Grades 1–2
Letters Before and After
Name each handshape. Write the letter that comes just before it and just after it in the alphabet.
ASL worksheet · More fingerspelling practice
Fingerspelled Food Words
Each row spells a food. Write the word.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Reading fingerspelled words, Alphabet order, Hearing rhymes, Spelling words from mixed-up letters
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Read the handshapes. Write the food word.
Teacher tip
Ask kids to vote on their favorite food from the page, then fingerspell the winner together as a class.
How to use it
- Keep the ASL Alphabet Chart on the desk for checking.
- Sign a few of the words for the class when they finish, so kids see them spelled smoothly.
- Make every handshape with your own hand as kids work. Your hand is the best model in the room.
Watch for
Reading the letters but never saying the word. Ask for the whole word out loud.
Talk about it
- What other words rhyme with the ones on the page?
- Which letters look almost the same? How do you tell them apart?
Take it further
Have kids make a mixed-up word for a partner using the alphabet chart.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
More more fingerspelling practice
Grades 1–3
Rhyme Time Handshapes
Read the word on the left. Circle the fingerspelled word that rhymes with it.
Grades 2–4
Unscramble the Handshapes
The letters of each word are mixed up. Name the handshapes, then write the real word.
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