Letter of the Week Worksheets
Teach one letter at a time with the same eight pages for every letter, A to Z: write it, hear it, find it, match it, build words with it and play with it. Black and white, print and go. One sheet for every letter is free, and the full pack of 208 is $7.
How to teach a letter of the week
Pick a letter for the week and print its eight pages. Day one is the letter itself: say its name and its sound, then trace and write it with the stroke arrows. The middle of the week is about the sound: say each picture name and listen for the first sound, then hunt for the letter and match its capital and small forms. End the week with Build a Word, I Spy and the letter path.
Letters can go in any order. A to Z is the order most families expect. Many kindergarten programs start with letters that make lots of short words early (s, a, t, p, i, n), and the pack works the same way in that order.
Pictures a child can name one way
Every picture was chosen so a child says one name for it, and that name starts with the right sound: no silent letters, hard c and g, and short vowels. A picture that could be called two things (a deer that could be an elk, a mug that could be a cup) is kept off the pages where the second name would fit.
For more practice on sounds across many letters, see the beginning sounds worksheets. For handwriting, see the letter formation worksheets and the alphabet tracing worksheets.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is on the eight pages?
For every letter: (1) the capital and small letter with stroke arrows, to trace and write; (2) three picture words and a sentence to trace, with a box to draw something that starts with the letter; (3) say each picture and circle its first letter; (4) color the letter among letters that look like it; (5) match capitals to small letters; (6) build short words from mixed-up letters; (7) I Spy: circle the pictures that start with the letter and count them; (8) follow a path that steps only on the letter.
Why the same pages for every letter?
Children learn the routine in the first week, so after that they spend their time on the letter, not on working out a new kind of sheet. Teachers say this is what makes a letter of the week set easy to use.
Do the vowels use the short sound?
Yes. A is for apple and ant, E for egg and elf, I for igloo and iguana, O for octopus and otter, U for umbrella and up. X uses words that end in x (box, fox, six), because so few words start with it.
Is there an answer key?
Yes, for every sheet with right answers. The free I Spy PDFs have the key on page 2. The pack has all the keys at the back, four to a page.
What do I get when I buy the pack?
One print-ready PDF: 208 sheets (eight for each of the 26 letters), a how-to page with where each letter starts, and the answer keys. 249 pages in all. The download link comes right after checkout and by email.
Can I use it with a whole class?
Yes. You may print and copy the pages for your own classroom or your own children.