The English Alphabet:
There are 26 letters in
the English alphabet.
Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff,
Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz.
(This is the alphabetic order)
The word alphabet comes
from the first two letters of Greek alphabet alpha and beta.
Unlike some other
languages, in English, we write each letter either in capital form or in a small
form. The small form of letters are also called lowercase letters and capital
form of letters are called as uppercase letters.
Different Styles of writing letters:
Writing can be a
challenge for many children. Young children master the skills at their own
pace. Encourage and motivate kids at all times! Did you know, handwriting
is as unique as fingerprints? There are numerous handwriting 'styles' to write
the English alphabet.
Let’s see how many
different styles exist for writing the small letter a:
Calibri: a
Arial: a
Times New Roman: a
Impact: a
Berlin Sans: a
Century Gothic: a
Types of lines:
The key skill of writing
letters are to connect different types of lines with each other.
Two main classes of
lines that we teach kids are straight and curved lines.
Straight Lines: There are three types of straight lines.
(horizontal line
(sleeping lines), vertical lines(standing lines) and slant lines (slant left or
slant right))
Curved Lines:
The four type of curved lines.
(curve left, curve
right, curve up and curve down)
Steps to follow while writing letters (Small Letters):
Before we start writing
the small letters there are a few steps which we need to teach kids first:
Step 1: Teaching the kids to
hold the pencil properly is the first step. Maintain a good posture with a straight back. Avoid sloppy posture. Hold the pencil with only your thumb,
index finger and middle finger. Step 2: Learn to form straight and curved lines by playing the game of join the dots.
Step 3: Practice patterns.
(This helps in the development of fine motor skills)
Step 4: Trace the letter. (This
helps in the hand and eye coordination)
Step 5: Write the letter
)Remind kids to hold the pencil properly and maintain a correct posture)
How to write small letters?
Learn to read and write
English Alphabet Letters!
Small letters are always
taught after teaching kids how to write capital letters. It is important
to lay emphasis on practice as more the kids practice writing letters, they
become more skilled thereby developing great handwriting.
As teachers, we have
always believed that not to overwhelm the kids by teaching them to write in the
alphabetic order per se. We believe that kids should be taught the easiest
letter first.
We divide learning to
write English Alphabet Small Letters, into four
levels depending on the ease of learning to write:
Writing Series
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Small Letters a-z
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Level 1: l. t. i. v,
w, x, y, z
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Level 2: h, n, m, r,
j, u, f
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Level 3: c, a, d, q,
g, o, e
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Level 4: b, p, s
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Writing Small Letters (Level 1)
In level 1 of small alphabet writing, we teach kids to write the
letters that are made up of straight lines, either a vertical (standing) line or horizontal (sleeping) line, with the inclusion of slant lines. These are
comparatively easy to learn and should be your first letters to teach kids to
write. The letters that are made of these straight lines are l, t, i, k, v, w,
x, y, and z.
Points to note:(Other than l, t, and k all other letters in this
level starts from the middle line; y is a rule breaker as it is the only letter
that goes below the end line)
Writing Small Letters (Level 2)
In level 2 of small alphabet writing, we teach kids to write letters
that are made up of straight lines as same as that in level 1, and some simple
curved lines. These are at an intermediate level to learn, as they require
developing a skill of drawing slant lines, and connecting them either by
another curved, slant, or a straight line, and should be kid's second set of
letters to write after completing the level 1 of writing. The letters
that are made of these straight lines inclusive of, and/or slant lines are h,
n, m, j, r, u, and f.
Points to note:(Other than h and f, all other letters in this level starts from the middle line; j is a rule breaker as it is the only letter
that goes below the end line)
Writing Small Letters (Level 3)
In level 3 of small alphabet writing, we teach kids to write letters
of the "Happy C group." The happy C helps us to write the other
letters. These are made up difficult curved lines, with the inclusion of straight
lines. These are at an advanced level to learn, as they require developing a
strong eye-hand co-ordination involving the formation of curved lines
and/or connecting them to straight and/or slant lines. These form the third set
of letters to write after kids master the levels 1 and 2. The letters that are
made of these straight lines, and/or slant lines, and/or curved lines are c, a,
d, q, g, o, and e.
Points to note:(All letters in this level start from the middle
line; q and g are rule breakers as they go below the end line)
Writing Small Letters (Level 4)
In level 4 of small alphabet writing, we teach kids to write letters
of the "Angry C group." In this group, we write letters either by
inverting the "c" as in "b and p," or starting as a c, and
ending up writing "s." These are made up of difficult curved lines,
with the inclusion of straight lines. These are at an advanced level to learn, as
they require developing a strong eye-hand co-ordination involving the formation
of curved lines and/or connecting them to straight and/or slant lines. These
form the fourth set of letters to write after kids master the levels 1,2 and
3. The letters that are made of these straight lines, and/or slant lines,
and/or curved lines are b, p, and s.
Points to note:(Other than p all other letters in this level
start from the middle line; p is a rule breaker as it is the only letter that
goes below the end line)
Please find below a list of 26 videos and 26 worksheets that are free to download, print and use/
Video: “How to Write Letter l”
Download free Practice Worksheet
Download free Practice Worksheet
Download free Practice Worksheet
Download free Practice Worksheet
Download free Practice Worksheet
Download free Practice Worksheet
Video: “How to Write Letter z”
Download free Practice Worksheet
Download free Practice Worksheet
Video: “How to Write Letter j”
Video: “How to Write Letter r”
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