Toddler Curriculum Letter Activity — K is for Kitchen

For the letter K, we headed to the kitchen. These activities help your toddler practice the letter K along with fine motor and matching skills.

These ideas will help your child learn while practicing their fine motor skills, letter learning, and matching skills!

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Find out how to use these kitchen activities to teach toddlers the letter k

Make the Letter

Use glitter glue to cover this thin letter K.

Use these unique kitchen activities to teach toddler the letter k

Learning Notebook

This printable has a bunch of letters and the point is to find the Ks and color or trace them.

Use these fun kitchen activities to teach your toddler the letter k

Toddler School K is for Kitchen Trays

Learn how to use these kitchen activities to teach toddlers the letter k
Discover how to use these kitchen activities to teach your toddlers the letter k
Learn how to use these kitchen activities to teach your toddlers the letter k

Theme

Have dried beans on the tray. Transfer using fingers into a bowl for “soup.” Stir the soup with a spoon or ladle.

Use these awesome kitchen activities to teach your toddler the letter k

Stickers/Stamps

Cover all of the holes on the cheese grater with stickers (printable in Toddler Curriculum).

Use these great kitchen activities to teach your toddler the letter k

Pouring

Put beads in a parmesan cheese container. Have a playdough “cake” on the tray. Pour “sprinkles” (beads) onto the “cake.”

Find out how to use these fun kitchen activities to teach toddlers the letter k

Gluing

Glue buttons on the picture of the blender to look like fruit in a “smoothie.” (printable in Toddler Curriculum)

Use these great kitchen activities to teach toddler the letter k

Sensory

Have smell matching busy bag on tray. Use kitchen spices to match (cinnamon, cumin, Italian seasoning).

Learn how to use these fun kitchen activities to teach toddlers the letter k

Tray Printables

We do 3 Part Cards with every toddler school unit. See how to use them here. I always laminate them because it makes them last so much longer! We often go back and review old cards and it’s nice that they’re all still in good condition.

Use these fun kitchen activities to teach toddler the letter k

Letter Activities

Use pattern block templates to form letters with blue diamond blocks.

Use these unique kitchen activities to teach your toddler the letter k

Books

I loved reading If You Give a Mouse a Cookie with my toddler. It’s such a classic and goes perfectly with the kitchen unit.

Teach the whole alphabet, one letter at a time

Our Toddler Alphabet Curriculum helps you teach your child with a unique theme for each letter — printables, toddler tray ideas, a craft, a book list, and simple ways to teach the letter. It makes learning the alphabet easy and fun for you and your child!

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Discover how to use these fun kitchen activities to teach toddlers the letter k

Letter K Craft

The craft for the letter K is to decorate sugar cookies. If you don’t eat sugar, or if your toddler has allergies, you can always decorate “cookies” with playdough!

Sensory Bin

I put dry popcorn in the sensory bin along with the letter Ks and K items. I added a ladle and ice cream scoop, too, because my toddler enjoyed using them with the popcorn.

Discover how to use these kitchen activities to teach toddlers the letter k

For the bigger picture, take a look at our full how to teach letters guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

My toddler isn’t interested in letters. What should I do?

Take a break and try again in a few weeks. Forcing it usually backfires. Keep reading books together in the meantime, since that builds letter familiarity with no pressure.

Should I teach uppercase or lowercase letters first?

Start with uppercase. Capital letters are easier to tell apart, so they are less confusing for toddlers. Add lowercase once the uppercase letters feel familiar.

What is the best way to teach letters to a toddler?

Hands-on play. Sensory bins, magnets, crafts, and tracing make letters fun and memorable. Short, playful sessions work much better than flashcards or drilling.