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Letter A worksheets
A free five-page pack for the letter A: giant letters to trace and color, capital and lowercase handwriting rows, beginning sounds with pictures, a letter hunt and an answer key.
Watch it solved
42 sec · with voice and captionsA pencil works one example of each activity, so you can see how the worksheet goes before you print it. Tap a step to jump to it. The rest of the sheet is left for your child to finish.
Read what the video says
- 0:00 Let's learn the letter A, step by step.
- 0:03 Meet the letter A. Trace the big letter, then color it in. A makes the short a sound, as in ant and apple.
- 0:10 Trace the capital A. Start at the top line.
- 0:15 Now trace the lowercase a.
- 0:19 Say each picture, and circle the ones that start with the A sound. Avocado starts with A, so circle it.
- 0:27 Write the first letter. Ant starts with a.
- 0:30 Find the letter. Color every capital A, and every lowercase a.
- 0:35 Great job! Now print the free worksheet, and finish the rest on your own.
A is for …
- ant
- apple
- anchor
- avocado
The sound
The soundA a makes the short a sound, as in ant and apple.
How to write it
Capital A: Slant down to the left from the top, slant down to the right from the top, then cross it in the middle.
Lowercase a: Circle back around, then pull straight down on the right side.
What the worksheets look like
Common questions
What sound does the letter A make?
A a makes the short a sound, as in ant and apple.
What words start with A?
Easy picture words for young children: ant, apple, anchor, avocado. Say each one slowly and stretch the first sound.
How do you write a capital A?
Slant down to the left from the top, slant down to the right from the top, then cross it in the middle.
How do you write a lowercase a?
Circle back around, then pull straight down on the right side.
