ABC Order Activity

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A two-page, three-part hands-on activity: filling in missing letters in the alphabet strip, cutting apart and reordering scrambled letter tiles, and a 26-point connect-the-dots picture that reveals a balloon when completed in A-to-Z order.

Overview

This is the unit's dedicated hands-on activity, filling the role a craft-style activity (such as a Family Tree in other units) would normally take — adapted here to focus on alphabetical sequencing instead, since that is the genuinely relevant hands-on skill for a phonics topic. Part 1 has students fill in 7 missing letters within a printed A-Z strip. Part 2 gives a full set of cuttable letter tiles for students to physically scramble and reorder. Part 3 is a connect-the-dots picture where following the alphabet in order from the circled starting dot (A) traces a recognizable shape.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: ABC Order Activity
Category: Classroom Activities
File Type: PDF
File Size: 115.7 KB
Published: 01 Sep 2026
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Grade 1 35-45 Minutes ABC Order

How to Play

Have students complete Part 1 by saying the alphabet aloud and filling in each missing letter.
For Part 2, have students cut apart the letter tiles, mix them up, and then physically reorder and glue or tape them onto a strip of paper (or simply lay them out on a desk if glue isn't available).
For Part 3, have students start at the circled dot (A) and draw a line letter by letter, in order, all the way to Z.
Ask what shape appeared once the dots are connected, as a fun wrap-up.

Variations

Turn Part 2 into a small-group race: give each pair or small group their own scrambled tile set and see who can lay the full alphabet back out in order first, then check together as a class.

Teacher Tips

Rotate this activity in every two to three weeks across the unit as a hands-on change of pace, rather than saving it only for the very end — sequencing practice benefits from being revisited periodically as more letters are introduced.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to recite and reconstruct the alphabet in correct A-to-Z order, independent of any single letter's sound.

Differentiation

Support: for Part 2, use only the first half of the alphabet (A-M) as a shorter reordering task.

Extension: time how quickly a student can reorder the full tile set, and challenge them to beat their own time on a later attempt.