my LEVEL Teaching Station 1 LETTER A Letter Identification Correct Letter Formation Letter Sound Recognition Writing Practice Phonics Improving Comprehension The Complete Guide TEACHER APPROVED FOR LEARNING THE ALPHABET Learning the Alphabet Level 1: Letter A Workbook First Edition Copyright © 2016 MyTeachingStation.com All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the author, except as provided by U.S.A. copyright law and the specific policy below: Home use: You may copy this workbook for use by multiple children within your immediate family. Small group or classrooms: You may copy this workbook for each student participating in a single classroom. Making copies for additional classes or school is prohibited. 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MyTeachingStation.com info@myteachingstation.com https://www.myteachingstation.com Contents UNIT 1: LETTER IDENTIFICATION 1.1: Large Letter Poster 7 1.2: Letter Puzzle 8 1.3: Do-A-Dot-Letter 9 1.4: Uppercase Letter Maze 10 1.5: Uppercase Color-by-Letter 11 1.6: Lowercase Color-by-Letter 12 1.7: Letter Matching 13 1.8: Alphabet Letter Hunt 14 1.9: Letter Case Differentiation 15 1.10: Letter Pattern Maze 16 1.11: Uppercase Letter Template 17 1.12: Lowercase Letter Template 18 UNIT 2: LETTER FORMATION 2.1: How to Write Uppercase Letter Poster 20 2.2: How to Write Lowercase Letter Poster 21 2.3: Correct Letter Formation Cards 22 2.4: Play-Doh Letter Formation Mat 23 2.5: Writing Steps Mat (Write and Wipe) 24 2.6: Letter Formation Writing Cards (Write and Wipe) 25 UNIT 3: BEGINNING LETTER SOUND 3.1: Beginning Sound Word List 27 3.2: Word List with Illustrations Poster 28 3.3: Vocabulary Cards 29 3.4: Beginning Sound Flipbook 32 3.5: What Do You See Mini Book 33 3.6: Say and Trace 38 3.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book 39 3.8: Beginning Letter Sound Match 45 3.9: Picture Letter Match 46 3.10: Letter Scramble 47 3.11: Beginning Sound Identification 48 3.12: Letter Mini Book 49 UNIT 4: WRITING PRACTICE 4.1: Letter Tracing 55 4.2: Letter Tracing and Writing 56 4.3: Letter Tiles 57 4.4: Writing Practice Mat (Write and Wipe) 58 UNIT 5: LETTER STYLES 5.1: Uppercase Letter Styles 60 5.2: Lowercase Letter Styles 61 5.3: Connecting Letters 62 5.4: Letter Race Game 63 UNIT 6: REVIEW 6.1: Letter Review 66 6.2: Trace, Find, and Circle 70 6.3: Trace and Connect 71 6.4: Sort the Letters 72 6.5: Which Is Different? 73 WORKBOOK COMPLETION Congratulations Award 75 UNIT 1 LETTER IDENTIFICATION Learning the Alphabet Unit 1: Letter Identification 6 Aa apple Learning the Alphabet 1.1: Large Letter Poster 7 Letter Puzzle Aa Cut out the puzzle pieces along the dashed lines and have the student piece it together. See Teacher’s Manual for additional details. Learning the Alphabet 1.2: Letter Puzzle 8 Learning the Alphabet 1.3: Do-A-Dot-Letter 9 alligator Use do-a-dot markers, pom-poms or stickers to fill in the circles of the letters. Do-A-Dot Letter Aa Aa Name: Name: Uppercase Letter Maze Help the anteater find his family by following the letter A through the maze. C A Aa A HA H H B A A A D B B D Learning the Alphabet A A A B A B D P T P A A C C C A H P A E E P E V T 1.4: Uppercase Letter Maze E A A E A B B A A V G A A G G G G G 10 Name: A a a Color the shapes with uppercase A in red and the shapes with lowercase a in green. a a A a a A A A A A green red a a Learning the Alphabet Color by Letter a A A a a a 1.5: Uppercase Color-by-Letter a A A A a a Aa a a A a a 11 Name: A Color by Letter Color the shapes with uppercase A in red and the shapes with lowercase a in green. A A a A Learning the Alphabet a a A A A green red a A A a 1.6: Lowercase Color-by-Letter A Aa A a a a A 12 Name: A e a u Letter Matching Circle the matching letter in each row. a O E A A a a Learning the Alphabet Aa a o i ant is for I A U 1.7: Letter Matching 13 Aa Name: Alphabet Letter Hunt Help the alligator find his letters by circling the uppercase and lowercase letter A a . H A n L s a S w a e r v j k n W i a m v Y g a w y m k q x B a X a x H w e i M a C f A p o w P c A e b x a f m h Learning the Alphabet 1.8: Alphabet Letter Hunt 14 Name: A Letter Case Differentiation a Use a green do-a-dot marker to color the apples with uppercase A, and use the red to color the apples with lowercase a. A A a A Learning the Alphabet green a a A a A A a 1.9: Letter Case Differentiation red A a A Aa a a A a 15 Name: Letter Pattern Maze A a A k B w d Draw a line connecting the pattern A - a - A - a through the maze. Aa x a A a A a T d o p t A o Q u a A a P h m A x m q s a A c r S y a A a Learning the Alphabet 1.10: Letter Pattern Maze 16 A Learning the Alphabet 1.11: Uppercase Letter Template 17 Learning the Alphabet a 1.12: Lowercase Letter Template 18 UNIT 2 LETTER FORMATION Learning the Alphabet Unit 2: Letter Formation 19 Learning the Alphabet 2.1: How to Write Uppercase Letter Poster 20 Go back to the starting point and slide down at an angle in the opposite direction to the base line. Connect both lines at the middle line. Step 2 - Step 3 - base line middle line top line Start at the top line and slide down from right to left at an angle to the base line. Step 1 - Use three strokes to write the uppercase letter A. A How to Write Uppercase Letter A Learning the Alphabet 2.2: How to Write Lowercase Letter Poster 21 Move around in a circle to touch the base line. Continue the circle straight up until reaching the middle line. Move straight down to the base line. Step 2 - Step 3 - Step 4 - base line middle line top line Start slightly under the middle line and curve left to touch it. Step 1 - Use one continuous stroke to write the lowercase letter a. How to Write Lowercase Letter a a A a Learning the Alphabet 2.3: Correct Letter Formation Cards 22 Learning the Alphabet 2.4: Play-Doh Letter Formation Mat 23 Aa Use play-doh to practice shaping letter formation. Play-Doh Letter Formation Mat Learning the Alphabet 2.5: Writing Steps Mat 24 2. Write the lowercase a in one continuous stroke. Trace the steps to write each letter case. Writing Steps Mat A A A a a a a 1. Write the uppercase A in three strokes. Name: Aa Aa a a Aa a a AA AA Learning the Alphabet 2.6: Letter Formation Writing Cards 25 UNIT 3 BEGINNING LETTER SOUND Learning the Alphabet Unit 3: Beginning Letter Sound 26 Aa ShortBeginning Aa Beginning Sound Sound WordWord List List Read Readeach eachword wordaloud aloudemphasizing emphasizingthe thebeginning beginningshort letter Aasound. sound. Next, ask your student to repeat after you as you pronounce each word again. act angry arrow albatross ankle asteroid add alley alligator alphabet ambulance anchor Learning the Alphabet animals ant anteater antenna antlers apple 3.1: Beginning Sound Word List ask astronaut athlete attic avenue ax 27 Aa apple arrow astronaut alligator anchor ant Learning the Alphabet 3.2: Word List with Illustrations Poster 28 alligator apple arrow ambulance Learning the Alphabet 3.3: Vocabulary Cards 29 ant anteater albatross anchor Learning the Alphabet 3.3: Vocabulary Cards 30 astronaut asteroid ankle ax Learning the Alphabet 3.3: Vocabulary Cards 31 Learning the Alphabet 3.4: Beginning Sound Flipbook 32 apple cover A is for Name: alligator add glue (card 4) astronaut add glue (card 1) anchor add glue (card 2) ant add glue (card 3) Color, cut and glue the cards to make a flipbook. short a Aa What do you see? I see an apple. Learning the Alphabet 3.5: What Do You See Mini Book 33 I see an ant. I see an alligator. Learning the Alphabet 3.5: What Do You See Mini Book 34 I see an astronaut. I see an asteroid. Learning the Alphabet 3.5: What Do You See Mini Book 35 I see an arrow. I see an albatross. Learning the Alphabet 3.5: What Do You See Mini Book 36 I see an anchor. I see an ambulance. Learning the Alphabet 3.5: What Do You See Mini Book 37 Name: Aa anteater apple ankle anchor Say and Trace Say the name of the picture. Next, trace the beginning letter to complete the word. Learning the Alphabet 3.6: Say and Trace 38 Aa is for apple. Sound to Symbol Mini Book Name: Learning the Alphabet 3.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book 39 is for ant. is for alligator. Learning the Alphabet 3.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book 40 is for astronaut. is for asteroid. Learning the Alphabet 3.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book 41 is for ax. is for albatross. Learning the Alphabet 3.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book 42 Learning the Alphabet 3.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book 43 is for ankle. Draw a picture of a word beginning with the letter Aa. Aa Aa Aa Aa Learning the Alphabet Aa Aa Aa Aa 3.7: Sound to Symbol Mini Book 44 Name: Aa Beginning Letter Sound Match Cut out the pictures at the bottom of the page and say the name of each item. Glue them above if they begin with the sound of the letter Aa. Aa Can you find the items that begin with the same sound as apple? Learning the Alphabet 3.8: Beginning Letter Sound Match 45 Name: Picture Letter Match Aa P E A Say the name of each picture. Circle the letter that matches the beginning sound. o a u K A U a o e Learning the Alphabet 3.9: Picture Letter Match 46 Name: Letter Scramble Aa Cut out the picture pieces at the bottom of the page. Paste the pieces in the frame below to create the letter that makes the sound /a/. Learning the Alphabet 3.10: Letter Scramble 47 Name: Beginning Sound Identification Color the pictures that begin with the sound of the letter Aa. Learning the Alphabet 3.11: Beginning Sound Identification Aa 48 My Letter Book Name: Aa Aa apple Color me! Trace me! Learning the Alphabet 3.12: Letter Mini Book 49 Aa Aa Learning the Alphabet ant alligator 3.12: Letter Mini Book 50 Aa Aa Learning the Alphabet astronaut asteroid 3.12: Letter Mini Book 51 Aa Aa Learning the Alphabet anteater albatross 3.12: Letter Mini Book 52 Aa Aa Learning the Alphabet anchor ambulance 3.12: Letter Mini Book 53 UNIT 4 WRITING PRACTICE Learning the Alphabet Unit 4: Writing Practice 54 A a A A Name: Learning the Alphabet A a a a A a A A Letter Tracing Trace the uppercase and lowercase letters. 4.1: Letter Tracing Aa A a a a 55 Aa A A A A Name: Letter Tracing and Writing Trace the letter, and then write it below. a a a a Learning the Alphabet 4.2: Letter Tracing and Writing 56 Aa Aa Aa Aa Name: Letter Tiles 1. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letters. Next, write it in the boxes below. 2. Cut out the letters at the bottom of the page and paste them in the correct size boxes. AAA a a a Learning the Alphabet 4.3: Letter Tiles 57 AAA a a a Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Learning the Alphabet 4.4: Writing Practice Mat 58 UNIT 5 LETTER STYLES Learning the Alphabet Unit 5: Letter Styles 59 Name: Aa A A A A A Uppercase Letter Styles Practice identifying the different styles for the uppercase letter A. A 1. Identify and connect each uppercase letter A to the picture in the center. A V A B S A A G Learning the Alphabet X A K 5.2: Uppercase Letter Styles A A 60 Name: a a Lowercase Letter Styles Practice identifying the different styles for the lowercase a a a a 1. Identify and circle each lowercase letter a. a b f g e a j a m t a s b a a o Learning the Alphabet letter a. Aa e a a i z a c u h a e d y a i a 5.1: Lowercase Letter Styles 61 Name: Connecting Letters Connect the different letter Aa’s to help the ant find her home. Aa b t u a C E Q A D M a p h f z f s B U M A Y g k a y Learning the Alphabet 5.3: Connecting Letters 62 Learning the Alphabet 5.4: Letter Race Game 63 Name: A a For game directions, see Teacher’s Manual. Letter Race Scorecard Aa A A Learning the Alphabet A FINISH a START a A a A a A a A a A a a a A GAME BOARD 5.4: Letter Race Game 64 UNIT 6 REVIEW Learning the Alphabet Unit 6: Review 65 Name: e Letter A Review 1. Draw a line between the matching uppercase and lowercase letters. A o i Aa a 2. Color the animal that begins with the letter Aa. b a f 3. Color the uppercase and lowercase letter Aa. A C Learning the Alphabet a A e t r A g 6.1: Letter Review a B 66 Aa A A A A a a a a Name: Letter A Review 1. Trace the letters below. A 2. Draw a line from the letter A to the picture that begins with the letter Aa sound. Learning the Alphabet 6.1: Letter Review 67 Aa Name: a 1. Circle the matching letter. Letter A Review I A U 2. Find and circle the letter Aa in the words below. apple antenna albatross alphabet Anna animal ant 3. Say the name of the picture and trace the missing letter to complete the word. Learning the Alphabet 6.1: Letter Review 68 Aa A a A a Name: Letter A Review 1. Trace the letters below. 2. Draw a picture that begins with the letter Aa. 3. Circle each letter Aa. a G c a I e a j a m T a Learning the Alphabet f A 6.1: Letter Review o a A p 69 Aa A a A a Name: Trace, Find, and Circle 1. Trace the letters below. 2. Find and circle the letter Aa below. An ant fell on a basket of apples. Annie grabbed an apple from the basket. After eating her apple, Annie saw the ant on her hand. Learning the Alphabet 6.2: Trace, Find, and Circle 70 Name: Aa A a A a Trace and Connect 1. Trace the letters below. 2. Connect the pictures that begin with the letter Aa to the apple in the center. Learning the Alphabet 6.3: Trace and Connect 71 Name: Sort the Letters Aa Cut out the letters at the bottom of the page. Paste the uppercase letters upstairs and lowercase letters downstairs of the house. A a a A a A a A a A A a Learning the Alphabet 6.4: Sort the Letters 72 Name: Which Is Different? Aa 1. Circle the picture that does not begin with the letter Aa. 2. Circle the word that does not begin with the letter Aa. apple ball Anna A R A A A A 3. Circle the letter that is not an uppercase letter A. a a a 4. Circle the letter that is not a lowercase letter a. Learning the Alphabet a 6.5: Which Is Different? c a 73 WORKBOOK COMPLETION Learning the Alphabet Workbook Completion 74 Name: Aa Workbook Completion Color and cut out the letters along the dashed lines. Next, paste the letter box inside of the star on the following page. Learning the Alphabet Workbook Completion Aa 75 Way to go! Great job! 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