How to write the letter AA is for apple.
Watch letter A being written, stroke by stroke. In Zaner-Bloser style, capital A has 3 steps and lowercase a has 2. Each number shows where a step starts and the arrow shows which way to go.
See it in the app
Watch the letter A come to life.
The same ZB style shapes as this sheet, as your child plays them in LetterSchool: three short games that teach where to start and which way to go.
- 1Tap the dots
- 2Trace the path
- 3Write it yourself
Step by step
- 1Start here and go down and to the left.
- 2Lift your pencil, start here and go down and to the right.
- 3Lift your pencil, start here and go to the right.
- 1Start here and go up and to the left.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go down.
About the letter A
Sound: Short a, as in apple. Later children also meet the long a in acorn.
Words to practice: apple, ant, alligator, astronaut.
Watch out: Lowercase a and d both start like a c; d has the tall line.
Tip: Start near the midline, curve back like a c, then go up and straight down.
Aa in each style
The same letter is formed a little differently in each handwriting program. Numbers count the steps on the model letter.
- Zaner-Bloser styleCapital A: 3 steps · small a: 2 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears styleCapital A: 3 steps · small a: 2 steps
- D'Nealian styleCapital A: 3 steps · small a: 2 steps
Practice the word “apple”
More words: sight words, CVC words, or make your own sheet.
