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Letter Identification
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Phonics
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Learning the Alphabet Level 1: Letter A Workbook
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 Contents

UNIT 1: LETTER IDENTIFICATION

1.1: Large Letter Poster 7

1.2: Letter Puzzle 8
1.3: Do-A-Dot-Letter 9
1.4: Uppercase Letter Maze 10
1.5: Uppercase Color-by-Letter 11
1.6: Lowercase Color-by-Letter 12
1.7: Letter Matching 13
1.8: Alphabet Letter Hunt 14
1.9: Letter Case Differentiation 15
1.10: Letter Pattern Maze 16
1.11: Uppercase Letter Template 17
1.12: Lowercase Letter Template 18

UNIT 2: LETTER FORMATION

2.1: How to Write Uppercase Letter Poster 20

2.2: How to Write Lowercase Letter Poster 21
2.3: Correct Letter Formation Cards 22
2.4: Play-Doh Letter Formation Mat 23
2.5: Writing Steps Mat (Write and Wipe) 24
2.6: Letter Formation Writing Cards (Write and Wipe) 25
UNIT 3: BEGINNING LETTER SOUND

3.1: Beginning Sound Word List 27

3.2: Word List with Illustrations Poster 28
3.3: Vocabulary Cards 29
3.4: Beginning Sound Flipbook 32
3.5: What Do You See Mini Book 33
3.6: Say and Trace 38
3.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book 39
3.8: Beginning Letter Sound Match 45
3.9: Picture Letter Match 46
3.10: Letter Scramble 47
3.11: Beginning Sound Identification 48
3.12: Letter Mini Book 49

UNIT 4: WRITING PRACTICE

4.1: Letter Tracing 55

4.2: Letter Tracing and Writing 56
4.3: Letter Tiles 57
4.4: Writing Practice Mat (Write and Wipe) 58

UNIT 5: LETTER STYLES

5.1: Uppercase Letter Styles 60

5.2: Lowercase Letter Styles 61
5.3: Connecting Letters 62
5.4: Letter Race Game 63
UNIT 6: REVIEW

6.1: Letter Review 66

6.2: Trace, Find, and Circle 70
6.3: Trace and Connect 71
6.4: Sort the Letters 72
6.5: Which Is Different? 73

WORKBOOK COMPLETION

Congratulations Award 75
 UNIT 1
LETTER IDENTIFICATION

Learning the Alphabet Unit 1: Letter Identification 6

 Aa

apple
Learning the Alphabet 1.1: Large Letter Poster 7
 Letter Puzzle
Aa
Cut out the puzzle pieces along the dashed lines and have the student piece it together.
See Teacher’s Manual for additional details.

Learning the Alphabet 1.2: Letter Puzzle 8

 Name:

Do-A-Dot Letter Aa
Use do-a-dot markers, pom-poms or stickers to fill in the circles of the letters.

Learning the Alphabet

alligator

9 1.3: Do-A-Dot-Letter
Aa
 Name:

Uppercase Letter Maze

Aa
Help the anteater find his family by following the letter A through the maze.

A C

A
HA C
C
C A
A A
H
B
P H
E
D A
H B P E
B
A
A
P P E B
A V A
A A
B B E E A
T A A
A V
A
A
B
G G
A T
G
A G
D D G
G
Learning the Alphabet 1.4: Uppercase Letter Maze 10
 Name:
Aa

A a
Color by Letter
Color the shapes with uppercase A in red
and the shapes with lowercase a in green.

red green

a a a a
A
a A a

a a
A
A
a a
A
a A A
A
a A A a
a a
A a A
a a
Learning the Alphabet 1.5: Uppercase Color-by-Letter 11
 Name:
Aa

A a
Color by Letter
Color the shapes with uppercase A in red
and the shapes with lowercase a in green.

red green

a
A
A A
A
A A
a
a
a A
A
A
A
a
a
A a
Learning the Alphabet 1.6: Lowercase Color-by-Letter 12
 Name:
Aa

A e a u
Letter Matching
Circle the matching letter in each row.

a O E A
A a o i
a I A U
a ant
is for

Learning the Alphabet 1.7: Letter Matching 13

 Name:

Alphabet Letter Hunt

Aa
Help the alligator find his letters by circling the uppercase and lowercase letter A a .

H A n L s a S w
a e r v j k n a
W i a m v Y g w
y m k q x B a X
a x H w e i M a
C f A p o w P c
A e b x a f m h
Learning the Alphabet 1.8: Alphabet Letter Hunt 14
 Name:
Aa

A a
Letter Case Differentiation
Use a green do-a-dot marker to color the apples with uppercase A,
and use the red to color the apples with lowercase a.

green red

A a a
a A
A A a
a a
a A A
A A
A a a
Learning the Alphabet 1.9: Letter Case Differentiation 15
 Name:

Letter Pattern Maze

Aa

A a A k B w d
Draw a line connecting the pattern A - a - A - a through the maze.

x a A a A a
T d o p t A
o Q u a A a
P h m A x m
q s a A c
r S y a A a
Learning the Alphabet 1.10: Letter Pattern Maze 16
 A
Learning the Alphabet 1.11: Uppercase Letter Template 17
Learning the Alphabet
a
1.12: Lowercase Letter Template 18
 UNIT 2
LETTER FORMATION

Learning the Alphabet Unit 2: Letter Formation 19

 How to Write Uppercase Letter A
Use three strokes to write the uppercase letter A.

Learning the Alphabet

Step 1 - Start at the top line and slide down from right to left at an
angle to the base line.

Step 2 - Go back to the starting point and slide down at an angle in

the opposite direction to the base line.
A
Step 3 - Connect both lines at the middle line.

top line

2.1: How to Write Uppercase Letter Poster

middle
line

base line

20
 How to Write Lowercase Letter a
Use one continuous stroke to write the lowercase letter a.

Learning the Alphabet

Step 1 - Start slightly under the middle line and curve left to touch it.

Step 2 - Move around in a circle to touch the base line.

Step 3 - Continue the circle straight up until reaching the middle line.
a
Step 4 - Move straight down to the base line.

top line

2.2: How to Write Lowercase Letter Poster

middle
line

base line

21
A a
Learning the Alphabet 2.3: Correct Letter Formation Cards 22
 Play-Doh Letter Formation Mat
Use play-doh to practice shaping letter formation.

Learning the Alphabet

232.4: Play-Doh Letter Formation Mat
Aa
 Name:

Writing Steps Mat Aa

Trace the steps to write each letter case.

Learning the Alphabet

1. Write the uppercase A in three strokes.

2. Write the lowercase a in one continuous stroke.

2.5: Writing Steps Mat

A A A
a a a a
24
AA
a a
Aa
AA
a a
Aa
Learning the Alphabet 2.6: Letter Formation Writing Cards 25
 UNIT 3
BEGINNING LETTER SOUND

Learning the Alphabet Unit 3: Beginning Letter Sound 26

 Aa
ShortBeginning
Aa Beginning
Sound
Sound
WordWord
List List
Read
Readeach
eachword
wordaloud
aloudemphasizing
emphasizingthe
thebeginning
beginningshort
letter
Aasound.
sound.
Next, ask your student to repeat after you as you pronounce each word again.

act angry arrow

add animals ask
albatross ankle asteroid
alley ant astronaut
alligator anteater athlete
alphabet antenna attic
ambulance antlers avenue
anchor apple ax

Learning the Alphabet 3.1: Beginning Sound Word List 27

 Aa

arrow apple

astronaut

anchor alligator

ant
Learning the Alphabet 3.2: Word List with Illustrations Poster 28
 alligator apple

arrow ambulance
Learning the Alphabet 3.3: Vocabulary Cards 29
 ant anteater

albatross anchor
Learning the Alphabet 3.3: Vocabulary Cards 30
 astronaut asteroid

ankle ax
Learning the Alphabet 3.3: Vocabulary Cards 31
 short a add glue (card 4)
Name:

Learning the Alphabet

alligator
A is for
cover
Color, cut and glue the cards to make a flipbook.

add glue (card 1) add glue (card 2) add glue (card 3)

3.4: Beginning Sound Flipbook

apple astronaut anchor ant

32
 Aa
What do you see?

I see an apple.
Learning the Alphabet 3.5: What Do You See Mini Book 33
 I see an ant.

I see an alligator.
Learning the Alphabet 3.5: What Do You See Mini Book 34
 I see an astronaut.

I see an asteroid.
Learning the Alphabet 3.5: What Do You See Mini Book 35
 I see an arrow.

I see an albatross.
Learning the Alphabet 3.5: What Do You See Mini Book 36
 I see an anchor.

I see an ambulance.
Learning the Alphabet 3.5: What Do You See Mini Book 37
 Aa

anteater
Name:

Say and Trace

Say the name of the picture. Next, trace the beginning letter to complete the word.

apple
ankle
anchor
Learning the Alphabet 3.6: Say and Trace 38
 is for apple.

Aa
Sound to Symbol
Mini Book
Name:

Learning the Alphabet 3.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book 39

 is for ant.
is for alligator.

Learning the Alphabet 3.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book 40

 is for astronaut.
is for asteroid.

Learning the Alphabet 3.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book 41

 is for ax.
is for albatross.

Learning the Alphabet 3.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book 42

 Draw a picture of a word
beginning with the letter Aa.

Learning the Alphabet

is for ankle.

433.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book

 Aa Aa
Aa Aa
Aa Aa
Aa
Learning the Alphabet
Aa
3.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book 44
 Aa
Name:

Beginning Letter Sound Match

Aa
Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page and say the name of each item.
Glue them above if they begin with the sound of the letter Aa.

Can you find the items that begin with the same sound as apple?

Learning the Alphabet 3.8: Beginning Letter Sound Match 45

 Name:

Picture Letter Match

Aa

P E A
Say the name of each picture. Circle the letter that matches the beginning sound.

o a u

K A U
a o e
Learning the Alphabet 3.9: Picture Letter Match 46
 Name:

Letter Scramble
Aa
Cut out the picture pieces at the bottom of the page.
Paste the pieces in the frame below to create the letter that makes the sound /a/.

Learning the Alphabet 3.10: Letter Scramble 47

 Name:

Beginning Sound Identification

Aa
Color the pictures that begin with the sound of the letter Aa.

Learning the Alphabet 3.11: Beginning Sound Identification 48

 Aa
My
Letter
Book
Name:

Aa
Color me!

apple
Trace me!

Learning the Alphabet 3.12: Letter Mini Book 49

 Aa

ant
Aa

alligator
Learning the Alphabet 3.12: Letter Mini Book 50
 Aa

astronaut
Aa

asteroid
Learning the Alphabet 3.12: Letter Mini Book 51
 Aa

anteater
Aa

albatross
Learning the Alphabet 3.12: Letter Mini Book 52
 Aa

anchor
Aa

ambulance
Learning the Alphabet 3.12: Letter Mini Book 53
 UNIT 4
WRITING PRACTICE

Learning the Alphabet Unit 4: Writing Practice 54

 Aa

A A A A
Name:

Letter Tracing
Trace the uppercase and lowercase letters.

a a a a
A a A a
A a A a
Learning the Alphabet 4.1: Letter Tracing 55
 Aa

A A A A
Name:

Letter Tracing and Writing

Trace the letter, and then write it below.

a a a a

Learning the Alphabet 4.2: Letter Tracing and Writing 56

 Aa

Aa Aa Aa
Name:

Letter Tiles

1. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letters. Next, write it in the boxes below.

2. Cut out the letters at the bottom of the page and paste them in the correct size boxes.

AAA a a a
Learning the Alphabet 4.3: Letter Tiles 57
Aa Aa Aa
Aa Aa Aa
AAA a a a

Learning the Alphabet 4.4: Writing Practice Mat 58

 UNIT 5
LETTER STYLES

Learning the Alphabet Unit 5: Letter Styles 59

 Aa

A A A A A
Name:

Uppercase Letter Styles

Practice identifying the different styles for the uppercase letter A.

A
1. Identify and connect each uppercase letter A to the picture in the center.

V A
A B
S A

A G
X A
A A
K
Learning the Alphabet 5.2: Uppercase Letter Styles 60
 Aa

a
Name:

Lowercase Letter Styles

Practice identifying the different styles for the lowercase letter a.

a a a

a
a
1. Identify and circle each lowercase letter a.

a b f g
e a
a i
e a j a m
t a
b a z a c
u h a e d
s a
a o y i a
Learning the Alphabet 5.1: Lowercase Letter Styles 61
 Name:

Connecting Letters
Aa
Connect the different letter Aa’s to help the ant find her home.

b t u a

C E Q A D M

a p h f z f

s B U M A Y

g k a y

Learning the Alphabet 5.3: Connecting Letters 62

 Name:

Letter Race Scorecard Aa

For game directions, see Teacher’s Manual.

Learning the Alphabet

A a

635.4: Letter Race Game

 GAME BOARD

A
a

a
a
a

A
A
A

A
a
FINISH
a
a

A
A START

A
a

Learning the Alphabet 5.4: Letter Race Game 64

 UNIT 6
REVIEW

Learning the Alphabet Unit 6: Review 65

 Name:
Aa

e i
Letter A Review
1. Draw a line between the matching uppercase and lowercase letters.

A
o a
2. Color the animal that begins with the letter Aa.

b a f A e t a
3. Color the uppercase and lowercase letter Aa.

A C a r A g B
Learning the Alphabet 6.1: Letter Review 66
 Aa

A A A A
Name:

Letter A Review

a a a a
1. Trace the letters below.

A
2. Draw a line from the letter A to the picture that begins with the letter Aa sound.

Learning the Alphabet 6.1: Letter Review 67

 Name:

Letter A Review
Aa

a I A U
1. Circle the matching letter.

2. Find and circle the letter Aa in the words below.

apple albatross Anna

antenna alphabet animal

ant
3. Say the name of the picture and trace the missing letter to complete the word.

Learning the Alphabet 6.1: Letter Review 68

 Aa

A a A a
Name:

Letter A Review
1. Trace the letters below.

2. Draw a picture that begins with the letter Aa.

a I o a
3. Circle each letter Aa.

a G c
e a j a m T a
f A
A p

Learning the Alphabet 6.1: Letter Review 69

 Aa

A a A a
Name:

Trace, Find, and Circle

1. Trace the letters below.

2. Find and circle the letter Aa below.

An ant fell on a basket of apples.

Annie grabbed an apple

from the basket.

After eating her apple,

Annie saw the ant on her hand.

Learning the Alphabet 6.2: Trace, Find, and Circle 70

 Aa

A a A a
Name:

Trace and Connect

1. Trace the letters below.

2. Connect the pictures that begin with the letter Aa to the apple in the center.

Learning the Alphabet 6.3: Trace and Connect 71

 Name:

Sort the Letters

Aa
Cut out the letters at the bottom of the page.
Paste the uppercase letters upstairs and lowercase letters downstairs of the house.

A a A a A A
A a a A a
a

Learning the Alphabet 6.4: Sort the Letters 72

 Name:

Which Is Different?
Aa
1. Circle the picture that does not begin with the letter Aa.

2. Circle the word that does not begin with the letter Aa.

apple ball Anna

A R A A A A
3. Circle the letter that is not an uppercase letter A.

a a a c a
4. Circle the letter that is not a lowercase letter a.

a
Learning the Alphabet 6.5: Which Is Different? 73
 WORKBOOK COMPLETION

Learning the Alphabet Workbook Completion 74

 Aa

Aa
Name:

Workbook Completion
Color and cut out the letters along the dashed lines.
Next, paste the letter box inside of the star on the following page.

Learning the Alphabet Workbook Completion 75

 Way to go!
Great job!

NAME

c o mpleted the
u h a ve wo rkb
Y o oo k .

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