Letter A tracing worksheet
Free printable letter A tracing worksheet in Handwriting Without Tears style: capital A and small a with numbered strokes, tracing rows and the word “apple”.
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Watch the letter A come to life.
The same HWT 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
How to write the letter A step by step.
Capital A in Handwriting Without Tears style:
- 1Start here and go down.
- 2Lift your pencil, start here and go down.
- 3Lift your pencil, start here and go to the right.
Small a in Handwriting Without Tears style:
- 1Start here and go 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.
- Handwriting Without Tears styleCapital A: 3 steps · small a: 2 steps
- Zaner-Bloser styleCapital A: 3 steps · small a: 2 steps
- D'Nealian styleCapital A: 3 steps · small a: 2 steps
Say the strokes out loud while your child writes, and let them trace slowly before they write on their own. Learning the right starting point and direction early makes it easier to write quickly and neatly later on.