styles for a total of 12 coloring pages. Pages included: Saint Martha, Saint Michael, Saint Mark, Saint Matilda, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and Moses.
★ My Letter M Mini Book (secular, 4 pages) – Eight page mini book. Some words included are map, mermaid, music.
★ My Letter M Mini Book (religious, 4 pages) – Eight-page booklet (each page is a half-page). Some words included are mercy, Saint Mary Magdalene, and Saint Maria Goretti.
★ Puzzle Pages – Two pages to cut apart with saint pictures and then to put back together to spell their name. Saints included in the M Packet: Saint Martha and Saint Monica.
★ Alphabet Craft Pages – There is an uppercase M page and a lowercase m page. Each page features a large plain letter that students can color, paint, glue ripped colored papers onto, or decorate in any way they want.
Purchase the Letter M Packet
Catholic Letter of the Week for The Letter N
★ Five Handwriting Practice Pages – featuring both religious and secular objects (separated on different pages – three pages are religious and two pages are secular); some word examples: Saint Nicholas, Nativity of Jesus, night, notebook.
★ Letter Maze Pages – one for uppercase N and one for lowercase n
★ Letter Recognition Page – one page where students can find and color lowercase and uppercase N’s in circles
★ Line Tracing Pages – two pages of line tracing to help with fine motor skills and writing practice. Students will trace between a Letter N to a picture of something that starts with an N. All items are secular, such as noodles, nest, and nail polish.
★ Letter Coloring Page – Color or paint a striped uppercase N and lowercase n
★ Coloring Pages – There are 6 coloring pages included in two different styles for a total of 12 coloring pages. Pages included: Saint Nicholas, Saint Philip Neri, Naomi and Ruth, Noah’s Ark, the Nativity of Our Lord, and Net Full of Fish (scene of fishermen in a boat from John, Chapter 21)
★ My Letter N Mini Book (secular, 4 pages) – Eight page mini book. Some words included are note, nap, noon.
★ My Letter N Mini Book (religious, 4 pages) – Eight-page booklet (each page is a half-page). Some words included are Love thy Neighbor, Saint Nicholas, new sight (Jesus heals a blind man – John, Chapter 9).
★ Puzzle Pages – Two pages to cut apart with saint pictures and then to put back together to spell their name. Saints included in the N Packet: Saint Nicholas and Saint Philip Neri.
★ Alphabet Craft Pages – There is an uppercase N page and a lowercase n page. Each page features a large plain letter that students can color, paint, glue ripped colored papers onto, or decorate in any way they want.
Purchase the Letter N Packet
Catholic Letter of the Week for The Letter O
★ Five Handwriting Practice Pages – featuring both religious and secular objects (separated on different pages – three pages are religious and two pages are secular); some word examples: Saint Olivia, olive branch, octopus, and orange.
★ Letter Maze Pages – one for uppercase O and one for lowercase o
★ Letter Recognition Page – one page where students can find and color lowercase and uppercase O’s
★ Line Tracing Pages – two pages of line tracing to help with fine motor skills and writing practice. Students will trace between a Letter O to a picture of something that starts with an O. All items are secular, such as octagon, overalls, and orange.
★ Letter Coloring Page – Color or paint a striped uppercase O and lowercase o
★ Coloring Pages – There are 6 coloring pages included in two different styles for a total of 12 coloring pages. Pages included: Saint Olivia of Palermo, Our Lady of Sorrows, Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Open and Empty Tomb of Jesus, and Offertory Table.
★ My Letter O Mini Book (secular, 4 pages) – Eight-page mini book. Some words included are oven, origami, open.
★ My Letter O Mini Book (religious, 4 pages) – Eight-page booklet (each page is a half-page). Some words included are Our Father Who Art in Heaven, Our Lady of Grace Statue, open and empty tomb (simpler scene than the coloring page scene).
★ Puzzle Pages – Two pages to cut apart with pictures and then to put back together to spell their name. Saints included in the O Packet: Saint Olivia of Palermo and Our Lady of the Rosary.
★ Alphabet Craft Pages – There is an uppercase O page and a lowercase o page. Each page features a large plain letter that students can color, paint, glue ripped colored papers onto, or decorate in any way they want.
Purchase the Letter O Packet
Other Catholic Packets for Preschool and Kindergarten
Here are some other packets that would be perfect to use with the Catholic Letter of the Week Packets:
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