Printable Alphabet Flashcards

Related ELA Standard: RF.K.1.D

Core Standard

As one of the primary goals of any English language arts program is to produce proficient and qualified readers, learning to recognize letters is the first major stop in this process. After we learn our letters, we baby step on to learning the sounds that they make. Lastly, we start to recognize and use words that contain those letters. This collection of printable flashcards will give your students the ability to learn four letters at a time or you can cut them into pairs or singles.

Alphabet Flashcards to Print:

Letters A, B, C, and D – Includes the capital and lowercase letters, a picture icon to go with the words that each start with that letter. In this case apple, bell, cake, and dog.

Letters E, F, G, and H – These flashcards have an eraser, fox, goldfish, and hat all ready to go.

Letters I, J, K, and L – The lion get ready to fly his kite from his igloo. He has to finish off the jelly first.

Letters M, N, O, and P – The monkey eats the nut, while the ox enjoys his pie.

Letters Q, R, S, and T – The queen watches television in the warm sun with her rabbit.

Letters U, V, W, and X – I couldn't decide if I wanted to play the xylophone, violin, or just blow a whistle in music class today.

Letters Y and Z – Make sure to never yawn when you are zipping up your zipper.

Round 2 Flash Cards: Letters A, B, C, and D – These cards use bigger words with more syllables.

Round 2: E, F, G, and H – I was doing my homework and used an encyclopedia to look up words that were in my folder.

Round 2: I, J, K, and L – I have yet to meet a keyboard player that is not highly intelligent at the library.

Round 2: M, N, O, and P – If you observe a graduation ceremony you will see mortarboard and pencils flying everywhere.

Round 2: Q, R, S, and T – The teacher tells the students to be quiet with their rulers.

Round 2: Letters U, V, W, and X – You really need to understand that we cannot get away from that crazy xylophone.

Round 2: Letters Y and Z – The zipper is another one that just never quits.

3-Dimensional Letters- A, B, C, D – This are nicer letters that pop out a bit and are stylish. You will find ants, bats, cats, and dogs.

3-Dimensional Letters- E, F, G, H – The good old elephant, hoppy frog, grazing goat, and happy hippo.

3-Dimensional Letters- I, J, K, L – The iguana, jelly or jam, the kite and lion are mainstays.

3-Dimensional Letters- M, N, O, P – The mouse, nose, octopus, and slick penguin.

3-Dimensional Letters- Q, R, S, T – Not much imagination here, but the picture really rock!

3-Dimensional Letters- U, V, W, X – It's a rainy day out there for seals.

3-Dimensional Letters- Y and Z – Do you remember the yo-yo? I haven't seen one in years!

Black Line Masters - A, B, C, D – These are animal cards. This set has: aardvark, beaver, cuscus marsupial, and dolphin.

Black Line Masters - E, F, G, H – Elephant, fox, gorilla, and hippo.

Black Line Masters - I, J, K, L – ibex mountain goat, jaguar, kangaroo, lion.

Black Line Masters - M, N, O, P – marmot rodent, numbat, otter, panda

Black Line Masters - Q, R, S, T – quokka marsupial, raccoon, seal, and tiger

Black Line Masters - U, V, W, X – uakari monkey, vole, walrus, x-ray.

Black Line Masters - Y and Z – Yak and zebra

Words They Appear In- A, B, C, D – A is for artist and b is for baker.

Words They Appear In- E, F, G, H – E is for easter eggs and F is for fairy.

Words They Appear In- I, J, K, L – I is for ice cream and J is for Jackrabbit.

Words They Appear In- M, N, O, P – M is for Magician and N is for Nurse.

Words They Appear In- Q, R, S, T – Q is for Queen Bee and R is for Rooster.

Words They Appear In- U, V, W, X – Did you know the U was for Uncle Sam?

Words They Appear In- Y and Z – Y is for Yak and Z is for zebra.

Horizontal Flashcards- A, B, C, D – Yah, that is a polar bear.

Horizontal Flashcards- E, F, G, H – Eggs, frogs, ghosts, and hippos again

Horizontal- I, J, K, L – Islands, jelly, kites, and lamps.

Horizontal- M, N, O, P – The man has a large number of owls.

Horizontal- Q, R, S, T – A remote for your sofa hits the target.

Horizontal- U, V, W, X – Just two new ones here: underwear and woman.

Horizontal- Y and Z – Same words, different page orientation.

Full Color Animated Letters- A, B, C, D, E, F – All living things are found on these.

Full Color Animated Letters- G, H, L, J, K, L – The longest neck and king of the jungle.

Full Color Animated Letters- M, N, O, P, Q, R – That's a question on number five.

Full Color Animated Letters- S, T, U, V, W, X – The squirrel is picking at the letter.

Full Color Animated Letters- Y, Z – That is a yak. Students learn this animal pretty quick.

Glossy Letter Cards- A, B, C, D – Teachers have requested this set specifically.

Glossy Letter Cards- E, F, G, H – They all come complete with more animals.

Glossy Letter Cards- I, J, K, L – I find that students learn letters faster with a cute image attached.

Glossy Letter Cards- M, N, O, P – You will find that explaining the animal on the card will often help students get over the hump.

Glossy Letter Cards- Q, R, S, T – That bird is a quail.

Glossy Letter Cards- U, V, W, X – That has to be the sweetest vulture I have ever seen.

Glossy Letter Cards- Y, Z – It's hard to find living things for these letters.

Patriotic Letters- A, B, C, D – That is a funny dog.

Patriotic Letters- E, F, G, H – Everyone always loves the helicopter.

Patriotic Letters- I, J, K, L – That is lady justice. A double whammy for this set.

Patriotic Letters- M, N, O, P – The is a military truck.

Patriotic Letters- Q, R, S, T – The robot sees stars after he crashes into the tent.

Patriotic Letters- U, V, W, X – That is a worker and then an x-ray through him.

Patriotic Letters- Y, Z – A good time to talk about Yellowstone National Park.

Clean Cut Cards- A, B, C, D – It is all about the alphabet.

Clean Cut Cards- E, F, G, H – Hopefully students have been in an elevator before.

Clean Cut Cards- I, J, K, L – The keys to unlock all it all.

Clean Cut Cards- M, N, O, P – Just note that not all students understand the concept of a neighborhood.

Clean Cut Cards- Q, R, S, T – The TV is a familiar sight to all students.

Clean Cut Cards- U, V, W, X – If there is someone getting married in your building these cards can start a conversation.

Clean Cut Cards- Y, Z – I just started regular yoga this month.

Verb Based Cards - A, B, C, D – Building can be taken many different ways.

Verb Based Cards - E, F, G, H – The act of playing golf.

Verb Based Cards - I, J, K, L – We sometimes forget that ignoring something is an action.

Verb Based Cards - M, N, O, P – Get your students to give these a nod.

Verb Based Cards - Q, R, S, T – Hurling may be more accurate, but it is the act of throwing too.

Verb Based Cards - U, V, W, X – Do not get too wet with this set.

Verb Based Cards - Y, Z – Hopefully you are familiar with this exclamation.

People Cards- A, B, C, D – Accountants are people too.

People Cards- E, F, G, H – Who doesn't need a hero every now and then?

People Cards- I, J, K, L – Don't irritate a lumberjack, ever!

People Cards- M, N, O, P – A good time to explore what a politician is.

People Cards- Q, R, S, T – This includes adjectives we use for people.

People Cards- U, V, W, X – Kids that play sports and academics will grasp to this set.

People Cards- Y, Z – Very sleepy.

Exclamation Cards- A, B, C, D – abracadabra! bravo! congratulations! darn!

Exclamation- E, F, G, H – eek! fiddlesticks! gosh! hello!

Exclamation- I, J, K, L – ick! jolly! kapish? la-di-dah!

Exclamation- M, N, O, P – my my! no way! ouch! phew!

Exclamation- Q, R, S, T – quite! rats! shoo! ta da!

Exclamation- U, V, W, X – uh-oh! very nice! whoops! x marks the spot!

Exclamation- Y, Z – yikes! zowie!

How to Use Printable Alphabet Flashcards


The ultimate with using printable letters of the alphabet flashcards is to help students recognize both upper case and lower-case letters. We also want to know the sounds that they make, therefore there is a word or picture of a word attachment to each flashcard. There are several different approaches that you can use here. Regardless of which approach you choose to use; we highly recommend that which ever set of flashcards you decide on using that you laminate them. If you decide to use a classroom wide choral approach, where all students at once will work together, we would also recommend that you guy a popsicle to the back of them. This way it is very easy for students to display to you their response to your prompts.


The most common method is the standard flashcard method. Display the individual flashcards to students ask them to name the letter. We can take this a few steps forward. You can have them say the sound the letter makes and have them pronounce the word that is indicated on the picture. Another quick task you can have them do is for them to count how many syllables the word has.


You can also perform a great number of fun game-like activities with these cards. You can have students practice alphabetizing the cards. You can also have them arrange the cards by beginning sounds. This is where printing out multiple sets of these cards can really help. Once you have two sets of cards you can also play the classic old memory match game Concentration. Turn all the cards face down. Turn over one of the cards and then find the matching card by turning over another card. If you make a match, you keep playing. If you do not make a match, it is your partners turn. In the end the player with the most matches win. If you have students on two completely different levels, you can also handicap here to level the playing field. Make the rule for winning the game whomever makes the last match in the game wins.


You can also use these cards to create a fun classroom scavenger hunt. You can do this as an entire class. Even spread the cards across the class. I usually print enough sets of flashcards out so that every student has two flashcards. Then once they are given their letters, they need to go around the classroom and label an object that matches their letter. It is important to note that it can be something that the object can do, such as a sink would stand for "S", but also for "W" because that is where "water" comes out. This is an activity that can easily take a full class period. Once everyone has found their object, you review as an entire class and have students explain why they chose that object. If you do not want students to track around the room, which believe me; I totally get, you can play the classic I Spy! game. Each student will get a chance to be the Spy. You can use endless features to focus on here. You can use simple letters, beginning sounds, ending sounds, rhyming words, or related words.


How to Learn the Letters of the Alphabet Quicker


Here are some fun and easy ways to make children learn the letters of the alphabet quicker.


Singing


If you are someone teaching the letters of the alphabet to someone, then singing is the best option. Singing the alphabets to the children makes the process fun for them. They learn it quicker. This is because they also start singing the alphabet. You can start singing the alphabets as soon as they are born. Once they get a little older, they will start singing along with you.


Read Alphabet Books


One of the most helpful ways to get to know the alphabets better is to start reading. You can get all the fun and interesting alphabet books and read them to your children. Read these books again and again because repetition will help the children absorb the concept at a very young age. You can buy alphabet books for toddlers of all ages.


Alphabet Puzzles


Kids love puzzles. They find it challenging in a fun way. They will utilize all of their energy to solve these puzzles. If you want your children or students to learn the letters of the alphabet quicker, then bring some alphabet puzzles. An alphabet puzzle is an amazing tool to teach young students the letters.


Alphabet Printables


Children love to play. You can get some fun and educating games for young students. Such games will help them in getting to know more about the world and language. One such game could be played with the help of alphabet printables. There are plenty of such printables available on the internet. You can get them printed and give them to the children. Each printable will contain dotted lines of alphabets. Children will have to join the lines to form the alphabet. To make it more fun, you can give them colorful pencils so that they can also get creative while learning.