Trace the Letter H
Preschool · 3–5Dashed guides and a practice row for the uppercase H and lowercase h. The tall line, then back up it and over into one hump — and the height is what keeps an h from being an n. H is for hat, house and horse — say the sound rather than the letter name as your child traces. Print on A4 or US Letter.
Stroke order for H
Lowercase h is a tall line down, then back up to the middle and over into a single hump that comes down to the line. Two strokes, and the pencil travels back up the line it just drew — which feels odd to children the first few times.
Capital H is three straight strokes with no curves at all, and it is one of the easiest capitals to get right. Good for confidence at the start of a session.
What to watch for
Height. An h with a short stick is an n, and that is the confusion that causes real reading trouble. The guidelines on this sheet exist for exactly this: the tall stroke should reach the top line, and the hump should not.
Frequently asked questions
- Why does my child confuse h and n?
- Both are a stick with a hump; only the height differs. Lined paper, where tall letters reach the top line and short ones do not, sorts it out faster than practising the shapes alone.
- Is capital H a good letter to start with?
- Yes — three straight strokes, no curves or diagonals. It is a good confidence letter for a child who has found the curved ones discouraging.