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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Alphabet, Picture Cards and Activity Ideas
A set of alphabet and picture cards with accompanying activity ideas.
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Alphabetical Order to the 3rd Letter - Interactive Activity
Practice alphabetising to the third letter with this interactive digital learning activity.
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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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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 - 'P' is For Panda
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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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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Alphabetical Order Worksheet for Year 2
This year 2 worksheet explains alphabetical order and allows students to demonstrate.
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Alphabet Matching Caterpillar Activity
A vibrant and fun activity to teach lower case and upper case to young children.
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Letter Zz - Alphabet Worksheet
An activity worksheet to use in the classroom when learning about phonics and the letter Z.
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Letter Nn - Alphabet Worksheet
An activity worksheet to use in the classroom when learning about phonics and the letter N.
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Letter Hh - Alphabet Worksheet
An activity worksheet to use in the classroom when learning about phonics and the letter H.
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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 Memory Game - Beginning Letter Sounds
Have fun matching Christmas words with their beginning sounds using a printable Christmas Literacy Memory Game.
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Initial Sound - Interactive Sorting Activity
Practise identifying initial sounds by working your way through each letter of the alphabet.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter D
Explore the Letter C through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter B
Explore the Letter B through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabetical Order Task Cards – Set 3
A set of 11 task cards alphabetising a series of words to the third letter.
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Alphabetical Order Task Cards – Set 2
A set of 11 task cards alphabetising a series of words to the first and second letters.
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Alphabetical Order Task Cards – Set 1
A set of 11 task cards alphabetising a series of words to the first letter.
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Letter Match-Up Cards
A set of upper and lowercase letter cards.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'U' is For Umbrella
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'X' is For Fox
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Letter Craft Activity - ‘W’ is For Wasp
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'G' is For Goldfish (Version 1)
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'F' is For Flamingo
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'A' is For Ant
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Tt'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Pp'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Letter Maze - 'Cc'
A fun maze to use when learning how to identify uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Alphabet Slap
A fun game for letter, consonant, and vowel recognition.