About this coloring page
U is a vowel. Its short sound starts umbrella, up, under and us; it is the "uh" sound. Its long sound says its name, "you", as in unicorn, uniform and ukulele. This letter U coloring page has a big Uu, the words U is for Umbrella, and four rows of U and u to trace. An umbrella opens up to keep off rain or sun, and its shape upside down looks a bit like a U.
Capital U is a line down, a round turn at the bottom, and a line back up on the right, like a cup or a horseshoe. Lowercase u is the same shape but small, sitting between the middle line and the writing line, with a short straight line down on its right side to finish. Saying "down, around, up, and down" while tracing helps children remember that last little stroke.
