Alphabet Teaching Resources
Introduce the alphabet this school year with printable worksheets, engaging ABC activities, posters and games to teach students how to recognise and correctly write each letter.
This collection of Australian curriculum-aligned resources was created by teachers for teachers just like you. A member of our teaching team has carefully reviewed each printable and digital activity to ensure it's ready to be used by a student in your classroom. Many resources are already differentiated for you!
Explore ideas for teaching the entire A to Z alphabet, including ways to teach alphabetical order and letter recognition!
New to teaching the alphabet? Or maybe you're just looking for fresh ideas to get students excited about their ABCs? Read on for a primer from our teacher team!
What Is the Alphabet? A Kid-Friendly Definition
Of course, you know what an alphabet is, but how do you explain the meaning of the alphabet to young students who are just beginning their journey into letter recognition? Here's a kid-friendly definition that early years students can understand:
The alphabet is a special set of letters we use to write and read words. They are the building blocks of words and sentences and books!
How Many Letters Are in the Alphabet?
We often refer to the alphabet as the ABCs, but of course, there are many more than three letters! The modern Latin alphabet has 26 letters, including five vowels and 21 consonants.
In What Order Should the Alphabet Be Taught?
Most of us remember singing the alphabet song in school from A to Z, but most phonics experts suggest starting to teach the alphabet with specific groups of letters rather than starting at A and moving on to B, C and so on.
These days it is common practice to teach a group of letters at a time in the following order:
- s,a,t,p, i,n
- c,k,e,h,r
- m,d,g,o
- l,f,b,q,u
- j,z,w
- v,y,x
After learning the first group of letters, students should be able to write and read a collection of very simple word families:
- at
- an
- it
- ip
- ap
- in
Allow a basic introduction to sounding out words and practising writing those letters before you move on to the next group of letters and corresponding alphabet activities!
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Letter Sound Worksheets - Initial, Medial, and Final Positions
Practise isolating initial, medial, and final letter sounds with a fun set of Letter Sound Worksheets for Year 1.
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My Alphabet Book - Printable Alphabet Worksheets
An alphabet booklet to use in the classroom when learning letter recognition.
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Printable Alphabet Colouring Pages
Use printable alphabet colouring pages to boost letter recognition skills.
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Busy Binder - Morning Work Pages for Kindergarten
Review daily calendar, maths, literacy, and fine motor skills with a printable morning work pages for kindergarten!
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Flags of the World - Print and Cursive Alphabet Line
Display the alphabet in print or cursive with a unique Flags of the World Alphabet Line.
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Alphabet Poster Pack
Create your own classroom alphabet display with these ink-friendly classroom alphabet posters.
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Christmas Game - Upper and Lowercase Letter Recognition
Build letter recognition skills and add Christmas spirit to your literacy centres with a Letter Matching Christmas Game.
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Animal Alphabet Display Posters
An A to Z of animals in 26 vibrant posters.
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Christmas Memory Game - Beginning Letter Sounds
Have fun matching Christmas words with their beginning sounds using a printable Christmas Literacy Memory Game.
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Remembrance Day Vocabulary - Alphabetical Order Worksheet
Support your students in reviewing the vocabulary and concepts surrounding the Remembrance Day holiday with an alphabetical order worksheet.
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Do-a-Dot Art Alphabet Chart
Design a Dot Day Alphabet Chart with a pair of fun “Finish the Drawing” worksheets.
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Dot Painting ABC Worksheets
Build fine motor skills and letter recognition with a fun set of Alphabet Do-a-Dot printables.
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Beginning Sound Sort - Apple Edition
Practise letter-sound correspondence with this apple-themed letter/sound match-up center activity.
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Pumpkin Puzzles - Initial Sounds Matching Game
Pick up letter-sound correspondence with a pumpkin picture puzzle matching activity.
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The ABCs of Why I Love You Mini-Book
Show someone special how much they mean by creating this lovely mini-book.
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Easter Egg Alphabet Hunt
Practise letter recognition with this Easter egg alphabet hunt activity.
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Letter-Sound Correspondence Games - Alphabet Race Bundle
Consolidate letter-sound correspondence with a set of 26 Alphabet Race printable games.
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Alphabet Display (Letters and Images)
Display these lowercase and uppercase letter posters with images that begin with each letter.
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Initial Sound - Interactive Sorting Activity
Practise identifying initial sounds by working your way through each letter of the alphabet.
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Alphabetical Order to the 3rd Letter - Interactive Activity
Practice alphabetising to the third letter with this interactive digital learning activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter O
Explore the Letter O through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter N
Explore the Letter N through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter M
Explore the Letter M through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter L
Explore the Letter L through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter K
Explore the Letter K through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter J
Explore the Letter J through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter I
Explore the Letter I through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter H
Explore the Letter H through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter G
Explore the Letter G through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter F
Explore the Letter F through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter E
Explore the Letter E through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter D
Explore the Letter C through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.