Trace the Letter O
Preschool · 3–5Dashed guides and a practice row for the uppercase O and lowercase o. One anticlockwise stroke with no lifts, no corners and no decisions — the simplest letter to form, and the one most children manage first. Capital and lowercase are the same shape, so every repetition counts twice, and it is a free chance to groove the curve-family movement. O is for orange, octopus and owl — say the sound rather than the letter name as your child traces. Print on A4 or US Letter.
Stroke order for O
One stroke, starting at the top and travelling anticlockwise all the way round to close where it began. No lifts, no corners, no decisions — the simplest letter in the alphabet to form and one of the first most children manage.
Capital and lowercase are identical apart from size, so this sheet gives double the practice of most.
Direction, again
A clockwise O looks perfect and is still worth correcting, because a, c, d, g and q all use the same anticlockwise movement. This is the cheapest place to fix it — there is nothing else on the letter to think about at the same time.
Frequently asked questions
- Does it matter which way round my child draws O?
- For O alone, no. For a, c, d, g and q it matters a great deal, since they all start with the same anticlockwise curve — so this is the cheapest place to get it right.
- Why is O a good letter to start with?
- One stroke, no lifts, and capital and lowercase are the same shape. Very few letters offer all three.