Grades 1–3
Rhyme Time Handshapes
Read the word on the left. Circle the fingerspelled word that rhymes with it.
ASL worksheet · More fingerspelling practice
Letters Before and After
Name each handshape. Write the letter that comes just before it and just after it in the alphabet.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–2
- 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:
- Say the alphabet out loud if you need help: the letter before comes just ahead of it, and the letter after comes next.
- Write the letter before and the letter after each handshape.
Teacher tip
Sing or sign the alphabet slowly and stop on a letter. Kids call out the letter before and the letter after before they try the page.
How to use it
- Have kids whisper each letter as they point to its handshape before they write the word.
- Keep the ASL Alphabet Chart on the desk for checking.
- Make every handshape with your own hand as kids work. Your hand is the best model in the room.
Watch for
Mixing up look-alike letters such as M and N. Send kids back to the look-alike pages.
Talk about it
- Which word was the hardest to read? Why?
- How is your hand different from the picture? What would you change?
Take it further
Fingerspell a word and let kids draw it on a whiteboard.
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More more fingerspelling practice
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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