These worksheets will help teach young students both the upper case and lower case forms of each of the twenty-six letters in the English alphabet. Each letter pack contains a picture poster for the student to color, a handwriting practice guide, and a letter search grid. Each search grid page also contains an exercise in which the student must identify the letters that come before and after a given letter prompt. The worksheets on this page range from identifying to drawing to penmanship to saying the letters of the alphabet. Fun Fact: Letters are called upper and lower case because early printing press operators kept the letter forms in two separate cases.
Printable Alphabet Worksheets
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Letter E Writing Sheet
There is a drastic difference between the approach to the upper case and lower case letter here.
I is for igloo Poster
There are so many more relevant words that start with "i", but igloos are so cool!
I Writing Practice Sheet
You will notice slight font differences for your enhanced learning opportunity.
J Poster
When ever my son hurt himself under the age of 7, that was his excuse as to why he hurt himself. He "jumped"!
J Letter Search
For some odd reason students get the second column mixed up with the first on this worksheet.
K Handwriting Practice
This is the one letter that experts agree is the hardest to discern between UPPER and lower case when evaluating.
R Poster
This piece of jewelry is slightly being phased out. I expect to see it have a major come back.
S Poster
I still think that sneaker, though a harder word, would have more relevance for todays' students.
What is the Alphabet?
An alphabet is well accepted series of symbols and letters that represent spoken languages. In the English language the alphabet consists of twenty-six letters. Each letter has an uppercase and lowercase letter form. Five of the letters are speech sounds that are made by the vocal cords. We call these five letters (a, e, I, o, and u) vowels. Two of these vowels (A and I) signify words in the proper context. The vowel E is the most commonly used letter in the English language. The remaining letters are called consonants. The least commonly used letter in writing in Z. Did you know: Until 1835 the ampersand symbol (&) was considered the twenty-seventh letter. The word alphabet comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet (alpha and beta).
How to Teach Kids the Alphabet?
Reading correctly is an important accomplishment for children. However, before they can start reading, we must first teach them the alphabet —letterforms, the names of each letter, and letter phonetics. Teaching letters could be a lot of fun and easy. This article will give you tips on how to teach kids the alphabet.
1. Sing Songs About the Alphabet
We're all familiar with the classic alphabet song "A-B-C-D, E-F-G." That's a fantastic place to begin. There are, however, other alphabet songs that may spice up your playlist and help youngsters learn the letters in a number of ways.
One key element to remember is that children should progress from singing a song to being able to recite and recognize letters without the aid of music.
2. Play Games Where You Match Letters
It's simple to set up an alphabet matching game. You may have a poster with the letters in enormous fonts. Individual paper or magnets letters that are the same size as the printed letters should be used. Instruct the kids to match the alphabet on the chart with their cut-outs. What happens to "B"? Place the cut-out letter "B" over the poster board's printed "B." Encourage them to try with all of the other letters.
3. Each Week, Start a New 'Alphabet Box'
You may go a step further with the weekly curriculum by making a box that kids can open to find things corresponding to that letter.
For instance, during the letter "P" week, your preschoolers may open (or even unlock) a box containing a pear, stuffed penguin, a pencil, pineapple slices, and so on. In fact, don't inform the kids what alphabet the 'treasure' box symbolizes immediately. Challenge them to figure out which letter they'll be covering that week just by looking at the items in the box. This may be a fun and imaginative method to get your kids excited about the next week and work as a team to find a solution.
4. With Each Letter, Use Transdisciplinary Learning to Improve Letter Connections
As repeating an alphabet over and over might get tedious, you can spice things up by including relevant teachings. You might begin by focusing on a single week's alphabet. Then present interdisciplinary topics that are still related during the day.
If you're learning about the letter "B," for example, you may also learn about the color "blue," since it begins with "B." Ask the children what items are blue.
5. If You're Teaching the Alphabet Using Flashcards, Make Sure They're Reasonable
The alphabet is mostly about memorizing rather than any theoretical work; therefore, flashcards are a terrific way to help. Pre-made flashcards, on the other hand, might be quite perplexing at times.
Note that you're not learning phonetics, complicated vocabulary, or pronunciation at this point. First, youngsters must be able to identify and understand the letters. Use the most basic flashcards possible, with the most basic images of things and creatures that children can identify.
6. Feed Your Toddler Foods Shaped Like Letters
Why not have a baking session with the preschoolers while we're on the subject of interdisciplinary alphabet learning? They can prepare a fun and tasty snack using letter-shaped cookie cutters. Try commercially available letter-shaped cookies if you want to take it easy. These are available at IKEA. Ask your child to identify the letter of the alphabet they're going to consume. It may be a reward for doing it correctly if you eat it!