This resource has been designed to teach students the names and formations of the twenty-six letters of the alphabet and at the same time make them more aware of the various sounds the letters make. To become strong readers, young students must be able to recognize the letters of the alphabet and the sounds that they make. This resource has been designed to provide students with that strong base. There are individual lesson plans for letter identification, letter formation, and sound recognition for the 26 letters of the alphabet.  

Contents of this resource:

• Reproducible Cover for a Student Alphabet Book
• Twenty-Six Lessons and Follow-up Activities to Develop the Recognition and Formation of the Letters of the Alphabet
• Twenty-Six Lessons and Follow-up Activities on Sound Recognition

• Letter Associations and Visual Discrimination Activities
• Review Activities for the Twenty-Six Letters of the Alphabet

• Alphabet Certificates

Introduction:

• Learning Expectations
• Teacher Assessment Rubric
• Student Self-Assessment Rubric
• Teacher Notes:
  • About this resource
  • Contents of this Resource
  • Materials Required for Individual Lessons
  • Teaching Organization
  • Phonetic Sound Strategies
• Alphabet Awards   

Individual Lessons

• Each letter of the alphabet has two lesson plan pages and two reproducible worksheet pages.
• Teaching the Recognition of the Upper- and Lower-Case Letter - Lesson Plan Page is to be used by the teacher for ideas on how to teach the name and formation of each letter.
• The Reproducible Alphabet Page is to be discussed and used by the students to make their own alphabet scrapbook
• Teaching the Recognition of the Letter and Its Sound(s) Page is to be used to discuss the sound(s) that each letter makes.

• The Reproducible Phonics Worksheet on the letter’s sound is to be discussed using the suggested ideas and questions to be asked to develop listening skills, following directions and motor skills.

Files Include:

• Reproducible Cover for a Student Alphabet Book
• Twenty-Six Lessons and Follow-up Activities to Develop the Recognition and Formation of the Letters of the Alphabet
• Twenty-Six Lessons and Follow-up Activities on Sound Recognition
• Aa to Zz Student Worksheets in one file to print for each student
• All twenty-six lessons and follow-up activities for teaching the letter and sound recognition.

Additional Alphabet Activities:

• Letter Associations and Visual Discrimination Activities
• Review Activities for the Twenty-Six Letters of the Alphabet 

Common Core Standards Met:

Summary Table

1. Reading Foundational Skills (RF.K)

These are the strongest alignments.

RF.K.1 – Print Concepts

Your resource teaches:

• Identifying uppercase and lowercase letters

“Identify upper case letters… Identify lower case letters.”

• Understanding the alphabet as a system

“It lives with 25 other letters in a big house called the alphabet.”

• Left‑to‑right progression

“Using left to right progression.”

Standards matched:

• RF.K.1a – Follow words left to right, top to bottom
• RF.K.1b – Recognize that spoken words are represented by letters
• RF.K.1d – Recognize and name all upper‑ and lowercase letters

RF.K.2 – Phonological Awareness

Your lessons repeatedly teach:

• Listening for beginning sounds

“What sound do you hear at the beginning…?”

• Distinguishing long/short vowel sounds

“Explain to the students that the letter ‘Aa’ can make two sounds.”

• Producing letter sounds

“Have the students mimic the coughing sound.” (Cc)

Standards matched:

• RF.K.2d – Isolate and pronounce initial sounds
• RF.K.2e – Add/substitute sounds (early exposure through auditory games)

RF.K.3 – Phonics and Word Recognition

Your program explicitly teaches:

• Letter–sound correspondence

“To introduce the sound that it makes.” (repeated for each letter)

• Distinguishing consonant and vowel sounds

“The letter ‘Ee’ can say its own name and sometimes makes its other sound ‘eh.’”

Standards matched:

• RF.K.3a – Demonstrate knowledge of letter–sound correspondences
• RF.K.3b – Associate long and short vowel sounds with common spellings
• RF.K.3d – Distinguish similarly spelled words by letters (reinforced through visual discrimination pages)

Speaking & Listening (SL.K)

Your lessons require:

• Responding to questions

“Discuss the picture… What is an ant? Where does an ant live?”

• Following multi‑step oral directions

“Put your finger on the candle. Now neatly color the candle purple.”

• Participating in group recitation (rhymes, alphabet songs)

Standards matched:

• SL.K.1 – Participate in collaborative conversations
• SL.K.2 – Ask/answer questions about information presented orally
• SL.K.5 – Add drawings to describe ideas (coloring + discussion)

Writing (W.K)

While not a writing program, it does meet early writing expectations through letter formation.

Your resource includes:

• Tracing letters

“Practice tracing the small ‘a’… Begin at the top of the ball…”

• Using correct stroke order

“Always start at the top… travel down…” (multiple letters)

Standards matched:

• W.K.1–3 (emergent) – Early writing behaviors
• L.K.1a – Print many upper‑ and lowercase letters

Language (L.K)

Your program supports:

• Vocabulary development

“What is a camel? Where does a camel live?”

• Using frequently occurring nouns
• Understanding questions and prepositions through teacher‑led discussion

Standards matched:

• L.K.1 – Conventions of standard English
• L.K.5 – Explore word relationships and nuances
• L.K.6 – Use acquired vocabulary

Start saving TIME today!

We give you 100's of NO PREP! lessons to download so you can do what you love! TEACH! 

Take the leap and join today!