alphabet centers: handwriting
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Type of Resource: PDF
Number of Pages: 56
Alphabet Centers: Handwriting
- Instructions and table of contents
- A-Z letter formation worksheets
- Each page has tracing rows, “is for” words to finish with the letter and pictures to color that start with the letter
- Color set to laminate for dry erase (pages 4-29)
- Black and white print and go set (pages 30-55)
Required Materials:
- Paper, printer and ink
- Pencils, crayons, markers or colored pencils
- Laminator, dry erase markers or dry erase crayons (for the color set)
- Page protectors and a 3-ring binder (optional)
Standards for Handwriting and Letter Sounds
These pages support early literacy standards connected to writing letters and matching letters to their sounds.
Common Core State Standards
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.1.A: Print many upper- and lowercase letters. Kids trace and write each letter.
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.A: Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant. Kids find the pictures that start with the letter sound.
Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and TEKS
- TEKS ELA K.2(E): Develop handwriting by accurately forming all uppercase and lowercase letters. Kids trace and write each letter.
- PK4.III.C.2: Child recognizes at least 20 distinct letter-sound correspondences. Kids find the pictures that start with the letter sound.
Virginia Standards of Learning
- English K.FFR.3.B: Identify common letter-sound correspondences. Kids find the pictures that start with the letter sound.
Alphabet Centers: Handwriting gives preschool and kindergarten kids one page for each letter to practice writing it the right way.
Kids trace the uppercase and lowercase letter, write the missing letter in words like “_pple” and color the pictures that start with the letter.
Put the color pages in page protectors in a binder for a dry erase letter book kids can use again and again.
How to Use Alphabet Centers: Handwriting
- Print the black and white pages or laminate the color pages.
- Kids trace the letter on each row.
- Kids write the letter to finish each word.
- Kids color the pictures that start with the letter.
Morning Work: Use the black and white page for the letter of the week.
Dry Erase Binder: Bind the color pages for a reusable workbook.
Easy Ways to Differentiate These Handwriting Pages
Every group has a mix of skills and needs. These simple changes keep the activity familiar while meeting each child where they are.
For Children Who Need More Support:
- Trace with a finger first.
- Use a highlighter line to trace over.
- Use a pencil grip.
- Do one row at a time.
For On-Level Practice:
- Finish the whole page.
- Say the letter sound while writing.
- Color all the matching pictures.
- Do one page each day.
For an Extra Challenge:
- Write the letter without tracing.
- Write a new word that starts with the letter.
- Write a short sentence with the letter.
- Circle the neatest letter in each row.
For Speech, OT, ELL or Special Education Support:
- Show each step and give plenty of wait time.
- Accept pointing, gestures, AAC or any communication method the child already uses.
- Work on a few letters at a time and repeat them across several days.
- Say the letter name and sound together every time.
Alphabet Centers: Handwriting Are Perfect For:
- Preschool and pre-K
- Kindergarten
- Handwriting practice
- Morning work
- Literacy centers
- Letter of the week
- Special education
- ELL and multilingual learners
- Homeschool
