Catholic Letter of the Week Worksheets and Coloring Pages for Letters F, G, H, I, and J for Preschool – 1st Grade Post Preview: Encourage learning about letters and letter sounds for F, G, H, I, and J as well as our shared faith with these printable packets.
I initially hoped that I might be able to finish all 26 packets in this set by the end of August. I now know that this may have been a little overly ambitious. While I could have probably finished that quickly if that was all I worked on, I have also spent time workign on things like:
- A weekly checklist assignment planner page that comes in color and black and white
- Five summer-themed easy word search printables for kids
- An Immaculate Heart of Mary coloring page
So, maybe the whole set won’t be done until the very beginning of October. But, on the upside, after this release, you’ll have 10 different packets to start working with.
That’s right – 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)!
Plus, I now have an option to buy the entire set – an A – Z Catholic Letter of the Week Bundle. This is the best time to get it as the price will be going up as more packets go live.
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.
As I mentioned last time, 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.
I already had A, B, C, D, and E packets available individually, as well as in one bundle together and now with this post, I am adding packets for F, G, H, I, and J. By the end of September, I will have all of the packets available individually and in bundles.
Plus, I now 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.
I Don’t Want to Read The Post. Just Take Me to the Packets!
Fair enough. You can read more about the packets in the shop, actually, if you want.
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.
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.
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 – Coming Soon (early September or sooner)
P – T – Coming Soon (mid to late September or sooner)
U – Z Bundle – Coming Soon (early October or sooner)
A – Z Bundle – This is a growing bundle and does NOT include all of the packets yet. (It will have at least 900 pages of worksheets, coloring pages, and activities)
However, the packets will keep being added until all are added by the very beginning of October 2020. The price will go up, so this is the best time to purchase the full bundle.
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More Details about Specific Packets
Catholic Letter of the Week for The Letter F
★ 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: faith, feed the homeless, Saint Frances Cabrini, fence, fairy, frog
★ Letter Maze Pages – one for uppercase F to find the way to Jesus feeding people and one for lowercase f to find the way to a frog
★ Letter Recognition Page – one page where students can find and color all the lowercase and uppercase F’s
★ Line Tracing Pages – two pages of line tracing to help with fine motor skills and writing practice. Students will trace between a Letter F to a picture of something that starts with an F. All items are secular, such as feather, fire, and fish
★ Letter Coloring Page – Color or paint a striped uppercase F and lowercase f
★ Coloring Pages – There are 6 coloring pages included in two different styles for a total of 12 coloring pages. Pages included: Saint Francis of Assisi, Our Lady of Fatima, Saint Frances Cabrini, First Communion, Faith, Jesus Feeds Five Thousand.
★ My Letter F Mini Book (secular, 4 pages) – Eight page mini book. Some words included are flower, forest, firetruck.
★ My Letter F Mini Book (religious, 4 pages) – Eight-page booklet (each page is a half-page). Some words included are fishers of men, fish and loaves, Pope Francis.
★ Puzzle Pages – Two pages to cut apart with saint pictures and then to put back together to spell their name. Saints included in the F Packet: Saint Francis of Assisi and Our Lady of Fatima.
★ Alphabet Craft Pages – There is an uppercase F page and a lowercase f 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 F Packet
Catholic Letter of the Week for The Letter G
★ 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: God, Saint Gemma Galgani, Good Shepherd, grapes, gumballs, gift.
★ Letter Maze Pages – one for uppercase G and one for lowercase g
★ Letter Recognition Page – one page where students can find and color all the lowercase and uppercase G’s
★ Line Tracing Pages (2 pages) – Students will trace between a Letter G to a picture of something that starts with a G (all objects are secular, such as garbage, glue, guitar)
★ Letter Coloring Page – Color or paint a striped uppercase G and lowercase g
★ Coloring Pages – There are 6 coloring pages included in two different styles for a total of 12 coloring pages. Pages included: Saint George, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Saint Gerard, Good Shepherd (Jesus as a shepherd with a sheep), Gifts of the Holy Spirit, Book of Gospels.
★ My Letter G Mini Book (secular, 4 pages) – Eight-page mini book. Some words included are gift, golf, globe.
★ My Letter G Mini Book (religious, 4 pages) – Eight-page mini book. Some words included are give drink to the thirsty, Our Lady of Grace, girl with a Bible.
★ Puzzle Pages – Two pages to cut apart with saint pictures and then to put back together to spell their name. Saints included in the B Packet: Saint George and Our Lady of Guadalupe.
★ Alphabet Craft Pages – There is an uppercase G page and a lowercase g 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 G Packet
Catholic Letter of the Week for The Letter H
★ 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: Heaven, Holy Family, host, holy water font, hamburger, happy, home.
★ Letter Maze Pages – one for uppercase H and one for lowercase h
★ Letter Recognition Page – one page where students can find and color lowercase and uppercase H’s
★ Line Tracing Pages – two pages of line tracing to help with fine motor skills and writing practice. Students will trace between a Letter H to a picture of something that starts with an H. All objects are secular, such as hippo, hay, hose
★ Letter Coloring Page – Color or paint a striped uppercase H and lowercase h
★ Coloring Pages – There are 6 coloring pages included in two different styles for a total of 12 coloring pages. Pages included: Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Saint Augustine of Hippo, Holy Spirit, Heaven, holy water font, Holy Family.
★ My Letter H Mini Book (secular, 4 pages) – Eight page mini book. Some words included are hamster, hat, hotdog.
★ My Letter H Mini Book (religious, 4 pages) – Eight-page booklet (each page is a half-page). Some words included are hosts, helping others, holding hands, Holy Family, Jesus heals.
★ Puzzle Pages – Two pages to cut apart with saint pictures and then to put back together to spell their name. Saints included in the H Packet: Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Saint Augustine of Hippo.
★ Alphabet Craft Pages – There is an uppercase H page and a lowercase h 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 H Packet
Catholic Letter of the Week for The Letter I
★ 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: Immaculate Heart, Saint Isidore, Isaac, ice cream, idea
★ Letter Maze Pages – one for uppercase I and one for lowercase i
★ Letter Recognition Page – one page where students can find and color lowercase and uppercase I’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 I to a picture of something that starts with an I. All items are secular, such as ice skating, infant, island.
★ Letter Coloring Page – Color or paint a striped uppercase I and lowercase i
★ Coloring Pages – There are 6 coloring pages included in two different styles for a total of 12 coloring pages. Pages included: Saint Isidore of Seville, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Isaac (with Abraham and Sarah), No Room at the Inn, Immaculate Heart of Mary, I am the Immaculate Conception.
★ My Letter I Mini Book (secular, 4 pages) – Eight page mini book. Some words included are island, ice skates, inchworm.
★ My Letter I Mini Book (religious, 4 pages) – Eight-page booklet (each page is a half-page). Some words included are I AM, Visit the Imprisoned, Isaac and Sarah.
★ Puzzle Pages – Two pages to cut apart with saint pictures and then to put back together to spell their name. Saints included in the I Packet: Mary (shown with “I am the Immaculate Conception) and Saint Ignatius of Loyola.
★ Alphabet Craft Pages – There is an uppercase I page and a lowercase i 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 I Packet
Catholic Letter of the Week for The Letter J
★ 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: Jesus, Saint James, Saint Joan of Arc, jam, jet, jump.
★ Letter Maze Pages – one for uppercase J and one for lowercase j
★ Letter Recognition Page – one page where students can find and color lowercase and uppercase J’s
★ Line Tracing Pages – two pages of line tracing to help with fine motor skills and writing practice. Students will trace between a Letter J to a picture of something that starts with a J. All items are secular, such as jar, jellyfish, jersey.
★ Letter Coloring Page – Color or paint a striped uppercase J and lowercase j
★ Coloring Pages – There are 6 coloring pages included in two different styles for a total of 12 coloring pages. Pages included: (1) Saint Joan of Arc, (2) Saint Pope John Paul II, (3) John baptizing Jesus, (4) Jesus meets Simeon, (5) Jesus, Joseph, and Mary, and (6) Jesus
★ My Letter J Mini Book (secular, 4 pages) – Eight-page mini book. Some words included are jigsaw puzzle, jeans, jewelry.
★ My Letter J Mini Book (religious, 4 pages) – Eight-page booklet (each page is a half-page). Some words included are Saint John the Apostle, Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors, Saint Jerome.
★ Puzzle Pages – Two pages to cut apart with pictures and then to put back together to spell their name. Pictures included in the J Packet: Jesus and Saint Pope John Paul II.
★ Alphabet Craft Pages – There is an uppercase J page and a lowercase j 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 J 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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