Alphabet Teaching Resources
Introduce the alphabet this school year with printable worksheets, engaging ABC activities and reading center games to teach students how to recognize and correctly write each letter.
This collection of curriculum-aligned resources was created by teachers for teachers just like you. Each printable and digital activity has been carefully reviewed by a member of our teaching team to ensure it's ready to be used by a student in your classroom, and 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, including a way to explain what the alphabet is to kids and what order you should follow when teaching the letters from A to Z.
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 primary-grade students can understand:
The alphabet is a special set of letters that 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 practicing writing those letters before you move on to the next group of letters and corresponding alphabet activities!
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Alphabet Craft Printable Templates
Assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness, and fine motor development with these adorable alphabet craft templates.
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What's Missing? - Alphabet Worksheet
A set of worksheets to practice writing the letters of the alphabet in order.
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Alphabet Picture and Letter Cards
Practice letter recognition and letter sounds with this set of alphabet letter and picture cards.
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Letters A–Z Printable ABC Worksheets
Learn the letters of the alphabet and their sounds with printable ABC worksheets
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Alphabet Playdough Mats for Fine Motor Development
A set of alphabet playdough letter mats to help children develop their fine motor skills and identify the letters of the alphabet.
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Alphabet Letter Match
A fun match-up activity to consolidate your students' knowledge of uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Busy Binder - Kindergarten Morning Work Activity Book
Review daily calendar, math, literacy, and fine motor skills with a printable kindergarten Busy Binder workbook!
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Connect the Dots Printable Alphabet Worksheets
Use this set of 3 dot-to-dot worksheets to get your youngest students practicing their recognition of the alphabet.
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Bowling Game - Letter Match
Practice matching upper and lowercase letters with 26 letter bowling ball cards and pins.
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Alphabet Matching Caterpillar Activity
A vibrant and fun activity to teach lowercase and uppercase to young children.
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Alphabetical Order Activity
A fun matchup activity to help teach children the letters of the alphabet and their sounds.
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Alphabet Matching Activity
A great matching activity for students to practice their letters and initial sounds.
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Find and Color Alphabet Activity
Help students recognize different letters of the alphabet with this find and color worksheet pack.
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Alphabet Letter-Sound Correspondence Assessment Pack
Assess your students abilities to write their names, identify letters, letter sounds, and initial/middle/ending sounds with a printable alphabet assessment pack.
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Apple Theme Worksheets - Preschool and Kindergarten
Bring a bit of fall into the classroom with a set of apple-themed letter recognition worksheets for preschoolers and kindergarteners.
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Alphabetical Order Task Cards - Set 2
A set of 11 task cards alphabetizing a series of words to the first and second letters.
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Sign Language Alphabet Poster
Display this poster in your classroom as a reminder of how to represent the letters of the alphabet when spelling words in ASL (American Sign Language).
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Color by Letter (c, k, e, h, r) - Toucan
A color by letter activity for students to practice letter recognition.
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ABC Order - Cut and Sort Worksheet
A cut and sort worksheet to practice alphabetizing words to the third letter.
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Diagnostic Reading Assessment for Teachers (Phonological Awareness)
Test your students' phonological awareness with this diagnostic reading assessment.
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Alphabet Puzzle Uppercase and Lowercase Activity
Use this hands-on matching activity to support students' recognition of lowercase and uppercase letters.
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Color by Letter Worksheet Pack
Help students with their recognition of the letters – s,a,t,p,i,n and c,k,e,h,r with this color by letter worksheet pack.
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Giant Letter Tiles with Numbers
Use these giant letter tiles for a variety of vocabulary and spelling activities for your students.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letters Maze Worksheet Set
Help students learn to recognize both uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet with this fun set of maze worksheets.
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Classroom Alphabet Poster Pack
Create your own classroom alphabet line with these ink-friendly classroom alphabet posters.
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Caterpillar Alphabet Line - Editable
Display the alphabet in your classroom using a Caterpillar Alphabet Line!
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Christmas Game for Kindergarten - Upper and Lowercase Letter Memory
Build letter recognition skills and add Christmas spirit to your literacy centers with a Printable Letter Matching Christmas Game for Kindergarten.
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ABC's of Gratefulness - A to Z Gratitude List
Make a list of things to be grateful for with a printable A to Z gratitude list template.
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Veterans Day Worksheets - ABC Order
Support your students in reviewing the vocabulary and concepts surrounding the Veteran’s Day holiday with an ABC 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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Egg Hunt Pocket Chart - Alphabet Game
Practice letter recognition with this Easter Egg Alphabet Hunt Game.
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Alphabet Google Interactive — Letter A
Engage learners with an innovative approach to learning the Letter A with a Google Slides Interactive Activity.