English · Preschool–Grade 1
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26 printable letter tracing worksheets, one per letter from Aa to Zz. Each has two rows of dotted uppercase and two rows of lowercase to trace, most with a picture such as an apple for Aa.
Letter Aa: trace uppercase and lowercase with apple
Trace two rows of dotted capital A and two rows of lowercase a under a large Aa heading and a picture of an apple.
Letter Bb: trace uppercase and lowercase with basketball
Trace two rows of dotted capital B and two rows of lowercase b under a large Bb heading and a picture of a basketball.
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Letter Cc: trace uppercase and lowercase with cat
Trace two rows of dotted capital C and two rows of lowercase c under a large Cc heading and a picture of a cat.
Letter Dd: trace uppercase and lowercase with dog
Trace two rows of dotted capital D and two rows of lowercase d under a large Dd heading and a picture of a dog.
Letter Ee: trace uppercase and lowercase with elephant
Trace two rows of dotted capital E and two rows of lowercase e under a large Ee heading and a picture of an elephant.
Letter Ff: trace uppercase and lowercase with fish
Trace two rows of dotted capital F and two rows of lowercase f under a large Ff heading and a picture of a fish.
Letter Gg: trace uppercase and lowercase with grapes
Trace two rows of dotted capital G and two rows of lowercase g under a large Gg heading and a picture of a bunch of grapes.
Letter Hh: trace uppercase and lowercase with hat
Trace two rows of dotted capital H and two rows of lowercase h under a large Hh heading and a picture of a hat.
Letter Ii: trace uppercase and lowercase with ice cream
Trace two rows of dotted capital I and two rows of lowercase i under a large Ii heading and a picture of an ice cream sundae.
Letter Jj: trace uppercase and lowercase with juice glass
Trace two rows of dotted capital J and two rows of lowercase j under a large Jj heading and a picture of a glass of juice.
Letter Kk: trace uppercase and lowercase with key
Trace two rows of dotted capital K and two rows of lowercase k under a large Kk heading and a picture of a key.
Letter Ll: trace uppercase and lowercase with lion
Trace two rows of dotted capital L and two rows of lowercase l under a large Ll heading and a picture of a lion.
Letter Mm: trace uppercase and lowercase with monkey
Trace two rows of dotted capital M and two rows of lowercase m under a large Mm heading and a picture of a monkey.
Letter Nn: trace uppercase and lowercase with nut and bolt
Trace two rows of dotted capital N and two rows of lowercase n under a large Nn heading and a picture of a nut and bolt.
Letter Oo: trace uppercase and lowercase with octopus
Trace two rows of dotted capital O and two rows of lowercase o under a large Oo heading and a picture of an octopus.
Letter Pp: trace uppercase and lowercase with panda
Trace two rows of dotted capital P and two rows of lowercase p under a large Pp heading and a picture of a panda.
Letter Qq: trace uppercase and lowercase with queen
Trace two rows of dotted capital Q and two rows of lowercase q under a large Qq heading and a picture of a queen.
Letter Rr: trace uppercase and lowercase with rocket
Trace two rows of dotted capital R and two rows of lowercase r under a large Rr heading and a picture of a rocket.
Letter Ss: trace uppercase and lowercase with sun
Trace two rows of dotted capital S and two rows of lowercase s under a large Ss heading and a picture of a sun.
Letter Tt: trace uppercase and lowercase with tomato
Trace two rows of dotted capital T and two rows of lowercase t under a large Tt heading and a picture of a tomato.
Letter Uu: trace uppercase and lowercase with umbrella
Trace two rows of dotted capital U and two rows of lowercase u under a large Uu heading and a picture of an umbrella.
Letter Vv: trace uppercase and lowercase with violin
Trace two rows of dotted capital V and two rows of lowercase v under a large Vv heading and a picture of a violin.
Letter Ww: trace uppercase and lowercase with wristwatch
Trace two rows of dotted capital W and two rows of lowercase w under a large Ww heading and a picture of a wristwatch.
Letter Xx: trace uppercase X and lowercase x
Trace two rows of dotted capital X and two rows of lowercase x under a large Xx heading, with no picture on this page.
Letter Yy: trace uppercase Y and lowercase y
Trace two rows of dotted capital Y and two rows of lowercase y under a large Yy heading, with no picture on this page.
Letter Zz: trace uppercase Z and lowercase z
Trace two rows of dotted capital Z and two rows of lowercase z under a large Zz heading, with no picture on this page.
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These 26 letter worksheets give one page to each letter of the alphabet, from Aa to Zz, in order. Every sheet has the same layout: a large heading showing the uppercase and lowercase pair, two rows of dotted capital letters to trace and two rows of dotted lowercase letters to trace. On 23 of the sheets a picture of something that starts with the letter sits beside the heading: an apple for Aa, a basketball for Bb, a cat for Cc, a dog for Dd, through to a violin for Vv and a wristwatch for Ww. The last three pages, Xx, Yy and Zz, have the tracing rows only, with no picture.
Tracing dotted letters is the step between recognizing a letter and writing it from memory: the dots show the shape and the child supplies the movement, four rows at a time.
What Students Will Practice
- Tracing each uppercase letter A to Z along dotted lines, two rows per sheet
- Tracing each lowercase letter a to z, two rows per sheet, so both forms get equal time
- Seeing the uppercase and lowercase pair together in the heading (Bb, Dd, Pp) and learning they are the same letter
- Linking the letter to a beginning sound through the picture: the monkey on Mm, the sun on Ss, the umbrella on Uu
- Pencil grip and control across a full page of tracing
The sheets suit preschool through first grade. Use them one or two letters a week, starting with the letters in the child's name.
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How to use these worksheets
Print at 100% on A4 or US Letter so the dotted letters keep their drawn size; scaling down makes the lowercase rows too tight for a young hand. There is no answer key, the dots are the guide. One letter per sitting is plenty, and start with the letters in your child's name.
- Straight-line letters: Ee, Ff, Hh, Ii, Ll, Tt. Begin with these, not with A. Every stroke is a straight pull down or across, so your child learns to start at the top before any curve arrives.
- Curved letters: Cc, Oo, Ss, Gg, Jj, Uu, Qq. Watch the starting point, not the finished shape. C, O, G and Q all begin at the same spot on the circle, and starting at the bottom draws them backwards.
- Line and curve letters: Bb, Dd, Pp, Rr. The reversal group. Trace the straight line all the way down first, then add the bump, and say out loud which side the bump goes on. Space the Bb and Dd pages a few days apart.
- Diagonal letters: Aa, Kk, Mm, Nn, Vv, Ww. Diagonals need the whole arm, not just fingers. Trace the large heading letter with a finger first, then pick up the pencil for the four rows.
- The pages with a picture. Use the apple, the monkey, the umbrella as a sound check. Ask what the picture starts with before any tracing, so the page ties a sound to a shape.
- Xx, Yy and Zz. These three have tracing rows only and no picture, so supply your own: a box for x, a yo-yo for y, a zipper for z.
Common mistakes to watch for
- Starting letters from the bottom. Dots show shape, not direction. Watch the pencil on the first row of each new letter, because a bottom-up habit is slow to undo.
- Tracing one letter over and over. Going around the same dotted letter four times looks neat and teaches nothing. One clean pass, then move along.
- Mixing up b and d, p and q. Four shapes from one circle and one line. Teach one of each pair properly before the other, and use the heading at the top of the page to check.
- Writing past the point of control. Four rows is a lot at this age. If the letters fall apart in the last row, stop and finish tomorrow.
Frequently asked questions
What age or grade are these letter worksheets for?
Preschool through first grade, roughly ages four to six. A younger child can trace the straight-line letters with help; a first grader can do a page independently and then write the letter without dots underneath.
Is there an answer key?
No key is needed. Each page shows the uppercase and lowercase pair in a large heading and gives dotted letters to trace, so the correct shape is printed in front of your child.
Do the sheets teach uppercase or lowercase?
Both, on every page: two rows of dotted capitals and two rows of dotted lowercase. If you only want one form for now, fold the page or cover the rows you are not using.
Do they print in black and white?
Yes. The letters and pictures are black line art, so a mono printer is fine. Print at 100% on plain paper, or slip the page into a sleeve and use a dry erase marker to reuse it.
What comes after tracing all 26?
Move to copying a letter with no dots, then writing it from a spoken sound, then first names. Keep the picture sheets nearby as a reminder of each beginning sound.
More practice
Once the letters are steady, handwriting worksheets move from single letters to words, and phonics worksheets turn the beginning sounds into reading. If your child is not ready for letter shapes yet, line tracing worksheets build the strokes first, and number tracing worksheets for 1 to 20 do the same job with numerals.
One page per letter
Each letter now has its own set of six tracing worksheets: capital and small letter on three-line handwriting rules with a formation cue, the pair together, first words that start with the letter, a rainbow letter and a find-and-color hunt. Pick the letter you are working on: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z. The 26 sheets on this page remain the quickest way to run through the whole alphabet in order.
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