
Letter A and a
A is for apple. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.
All 26 uppercase and lowercase letter pairs, with letter hunts, case matching and open writing space. Each letter has a simple pictured word, from apple to zipper.
26 activity pages + 2 answer pages · 28 pages in each book
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The word pictures support naming and recognition of written initial letters. This is not a phonics sequence: an initial letter does not always represent the same spoken sound, as in “xylophone.”
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A is for apple. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

B is for ball. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

C is for cat. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

D is for drum. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

E is for egg. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

F is for fish. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

G is for gift. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

H is for house. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

I is for ice cream. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

J is for jar. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

K is for kite. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

L is for leaf. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

M is for moon. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

N is for nest. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

O is for orange. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

P is for pencil. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

Q is for quilt. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

R is for rainbow. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

S is for sun. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

T is for tree. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

U is for umbrella. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

V is for vase. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

W is for watch. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

X is for xylophone. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

Y is for yarn. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.

Z is for zipper. Find the letters, match the cases, and try writing.
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Each find grid has three rows and four columns. Positions below count from the top left. There are three uppercase and three lowercase target letters on every page. Match each uppercase letter to the same lowercase letter; the right-hand positions are counted from top to bottom.
| Worksheet | Find-grid positions | Case matches |
|---|---|---|
| Aa · apple | R1 C1, R1 C4, R2 C1, R3 C1, R3 C2, R3 C3 | A → a (right 1); B → b (right 3); H → h (right 2) |
| Bb · ball | R1 C2, R1 C4, R2 C2, R3 C2, R3 C3, R3 C4 | B → b (right 3); C → c (right 1); I → i (right 2) |
| Cc · cat | R1 C3, R1 C4, R2 C1, R2 C2, R3 C1, R3 C3 | J → j (right 3); C → c (right 1); D → d (right 2) |
| Dd · drum | R1 C1, R2 C1, R2 C2, R2 C3, R2 C4, R3 C1 | E → e (right 3); D → d (right 1); K → k (right 2) |
| Ee · egg | R1 C2, R2 C1, R2 C3, R2 C4, R3 C1, R3 C4 | F → f (right 3); E → e (right 2); L → l (right 1) |
| Ff · fish | R1 C1, R2 C1, R2 C4, R3 C1, R3 C2, R3 C3 | G → g (right 2); F → f (right 3); M → m (right 1) |
| Gg · gift | R1 C1, R1 C2, R1 C4, R2 C1, R3 C3, R3 C4 | H → h (right 1); N → n (right 3); G → g (right 2) |
| Hh · house | R2 C1, R2 C2, R2 C3, R2 C4, R3 C2, R3 C3 | I → i (right 3); H → h (right 1); O → o (right 2) |
| Ii · ice cream | R2 C1, R2 C2, R2 C4, R3 C1, R3 C2, R3 C4 | J → j (right 3); P → p (right 2); I → i (right 1) |
| Jj · jar | R1 C2, R1 C3, R1 C4, R2 C4, R3 C1, R3 C4 | J → j (right 2); K → k (right 1); Q → q (right 3) |
| Kk · kite | R1 C3, R2 C1, R2 C2, R2 C3, R3 C2, R3 C4 | R → r (right 3); L → l (right 2); K → k (right 1) |
| Ll · leaf | R1 C1, R1 C3, R2 C1, R2 C3, R3 C2, R3 C4 | L → l (right 1); S → s (right 3); M → m (right 2) |
| Mm · moon | R1 C4, R2 C2, R2 C3, R2 C4, R3 C1, R3 C2 | M → m (right 3); T → t (right 1); N → n (right 2) |
| Nn · nest | R1 C3, R1 C4, R2 C2, R3 C2, R3 C3, R3 C4 | O → o (right 2); U → u (right 1); N → n (right 3) |
| Oo · orange | R1 C1, R1 C4, R2 C1, R3 C1, R3 C3, R3 C4 | V → v (right 3); P → p (right 1); O → o (right 2) |
| Pp · pencil | R1 C1, R1 C2, R3 C1, R3 C2, R3 C3, R3 C4 | P → p (right 1); Q → q (right 3); W → w (right 2) |
| Qq · quilt | R1 C1, R1 C2, R2 C3, R3 C1, R3 C3, R3 C4 | X → x (right 3); R → r (right 1); Q → q (right 2) |
| Rr · rainbow | R1 C1, R1 C3, R2 C1, R2 C3, R3 C2, R3 C4 | R → r (right 3); Y → y (right 1); S → s (right 2) |
| Ss · sun | R1 C3, R2 C1, R2 C4, R3 C1, R3 C2, R3 C3 | S → s (right 2); Z → z (right 1); T → t (right 3) |
| Tt · tree | R1 C2, R1 C3, R2 C1, R2 C2, R2 C4, R3 C2 | A → a (right 2); T → t (right 3); U → u (right 1) |
| Uu · umbrella | R1 C1, R1 C2, R2 C1, R2 C3, R2 C4, R3 C2 | V → v (right 3); U → u (right 1); B → b (right 2) |
| Vv · vase | R1 C1, R2 C2, R2 C3, R2 C4, R3 C3, R3 C4 | C → c (right 3); V → v (right 1); W → w (right 2) |
| Ww · watch | R1 C1, R2 C1, R2 C4, R3 C1, R3 C2, R3 C3 | X → x (right 2); D → d (right 3); W → w (right 1) |
| Xx · xylophone | R1 C3, R1 C4, R2 C1, R2 C2, R2 C3, R3 C1 | E → e (right 2); X → x (right 3); Y → y (right 1) |
| Yy · yarn | R1 C1, R1 C2, R2 C3, R2 C4, R3 C1, R3 C4 | Z → z (right 3); Y → y (right 1); F → f (right 2) |
| Zz · zipper | R1 C1, R2 C2, R2 C4, R3 C1, R3 C3, R3 C4 | G → g (right 3); A → a (right 2); Z → z (right 1) |
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