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Free alphabet dot to dot worksheets
Free printable alphabet dot to dot worksheets for preschool and kindergarten: six pictures with 26 dots labelled A to Z (four uppercase, two lowercase), a colored start dot, a hint, and an answer key to color on page 2.
Alphabet dot to dot A to Z: in your closet
Twenty-six dots labelled A to Z that join into something you wear. Uppercase letters in ABC order. Answer key on page 2. Free printable PDF.
Alphabet dot to dot A to Z: sweet cookie
Twenty-six dots labelled A to Z that join into a cookie shaped like a person. Uppercase letters. Answer key on page 2. Free printable PDF.
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Alphabet dot to dot A to Z: ring ring
Twenty-six dots labelled A to Z that join into something that rings. Uppercase letters in ABC order. Answer key on page 2. Free printable PDF.
Alphabet dot to dot A to Z: on your head
Twenty-six dots labelled A to Z that join into something a magician wears. Uppercase letters. Answer key on page 2. Free printable PDF.
Lowercase dot to dot a to z: slow and steady
Twenty-six dots labelled a to z in lowercase that join into a slow animal with a shell. Answer key on page 2. Free printable PDF.
Lowercase dot to dot a to z: prickly plant
Twenty-six dots labelled a to z in lowercase that join into a prickly plant in a pot. Answer key on page 2. Free printable PDF.
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An alphabet dot to dot swaps the numbers for letters: join the dots from A to Z, in ABC order, and a picture appears. It is the same puzzle children love, doing the job of an alphabet worksheet. These six ABC dot to dot pages have 26 dots each. Four use uppercase letters (a T-shirt, a gingerbread man, a bell, a top hat) and two use lowercase letters (a snail, a cactus), because children who know A B C often still hesitate over a b c. Each puzzle has a big colored start dot at A, a hint line, and an answer key on page 2 with the finished outline and details to color.
What's in this set
- A to Z: in your closet. A T-shirt with a star on the front of the key. Uppercase.
- A to Z: sweet cookie. A gingerbread man with buttons and icing on the key. Uppercase, the most corners in the set.
- A to Z: ring ring. A bell with a clapper. Uppercase.
- A to Z: on your head. A magician's top hat. Uppercase, straight lines only, the easiest picture.
- a to z: slow and steady. A snail with a round shell. Lowercase letters.
- a to z: prickly plant. A cactus with two arms in a pot. Lowercase letters.
Start with the top hat or the T-shirt; the gingerbread man has the most twists and turns.
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How to use these worksheets
Print at 100% and use a pencil. Sing or say the alphabet once before starting, then point to the big colored A. Each dot is a letter; the child finds the next letter in the alphabet and draws the line. Twenty-six dots takes five to ten minutes.
- Say each letter as you reach it. This is the point of the puzzle. "A, B, C" while drawing links the letter shape, its name and its place in the alphabet.
- Keep an alphabet strip nearby. A child who stalls at "what comes after L?" can look at the strip, find L, and read the next letter. The letter worksheets page has one letter per sheet if you want to pause on a tricky letter.
- Uppercase first, lowercase second. Sheets 1 to 4 use capitals, which children usually learn first. Sheets 5 and 6 use lowercase; expect b and d, p and q to need a second look.
- Close the picture. The last line goes from Z back to A. Point to the colored dot if the child stops at Z.
- Color the key. Page 2 shows the finished picture with buttons, spines, a shell spiral or a hat band. Color it or copy the details onto the puzzle page.
Common mistakes to watch for
- Singing past the letter. The alphabet song runs faster than the pencil; children reach "L M N O P" and skip a dot. Slow the song to one letter per dot.
- Nearest dot, not next letter. Where dots sit close together, say "which letter comes next?" rather than "which dot is closest?".
- Mixing up b/d and p/q on the lowercase sheets. Point to the round part: b's circle is on the right, d's is on the left.
- Stopping at Z. One more line back to A finishes the outline.
Frequently asked questions
What age are alphabet dot to dot worksheets for?
Ages 4 to 6. A child needs to know the alphabet sequence and recognize the letters. Preschoolers can do the uppercase sheets with an alphabet strip beside them; kindergartners can do all six alone, including the lowercase pages.
Do these have answer keys?
Yes. Page 2 of each PDF shows the finished outline with the letters faded, the details drawn in and the picture's name. Print only page 1 if you want the puzzle alone.
Why are there lowercase alphabet dot to dots?
Because most reading is in lowercase and children usually learn lowercase letters later. Two of the six puzzles use a to z so the same game practices both cases.
Is this the same as connect the dots or join the dots?
Yes, with letters instead of numbers. "Dot to dot" and "connect the dots" are the US names; "join the dots" is used in the UK and Australia.
Can I use these in a classroom?
Yes. The PDFs are free for home and classroom use: a literacy center for alphabetical order, a morning starter or a quiet activity for early finishers.
More alphabet and dot to dot practice
Number versions of the same puzzle: dot to dot 1 to 20, dot to dot 1 to 50 and dot to dot 1 to 100, plus the older connect the dots printables with twenty pictures. For letter formation, the letter worksheets have one sheet per letter and the handwriting worksheets take it further; the child's own letters come first on the name tracing worksheets. For the pencil control underneath every dot to dot, see the pre-writing worksheets.
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