ASL worksheet · The ASL alphabet
Match the Letter Handshapes
Draw a line from each handshape to its letter.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–3
- Time
- About 10 minutes
- Topic
- The ASL alphabet
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Making the 26 ASL handshapes, Matching handshapes to letters, Holding the hand in signing position, Knowing which letters move
What kids do
Teacher tip
Start with L, C, O and Y: their handshapes look a lot like the printed letter, so kids get early wins. Then do B, W and I, where kids count the fingers that stand up.
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
Letters drawn in the air with the whole arm. Only J and Z move.
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
Play a quick game: you sign a letter, the class writes it on whiteboards.
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More the asl alphabet worksheets
Grades K–5
ASL Alphabet Chart
All 26 letters of the ASL fingerspelling alphabet on one page. Hang it up or keep it in a folder.
Grades K–2
Trace and Sign A to M
Make the handshapes for A to M with your hand, then trace each letter.
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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