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Curated OER

Letter A Word Search

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here's a great way to practice handwriting and word recognition. In this letter identification lesson, learners identify eight words with pictures to help them learn vocabulary and reading skills as they use lowercase letters to complete...
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Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Letter Recognition, Lettercritter

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This is a fun idea to get your scholars practicing their ABCs! They assemble an alphabet caterpillar, printing lowercase versions below each uppercase letter. They practice writing the lowercase letters using dry-erase markers and say...
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August House

Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn about the animals of Australia with a language arts lesson about an Australian folktale called, Why Koala Has a Stumpy Tail. After reading the story as a class, kids discuss events and characters from the book, retell the...
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Curated OER

Practice Letter "a'"

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this letter "a" activity worksheet, students practice tracing lowercase "a" and then write the letter independently. Students also note that the word armadillo begins with the letter.
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Curated OER

Pasta Names

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Helps learners recognize alphabet letters by having them glue dry pasta over their names. Scholars use a card with their names printed neatly, then decorate it with noodles while saying each letter they make. 
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Curated OER

"Name Those Vowels"

For Teachers K - 2nd
Help your class recognize the capital and lower-case forms of the five vowels. They will learn how to make capital and lower-case forms of the vowels and all the rules surrounding vowels. Fun songs and activities are included. Links to...
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Curated OER

Start Writing My Name

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students use Crayola Model Magic to create the letters of their names in a three dimensional form. They use upper and lower case letters. They compare their names to the names of their classmates. Finally, they embellish their names with...
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Curated OER

Letter A Word Search

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice their handwriting and word recognition. In this letter A lesson, students identify eight words with pictures as they use lowercase letters to complete an elementary word search.
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Curated OER

Letter "X": Count, Trace and Draw

For Teachers K - 1st
In this letter "X":  count, trace and draw worksheet, students circle the upper and lower case letters, trace them and write their own.
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Curated OER

Confusable Letter Pairs

For Teachers K - 1st
Students practice distinguishing between pairs of similar-looking lowercase letters, such as b and d, p and b, m and w, n and m. They distinguish between easily-confused letter pairs by reading and listening to a story that highlights...
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Curated OER

Letter Writing Accuracy, Air Write

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students work in pairs to play an air writing game. In this air writing lesson plan, students are given a written letter to practice. Students use their finger to write a letter in the air and their partner must try to guess what letter...
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Curated OER

Handwriting: Group Upper and Lower Case Letters

For Teachers K - 1st
Students recognize and practice characteristics of upper and lower case letters. They assess how to write letters in a straight line, a slanted line and in a curve and then write the letters covered on their individual dry erase board or...
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Curated OER

Letter Aa Practice

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
In this letter A practice worksheet, students practice their handwriting skills as they independently write uppercase and lowercase letters on 6 lines provided. Students also practice writing the word ant.
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Curated OER

ABC BINGO

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars participate in a homemade ABC Bingo game to reinforce the alphabet. They write a different lower case letter in each block on their card and continue until the card is filled up.
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Curated OER

The Letter S

For Teachers K - 1st
In this Letter S worksheet, students write the letter S in upper and lower case. They also write the words "scream", "scare", and "spider". Students can also color in a picture of a scared girl screaming from a spider.
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Curated OER

Tracing: L Is For Lamp

For Teachers K - 1st
In this tracing: L is for lamp worksheet, students trace over the dotted lines to practice writing upper and lower case letters, then color the picture of a lamp.
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Curated OER

The Letter Qq

For Teachers K - 1st
In this Letter Qq worksheet, students write the letter Q in upper and lowercase. Students also write the words queen, quilt, and quiet. Students may color in a picture of a quiet queen under a quilt.
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Curated OER

The Letter V

For Teachers K - 1st
In this Letter V worksheet, students trace and then write the letter V in upper and lowercase. They also trace and then write the words "vest" and "violin." Students may also color in a picture of a fox wearing a vest and playing the...
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Curated OER

I've Got a Bad Taste in my Mouth! Aaa!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students complete a variety of activities related to the short /a/ sound. As a class they recite a tongue twister, and trace and write the letter A. Students then listen to pairs of words and identify which word in each pair contains the...
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Curated OER

Phonics and Letter ID

For Teachers K - 1st
Students identify at least 46 of the 54 upper and lower case letters of the alphabet by name, sound, or example of a word that letter starts.
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Curated OER

Match the Letters

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood letter recognition worksheet, students draw a line to connect the 6 lowercase letters on the left to the matching 6 uppercase letters on the right. An animal question is included on the sheet as well.
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Curated OER

Letter and Word Recognition

For Teachers 1st
First graders read an ABC pop-up book. They identify the sounds of each letter. students draw pictures of letters and words that begin with a specific letter. They write letters in upper case and lower case. They create their own...
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Curated OER

Gorilla Girl Grows Green with the Letter G

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars practice recognizing the letter g in spoken words. They identify the phoneme g=/g/ by listening and saying it in words. Students read Planting a Rainbow and identify words with the letter g. They create green, glittered...
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British Council

Alphabet

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Here's a packet filled with suggestions and activities for teaching the alphabet.