Alphabet / Letter Worksheets
This page has alphabet handwriting practice worksheets, classroom letter charts, ABC books, alphabet fluency games, flash cards, missing letter activities, and ABC card games. Each of these printables cover the whole alphabet and some worksheets are free.
Letter A: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintThis page has Letter A letter recognition activities, trace-and-write worksheets, a crown, and coloring pages.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Short AOn this page, you can download activities, worksheets, and learning centers for teaching the short-a vowel sound. There are mini-books, phonics poems, matching card games, word sorts, build-a-word learning centers, word wheels, and horizontal word hunts.
Letter B: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintThis section has a variety of letter recognition worksheets, tracing activities, and printing/handwriting pages for the Letter B. Try some free printables in your classroom.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter B (/b/ Sound)Use these worksheets when you're teaching kids to recognize the /b/ sound, and read simple words with /b/. This page includes a large selection of word matching games, phonics worksheets, word sorts, and word wheels.
Letter C: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintBuild handwriting and letter recognition skills with these Letter C worksheets. This page has a huge collection of trace-and-print worksheets, a headband craft, and letter recognition projects.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter C (Hard C, Soft C)These worksheets can be used to teach students about the sounds made by the Letter C. There's a word sort you can use in your learning center, a word wheel for reading practice, two word wheels, several letter-sound recognition worksheets.
Letter D: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintPrintable handouts with letter tracing on them. All files focus specifically on uppercase and lowercase printed Letter D.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter D (/d/ Sound)The learning centers, worksheets, and lessons featured on these pages reinforce learning of the /d/ sound. Find words that begin with /d/, words with /d/ in them, and words that ends with /d/.
Letter E: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintThese worksheets focus on making the lowercase and capital Letter E. Each one includes primary ruled lines, upon which students can print letters.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Long E, Short EPrint word wheels, sorting games, matching games, thinking puzzles, flashcards, and worksheets for teaching students about the long-e and short-e vowel sounds.
Letter F: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintMake an F crown that students can wear, print the big and little Letter F, and practice letter recognition skills.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter F (/f/ Sound)Read words that begin with or contain the /f/ sound. In here you'll find word sorts, phonics learning centers, spin-and-read, and build-a-word activities.
Letter G: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintReview recognizing, tracing and writing the letter G.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter G (Hard G, Soft G)This page has build-a-word activities, as well as worksheets where you color the words that begin with the letter g. There is also a hard-g and soft-g word sort.
Letter H: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintPractice tracing and printing the letter H h on primary-ruled paper. Also includes letter sorts and letter recognition worksheets.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter H (/h/ Sound)Find words that begin with the /h/ sound. Build, sort, and read words with /h/.
Letter I: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintHandwriting practice for uppercase and lowercase letter I. There's also a cute crown craft and letter sorts.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Long I, Short IThis section contains long-i and short-i word sorts, phonics coloring pages, word spinners, and phonemic awareness activities.
Letter J: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintTrace small and capital Js. Print words that start with J. Choose the letter J from the letter banks.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter J (/j/ Sound)Identify words that have the /j/ at the beginning, middle, or end. Color the items that begin with J. Rearrange letters to build j words.
Letter K: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintPractice tracing, writing the letter K k. Includes printing practice, as well as practice finding the letter k among other letters.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter K (/k/ Sound)This page has a variety of learning centers, crafts, printable worksheets, and card games for learning about the letter k and the /k/ sound.
Letter L: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintUse straight lines to make the letters L and l on these handwriting practice pages. Includes letter sorts, trace-and-print activities, and simple crafts.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter L (/l/ Sound)With these printable learning centers, cut-and-glue activities, and sorts, kids will practice recognizing and reading the /l/ sound in words.
Letter M: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintMaster the art of writing the letter M m with these printable activities. There are also several letter recognition lessons for the letter M.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter M (/m/ Sound)Practice reading and building words with the /m/ sound. This page has word sorts, word spinners, worksheets, and more.
Letter N: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintWith the printable handwriting pages, students can learn to neatly print the letter N n. There are also sheets for building and recognizing the letter N n.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter N (/n/ Sound)This page has a series of activities for teaching your class about the consonant sound /n/.
Letter O: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintDraw circles to make the letter O o on the primary ruled paper. There are also letter recognition pages as well.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Long O, Short OOn this page, you'll find a set of worksheets and games for teaching students about the long-o and short-o vowel sounds.
Letter P: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintIn this section of the site, you'll find several printable sheets on recognizing the letters P and p. You'll also be able to download a variety of P p handwriting pages.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter P (/p/ Sound)With these printable learning centers, games, and classwork pages, you can teach your class to read and write simple words with the /p/ sound.
Letter Q: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintThese printing/handwriting pages cover all three types of lowercase Qs, including the "curly q," the "pointed q," and the "straight q."
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter Q (/kw/ Sound)These phonics worksheets will help you teach your class about the letter q and the /kw/ sound.
Letter R: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintPrinting practice for the uppercase and lowercase letter R. Also includes letter dauber activities and a find-the-letter game.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter R (/r/ Sound)Robot, rain, rake, and rooster all start with R. Use these printable phonics resources to help you teach students about the /r/ sound.
Letter S: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintTrace capital and small S on the dotted lines. Use a bingo dabber to dab the letter S. Make an S crown that students can wear on their heads.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter S (/s/ Sound)When you're teaching your class about the letter S and the /s/ sound, try these printable games, learning centers, and activities.
Letter T: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintPractice tracing and printing large letter T and small letter t. On this page, we also have letter recognition worksheets.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter T (/t/ Sound)With these phonics resources, students will learn to say, spell, and recognize the /t/ sound at the beginning, middle, and end of words.
Letter U: Letter Recognition, Trace & PrintUse these resources to help students learn to recognize and make the letter U.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Long U, Short UHere you'll find a large variety for long-u and short-u games and lessons.
Letter V: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintDraw the letters V and v on these printing practice worksheets.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter V (/v/ Sound)Violin, van, and vase all start with the /v/ sound. Use these phonemic awareness sheets to teach your students about the letter V.
Letter W: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintUse three straight lines to print capital and lowercase w. These printing practice pages will help your kids learn to write the letter w.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter W (/w/ Sound)Water, witch, and wagon all start with the letter W. This page has phonics activities, such as word card sorts, cut-and-paste worksheets, and word wheels.
Letter X: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintPrint the letter X using two diagonal lines. These letter x printing practice sheets will have your students making beautiful Xs in no time.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter X (/ks/ Sound)These phonics worksheets include words that have the /ks/ sound, spelled with an x.
Letter Y: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintCopy and trace the letter Y on these worksheets. We also have letter recognition puzzles for the letter Y.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter Y (/y/ Sound)Download and print mini-books, cut-and-glue learning centers, and card sorts for the letter Y.
Letter Z: Letter Recognition, Trace, & PrintTrace, copy, and print capital and lowercase letter Z on these printable pages.
Phonemic Awareness & Phonics: Letter Z (/z/ Sound)Here you'll find word sorts, word wheels, mini-books, and other lessons for teaching students about the letter Z and the /z/ sound.
Letter Reversals: b, d, p, qUse these worksheets to help students distinguish between the letters b, d, p and q.
Learning about letters is one of the foundational skills taught in elementary school, starting as early as preschool and kindergarten. At this stage, students begin by recognizing the letters of the alphabet, both uppercase and lowercase. Teachers often use various engaging activities to help young learners become familiar with each letter's shape and sound, including singing the alphabet song, using flashcards, and incorporating educational games. Practicing letter recognition helps students start building the critical connection between letters, sounds, and words, setting the stage for more advanced phonics and reading skills.
As students progress in their early grades, typically kindergarten through second grade, they begin learning how to write letters and understand their corresponding sounds through phonics instruction. Teachers might use tactile activities like tracing letters with fingers in sand or shaving cream, practicing handwriting on lined paper, and using letter tiles or magnetic letters to form simple words. Phonics lessons teach children to associate letters with their sounds, allowing them to start decoding and blending sounds to read basic words. Learning to recognize and write letters lays the groundwork for literacy, which is essential for further reading and writing development.
Understanding the core concepts of letters is important because it forms the basis for all language skills. Recognizing letters and knowing their sounds are the first steps toward reading fluency, spelling, and effective communication. Super Teacher's plethora of alphabet and letter printable worksheet resources can give early exposure to letters to help students understand how words are structured, enabling them to decode new words, improve vocabulary, and eventually read and comprehend more complex texts. Teachers use various methods, such as incorporating stories, interactive whiteboard activities, and letter-focused games, to make learning engaging and age-appropriate. Mastering the alphabet and basic phonics skills ensures that students have a strong foundation for academic success in English Language Arts.