Alphabet Teaching Resources
Introduce the alphabet this school year with printable worksheets, engaging ABC activities, posters and games to teach students how to recognise and correctly write each letter.
This collection of Australian curriculum-aligned resources was created by teachers for teachers just like you. A member of our teaching team has carefully reviewed each printable and digital activity to ensure it's ready to be used by a student in your classroom. 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!
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 early years students can understand:
The alphabet is a special set of letters 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 practising writing those letters before you move on to the next group of letters and corresponding alphabet activities!
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My Alphabet Book - Printable Alphabet Worksheets
An alphabet booklet to use in the classroom when learning letter recognition.
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Letter Sound Worksheets - Initial, Medial, and Final Positions
Practise isolating initial, medial, and final letter sounds with a fun set of Letter Sound Worksheets for Year 1.
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The ABCs of Why I Love You Mini-Book
Show someone special how much they mean by creating this lovely mini-book.
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Busy Binder - Morning Work Pages for Kindergarten
Review daily calendar, maths, literacy, and fine motor skills with a printable morning work pages for kindergarten!
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Printable Alphabet Colouring Pages
Use printable alphabet colouring pages to boost letter recognition skills.
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Alphabet Bingo – Upper and Lowercase Recognition
Alphabet bingo cards to assist with upper and lower case letter recognition.
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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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Animal Alphabet Display Posters
An A to Z of animals in 26 vibrant posters.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'D' is For Dog
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Rainbow Alphabet Display - Animals
Display these rainbow-themed alphabet posters with animals in your classroom.
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SATPIN Colour by Letter - Chameleon
An engaging activity to consolidate your students' understanding of the letters - s,a,t,p,i,n.
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Letter Confusion Worksheets
A set of worksheets for students struggling with dyslexia and letter confusion.
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Letter Ff - Alphabet Worksheet
An activity worksheet to use in the classroom when learning about phonics and the letter F.
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Alphabet Display Poster
A bright and colourful poster to display when introducing the letters of the alphabet.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'M' is For Monster
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Matching
A set of four pages for practicing uppercase and lowercase letter recognition.
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Alphabet Playdough Mats for Fine Motor Development
A set of alphabet playdough mats to help children develop their fine motor skills and identify the letters of the alphabet.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter F
Explore the Letter F through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Dot-to-Dot Drawing - Alphabet - Dinosaur
Join the dots and letters to make a picture.
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Letter of the Day - Alphabet Crown Craft Templates
Build letter recognition and highlight the focus letter with a set of printable alphabet hats.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Hh'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Alphabet Characters Story Generator Cards
A set of cards using alphabet-related image prompts for writing.
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Alphabet Playdough Mats
A set of playdough mats where students write and form letters in playdough.
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Alphabet Matching Activity
A great matching activity to consolidate your students' knowledge of the alphabet, letters and sounds.
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Christmas Game - Upper and Lowercase Letter Recognition
Build letter recognition skills and add Christmas spirit to your literacy centres with a Letter Matching Christmas Game.
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Letter Match-Up Cards
A set of upper and lowercase letter cards.
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SATPIN Colour by Letter - Chicken
An engaging activity to consolidate your students’ understanding of the letters – s,a,t,p,i,n.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'O' is For Octopus
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Ee'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Little Alphabet Book Worksheets (A-Z)
A set of 26 worksheets to assist younger students with letter recognition and formation.
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Alphabet Match-Up Cards
A set of upper and lowercase alphabet cards to use as a matching activity.
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Alphabetical Order Worksheet for Year 2
This year 2 worksheet explains alphabetical order and allows students to demonstrate.