Letter A Activities

Description

Learn about Letter A in every way! Explore the first letter of the alphabet through fine motor skills, letter identification, craft, reading, and vocabulary activities.

 

What’s included in this Letter A Activities & Worksheets pack?

Vocabulary

• Vocabulary words
  Vocabulary words with accompanying pictures that begin with the letter A.

• 3 Part Cards
  Match the pictures beginning with the letter A to the word and whole card.
• Vocabulary and Photo Cards
  Featuring real-life photos and cartoon pictures for vocabulary words beginning with A.

 

Letter A Formation / Handwriting / Fine Motor Skills

• Letter Poster
  Display it in your learning space or use it as an activity mat by tracing the letter A with a dry-erase marker.
• Letter Formation Cards
  Follow the steps to form each letter. Trace with a dry-erase marker or finger.
• Tracing Pages & Strips
  Develop letter formation with these printable worksheets and tracing strips.
• Playdough Mats
  Each activity mat includes a template for making the letter or object with playdough and letters to trace with a dry-erase marker.
• Lacing Activity
  Prepare these tracing cards so that students can follow the shape of the uppercase and lowercase letters and an apple card.
• Build the Letter A
  Use the pieces and templates provided to build the uppercase and lowercase letters.
• Dot Marker Sticker Page
  Use a dot marker or colored circle stickers to fill each picture beginning with the letter A.

 

Letter A Identification

• Clip Cards
  Includes uppercase and lowercase letter identification and beginning sound pictures.
• Find the Letter A & I Spy
  Activity mats where students cover the letter A as they find it or circle with a dry erase marker.
• Clip Cards
  Count the letter As or pictures beginning with A and clip the correct number.
• Colors
  Match the uppercase and lowercase letters according to color.
• Letter Sort
  Sort the uppercase and lowercase letters into the correct house or jar on the activity mats.
• Sticker Match
  Write uppercase and lowercase As on dot stickers. Students then stick them in the correct spot on the apple tree.
• Color, Highlight & Trace
  Either color, highlight, trace, or cover the letter a on each activity card.
• Dot Market Pages
  Printable pages to dot the letter As or complete the A pictures by filling in the dots.

 

Games, Puzzles & Patterns

• Puzzles
  Including uppercase and lowercase letters and letter-to-picture puzzles.
• Mazes
  Cover each letter A or picture that starts with A to find a path through the mazes. 
• Spin It!
  Place or make a spinner on each circle then cover or trace the uppercase or lowercase letters on the activity mat with each spin.
• Patterns
  Continue each pattern featuring uppercase and lowercase letters and pictures beginning with a.
• Graphing
  a) Count the pictures and letters and graph what you find!
  b) Roll a die and trace the letter corresponding to each number rolled.
• Alphabet Game
  Add a spinner to the circle or use a dice to move on the game board. Read or say what you see where you land.

 

Reading & Letter Sounds

• Mini Books
  Includes a foldable mini book and a flip book featuring pictures and words starting with the letter a.
• Reading Strips
  Read the sentences and either add a tick to the box or add the matching picture.
• Letter Sound Cards
  Place a counter or token under each letter or picture as you read/say it

 

Craft & Make!

• Cotton Bud Art
  Use a cotton bud dipped in paint to complete the letters and the pictures.
• Art Pages
  Use your favorite art materials such as watercolors, crayons, tissue paper, etc. to decorate these letter A art pages.
• Alligator Craft
  Follow the instructions to cut and paste to create this cute alligator!
• Letter A Apple Craft
  Cut the pieces and paste them onto the base page to create an apple in the shape of a lowercase letter a!
• Watch & Bookmark
  Color the pictures and trace the letter A on the bookmark and watch. Attach the watch to students’ wrists as a physical reminder of the letter A!
• Alphabet Hat
  Cut out, color the pictures, trace the letters, then join to make a Letter A hat! Two variations are included. 

 

Worksheets
Including handwriting, letter sounds, fine motor skills, identifying letters, and more. 

 

This Letter A Activities & Worksheets pack is perfect for the following learning settings:

⭐ As part of your morning work to learn about or revise the letter A

⭐ As a literacy center activity

⭐ With small groups of students with a particular focus, e.g. matching uppercase to lowercase letters

 

How to prepare this Letter A Activities & Worksheets pack?

✂️ Simply print and laminate each component, if desired. 

✂️ Both color and black and white formats are included, where possible, to suit your individual printing needs.

 

Suggested materials:

✏️ Coloring materials

✏️ Scissors

✏️ Glue
✏️ Clothespins
✏️ Dot markers
✏️ Dry erase markers

✏️ Bingo chips

✏️ Small colored objects, e.g. pom poms, unifix cubes, etc.

✏️ Spinner (or use a pencil and a paper clip to create your own!)

✏️ 0.75inch circle stickers in different colors

Optional:

✏️ Math links

✏️ Colored rice for sensory bin