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Alphabet Flashcards A-Z

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A 4-page, print-and-cut flashcard set covering all 26 letters, each card showing the uppercase and lowercase letter together with a picture and its example word.

Overview

This is the foundation resource for the whole Phonics unit. Every card follows the same format — a big "Aa" style letter, a matching picture, and the example word — so students immediately connect the letter's shape, its sound, and a concrete image. Because 26 letters is a much bigger set than a typical 6-10 word vocabulary unit, the cards are laid out across three grid pages (nine cards per page) rather than one, following the cover page's usage instructions.

Resource Details

Subject
ESL
Topic
Alphabet A-Z
Category
Flashcards
File Type
PDF
File Size
1.5 MB
Published
01 Sep 2026
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Grade 1 40-55 Minutes Alphabet

How to Present

  • Print and cut out the cards along the dashed lines.
  • Hold up a card and say the routine out loud: the letter name, then its sound, then the word ("A, /a/, apple").
  • Use the cards for daily letter-recognition drills, sound games, and A-Z ordering practice.
  • Sort cards into "known" and "still learning" piles to track individual student progress over the unit.

Games & Speaking Activities

  • Lay 8-10 cards face-up on the floor or a table. Call out a letter sound (not the name) and have a student race to slap or point to the matching card.

Teacher Tips

Don't try to introduce all 26 cards at once — pull out only the 2-3 cards for the current week's letters (see the Teacher's Guide's suggested pacing) and add previously-taught cards back in gradually for cumulative review.

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to name each letter of the alphabet, uppercase and lowercase.
  • Students will be able to produce each letter's primary sound.
  • Students will be able to connect each letter to a picture whose name begins with that sound.

Differentiation

Support: focus drills on a small rotating set of 4-6 cards at a time rather than all 26.

Extension: have students sort the full deck into alphabetical order independently as a timed challenge.

What's Included

  • 1 PDF file (4 pages: 1 cover/instructions page + 3 pages of 3x3 letter card grids)

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