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ABC Order for Preschool

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Missing letters, ABC dot to dots, putting 3 letters in order and an alphabet train, for preschoolers learning the alphabet in order.

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Missing letters

Say the letters in a short run and circle the one that is missing. An ABC strip at the top helps children check.

ABC dot to dot

Join the dots in ABC order to finish a picture: a house from A to J, a rocket from A to Z and a fish from a to z.

Put 3 letters in order

Cut out three mixed-up letters and glue them in ABC order, or use the no-cut version and join them with lines.

Alphabet train

An A to Z train to point to and say, with some letters to trace.

Print at 100% (actual size) for the cleanest tracing lines.

About these abc order worksheets

Knowing the alphabet in order helps preschoolers name letters faster and gets them ready for kindergarten. These ABC order worksheets keep each job small: a run of four letters, three letters to put in order, or a dot to dot that turns ABC order into a picture.

The missing letter pages show a short run like A B _ D with three letters to choose from, and an ABC strip at the top to check against. The dot to dots go from A to J for beginners up to the whole alphabet in uppercase and lowercase. The put in order page comes as a cut and paste page and a no-cut twin, and the alphabet train is for pointing, saying and tracing.

Children don't write any letters on their own here: they circle, join, glue or trace. Every page is black and white, prints on US Letter or A4, and pages with one right answer have an answer key on page 2.

Standards

  • ELOF P-LIT 3Child identifies letters of the alphabet and produces correct sounds associated with letters.
  • ELOF P-PMP 3Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.

How to use them

  1. Sing or say the alphabet together first, then point along the alphabet train as you say each letter.
  2. For missing letters, say the run out loud ("A, B, hmm, D") and let your child hear the gap before choosing.
  3. Start dot to dots with A to J. Move on to A to Z once your child can say the alphabet with a little help.
  4. For put in order, say the three letters, then ask, "Which one comes first in the ABC song?"

Teaching tips

  • Many children can sing the alphabet but run L M N O P together. Slow the song down and point to each letter as you sing.
  • Keep an alphabet chart nearby. Checking the order is a skill too, not cheating.
  • Lowercase order is harder because the letters look less familiar. Do the uppercase pages first.
  • Cutting three small tiles is plenty for a preschooler. The no-cut version teaches the same thing on days when scissors are too much.

Questions teachers and parents ask

Should preschoolers learn ABC order?

Preschoolers learn ABC order mostly by singing and saying the alphabet. Pages like these help them connect the song to the letters on paper. Full alphabetical order of words comes later, in kindergarten and first grade.

How is this different from kindergarten ABC order?

These pages use short runs of letters, three letters at a time and big dot to dots, and children circle, join or glue instead of writing letters on their own.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. The missing letter, dot to dot and put in order pages have an answer key on page 2. The alphabet train is for tracing and needs none.