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 Matching Activity
A great matching activity to consolidate your students' knowledge of the alphabet, letters and sounds.
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Alphabet Flashcards
Print alphabet flashcards to help students with letter and sound recognition.
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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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Letter Aa - Alphabet Worksheet
An activity worksheet to use in the classroom when learning about phonics and the letter A.
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Alphabet Display (Letters and Images)
Display these lowercase and uppercase letter posters with images that begin with each letter.
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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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Rainbow Alphabet Display - Animals
Display these rainbow-themed alphabet posters with animals in your classroom.
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100 Alphabet Letters
Practise counting to 100 by 1’s with upper and lowercase alphabet cards and blank hundreds board.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'Z' is For Zebra
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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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 - 'V' is For Violin
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonological awareness, and fine motor development.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'S' is For Snail
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'K' is For Koala
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'C' is For Cat
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'B' is For Bluebird
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Letter Confusion Worksheets
A set of worksheets for students struggling with dyslexia and letter confusion.
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Alphabet Order Activity
A fun match-up activity to help teach children the alphabet, letters and sounds.
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Letter Ss - Alphabet Worksheet
An activity worksheet to use in the classroom when learning about phonics and the letter S.
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Remembrance Day Vocabulary - Alphabetical Order Worksheet
Support your students in reviewing the vocabulary and concepts surrounding the Remembrance Day holiday with an alphabetical order worksheet.
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Pumpkin Puzzles - Initial Sounds Matching Game
Pick up letter-sound correspondence with a pumpkin picture puzzle matching activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter M
Explore the Letter M through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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Alphabet Interactive Activity - Letter A
Explore the Letter A through technology with this interactive drag-and-drop activity.
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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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Letter Match-Up Cards
A set of upper and lowercase letter cards.
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Letter Craft Activity - ‘Y’ is For Yak
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Yes Or No Alphabet and Phonics Word Sorts
A set of ‘yes’ or ‘no’ phonics and alphabet questions cards to use with spelling words.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'H' is For Hen
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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Letter Craft Activity - 'Q' is For Queen
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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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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Letter Craft Activity - 'E' is For Elf
An activity to assist young students with letter recognition, phonemic awareness and fine motor development.
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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.