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.
ASL worksheet · The ASL alphabet
Name That Handshape
Look at each handshape and write the letter it makes.
- Grade level
- Grades 1–4
- Time
- About 15 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
Printed on the sheet:
- Write the letter for each handshape. Use the ASL Alphabet Chart if you get stuck.
Teacher tip
Have kids make each handshape with their own hand first. If their hand matches the picture, they will know the letter by feel as well as by sight.
How to use it
- Point out that the pictures show the hand as you see it when someone signs to you.
- Teach five or six letters a day instead of all 26 at once.
- 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 two letters move?
- Why do you think ASL is its own language and not English on the hands?
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 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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