Find and Trace the Alphabet

If you’re looking for a fun twist to practice reading and writing the alphabet you’ve come to the right place!

What do you need?

Just download this printable HERE, then print it off and you’re ready to go!

How to use

• Encourage your child to trace the letters alphabetically, they can use the alphabet strip at the bottom as a guide and cross them off as they complete each letter.
• Otherwise, rather than tracing randomly, ask them to trace the first letter in their name, or the first sound in ‘cat.’ This activity will be much more effective if children are thinking about and saying the sound of each letter before and after they trace it.
• Reuse it over and over: the best idea is to laminate the page and have your child use a dry erase marker to trace the letters. Then they can be wiped away with a tissue and the page used many times.

Motivation for writing the alphabet

While some children need no incentive to write the alphabet, this scene adds interest and a bit of novelty for little ones who hesitate, or who only want to write one or two letters before giving up. Hopefully, it will help kids persevere a little longer than usual in their writing and give them a sense of accomplishment! Of course, they don’t need to complete the entire alphabet in one sitting, it all depends on their ability to stay focused and the level of fine motor control they have.

Take into account how much they would normally be able to accomplish and encourage them to complete just that little bit more. Tasks like this shouldn’t be overwhelming or forced on children, we want them to enjoy the process of learning to write which is where a bit of novelty like this is a great idea!

Your free printable

Have you downloaded it yet? If not, you can download the Find and Trace the Alphabet printable here!

Looking for uppercase practice?

Pop over to Find and Trace Capital Letters to download this free version.

Looking for more alphabet activities?

• Download these free A-Z alphabet flash cards here.
• Download these free A-E alphabet books, or you can pick up the full A-Z set in my store.

I wish you happy teaching and learning!