Alphabet tracing worksheets
Alphabet tracing worksheets are pages of handwriting lines where a child traces each letter of the alphabet, then writes it alone. Type your child's name for the top of the pages and pick a design: you get an alphabet chart, then a page for every letter from A to Z with the capital, the small letter and a word to trace, and a dot where each letter starts. Free, no account.
- Free
- No account
- US Letter or A4
- Print at home
More options: color, paper
How to make alphabet tracing worksheets
Type your child's name
It goes at the top of every page, “Emma’s Letter A”, and on the E page Emma traces her own name. Leave it empty for a class set.
Choose the letters
All 26 or a few at a time, a page per letter or three or four to a page. Large rows for ages 3 to 5, medium for 5 to 7, and one of 15 designs or plain.
Print and trace
Download the PDF and print it at 100%. Your child starts each letter at its dot, traces the gray letters, then writes alone.
What's in the PDF
- An alphabet chart: every letter, capital and small, with its start dot
- A page for each letter from A to Z: the capital and the small letter to trace, then a row to write alone
- A word with each letter to trace, like apple, bear and cat, and your child's name on its own letter's page
- Upright print letters on primary lines, in large rows for ages 3–5 or medium for 5–7
- Fifteen illustrated designs or plain, on US Letter or A4
How to teach the alphabet
Start with the letters in your child's name, then the rest a few at a time. Many teachers begin the capitals with the ones made of straight lines (L, F, E, H, T, I) and the small letters with c, o, a, d and g, which all start the same way. Tap those letters in the maker for a week's pages.
Show your child the dot: it's where the pencil goes down. Round letters like a, c, d, g, o and q start just right of the top and go round to the left; most other letters start at the top. Starting in the right place makes writing faster and neater later.
Print first, cursive later
These worksheets are in print, the upright letters children learn first, with the short tail on a, d and t that many schools teach.
When your child is ready for joined writing, usually in second or third grade, the same maker makes cursive alphabet worksheets, and the name tracing worksheet gives them their own name to practice.
The chart, a letter, or several to a page
Questions
- How do I make alphabet tracing worksheets?
- Type your child's name in the maker above, choose all 26 letters or a few, a page per letter or several to a page, a row size and a design, and download the PDF. It's free, with no account.
- What age are alphabet tracing worksheets for?
- Most children start tracing letters at 3 or 4 and write them on their own by 5 or 6. Large rows suit ages 3 to 5; medium rows suit kindergarten and first grade.
- Capital or lowercase letters first?
- Many programs start with the capitals, which are made of simpler lines and are all the same height, and soon add the small letters, which children write most. Each page has both, the capital first.
- What are the dots on the letters?
- Each dot shows where to start the letter: at the top for most letters, and just right of the top for round ones like a, d and o, which go round to the left. You can turn the dots off.
- Can I print just a few letters?
- Yes. Tap the letters you want, like the ones in your child's name, and the PDF has just those pages. Choose several letters to a page for a shorter set.
- Is it free, and does it print on US Letter?
- Yes and yes: it's free with no account, on US Letter or A4. Print at 100% or “actual size” so the lines keep their size.
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