Letter L Coloring Pages
Letter L coloring pages give children practice with an easy letter, one tall line and one short line along the bottom. They work for toddlers, preschoolers and early readers learning letter sounds.
Very simple letter l coloring pages ages 2-4
Easy letter l coloring pages ages 3-6
Medium letter l coloring pages ages 6-10
Detailed letter l coloring pages ages 10+ and adults
L words lead nicely into nature talk. Lions are tan or golden, ladybugs are often red with black spots, and leaves can be green in summer or red, orange and yellow in fall. Ask your child to sing la la la and notice where the tongue goes. It touches just behind the top teeth, a spot they can feel.
Have your child hold up both hands with the thumb and pointer finger stretched out. The left hand makes a correct L and the right hand makes a backward one. This trick also helps with telling left from right.
Fun facts to share while you color
- L is the twelfth letter of the English alphabet.
- To say L, the tip of your tongue touches the spot behind your top teeth.
- In Roman numerals, L stands for 50.
- Two Ls often come at the end of short words, like ball, bell and hill.
- Your left hand's thumb and pointer finger make the shape of a capital L.
Ways to use these letter l pages
- Collect fallen leaves on a walk and glue them around the colored L for a fall nature craft.
- Play a left hand game: color the L with a crayon held in your child's left hand for one minute, just for fun.
- Draw a ladybug on each end of the L and have your child add a set number of spots to each.
- Line up toys along the bottom of the page and count them, since line starts with L.
Questions parents and teachers ask
What is the left hand L trick?
Hold up both hands with thumbs and pointer fingers stretched out. Only the left hand makes a correct capital L, so children can remember which hand is left.
Which L words fit a fall lesson?
Leaf, leaves, lantern and log are good fall words. Coloring leaves in red, orange, yellow and brown shows how trees change in autumn.
