Grades K–2
Trace and Sign A to M
Make the handshapes for A to M with your hand, then trace each letter.
ASL worksheet · The ASL alphabet
ASL Alphabet Chart
All 26 letters of the ASL fingerspelling alphabet on one page. Hang it up or keep it in a folder.
- Grade level
- Grades K–5
- Time
- About 5 minutes
- Topic
- The ASL alphabet
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Making the 26 ASL handshapes, Matching handshapes to letters, Holding the hand in signing position, Knowing which letters move
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Each picture shows the handshape for one letter, made with the right hand. Left-handed signers use the left hand. Hold your hand up near your shoulder with your palm facing out for most letters. J and Z move: follow the arrows.
Teacher tip
Hang one chart at the front of the room and tape a small copy to each desk. Kids glance at the desk copy while they practice, so the big one stays a class reference.
How to use it
- Teach five or six letters a day instead of all 26 at once.
- Say the letter, make it, then let kids copy it and hold it while you check.
- Make every handshape with your own hand as kids work. Your hand is the best model in the room.
Watch for
Turning the palm toward the body. Most letters face out toward the person reading them.
Talk about it
- Which letters look like the printed letter? Which do not?
- How is your hand different from the picture? What would you change?
Take it further
Fingerspell the alphabet together as a morning warm-up.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
More the asl alphabet worksheets
Grades K–2
Trace and Sign N to Z
Make the handshapes for N to Z with your hand, then trace each letter.
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