1,295,473.
That’s how many times it felt like my husband and I sang the alphabet for my son that year he learned his ABC’s.
Fortunately for our hands, we didn’t have to write the letters out that many times to help him learn how to recognize and spell them out. Thank goodness for free alphabet worksheets.
Here is a round-up of some simple print-and-go ABC worksheets for free to help your kids learn their alphabet too.
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Recommended resources
- 3-ring binders* to house all the printable worksheets
- Plastic sheet protectors* to store pages in and serve as writing surface
- Crayola dry erase markers* to write atop sheet protectors, which can be wiped away to reuse the worksheets again
Tips to teach kids ABCs
Before we get to the free printables, let us share a few key things we’ve learned through this whole escapade that will hopefully help you save your sanity as well.
Start small.
I’ll be first to admit that I wanted my son to do it all, but I quickly learned to be aware of pacing.
First, little kids are not used to sitting down and doing focused work because they haven’t built up that experience yet.
Go with a few letters each day. You may need to focus on the same letters for the entire week before incorporating new ones. Be sure to include previously learned letters for review as you build up more in subsequent weeks.
Repetition and variety are both necessary.
Kids will need the constant exposure to help reinforce the alphabet. But don’t stick to just writing out the letters and reciting the alphabet over and over.
Rote memorization is not as engaging for your kid (or the parent), especially when it’s done over and over for the umpteenth time.
Or to sum it up in the words of my son, that is “BOOOORING.”
Instead, go with a variety of worksheets that will strengthen their alphabet knowledge in other ways so they think about their ABCs, remember them, and utilize the letters in different ways.
That’s not to say to completely eliminate some straightforward writing and reciting of the alphabet, but just don’t default to that all the time.
Keep things simple.
The biggest tip is to make sure that the activities are not too complex for either the child to complete or for the adult to have to set up each time (daily, or even multiple times a day).
That’s why we loved done-for-you worksheets because it was easy to print out yet also engaging enough for our son.
It’s also definitely worth investing in plastic sheet protectors and dry erase markers so you can print out a set of sheets and use them over and over again.
Now that we’ve shared the pointers that helped us teach our kids the ABCs, let’s get to the actual ABC pages.
Free alphabet worksheets
All of these worksheets were found on the free graphics section of the Creative Fabrica website.
Large letter tracing A to Z
Here is a good set to start off with. It introduces both the uppercase and lowercase versions of the letter, with two to a page.
It’s good practice to have the letters larger as children begin to develop the motor skills to handle a writing utensil and trace lines.
Alphabet handwriting practice grid
Another good set to practice letters without being too overwhelming is simply writing out a small subset of letters four times.
Caterpillar letter match
As kids begin to recognize letters, an activity like this will help to put the uppercase with the lowercase version of letters together.
Star letter tracing
Simply putting the letters within star shapes can make the alphabet seem a bit more exciting.
We like to call out the letters and have the kids color or trace their stars just as another means of reinforcement afterwards.
Cut and paste matching worksheet
You could also use this apple-themed activity where kids would cut out individual capital letter squares and match them to the list of capital letters on the sheet.
This is still a hands-on activity, but one that’s a break from writing.
Missing letter balloons
Another way to test your child’s knowledge of the alphabet is with this fill-in-the-blank worksheet.
Alphabet handwriting worksheets
You can use this worksheet to help kids practice how to write legibly and within the lines.
Here, kids can practice both uppercase and lowercase letters.
Beginning match sound
As kids become more familiar with the sounds of letters and how to listen for the letter that a word starts with, a printable like this will help them to start associating pictures with the letters they are learning.
Conclusion
We hope that you found these free alphabet worksheets as helpful as we have when teaching our son his ABCs!
If you enjoyed these resources and would like to find more, you can check out Creative Fabrica’s teaching materials!
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