Grades K–2
Trace and Sign N to Z
Make the handshapes for N to Z with your hand, then trace each letter.
ASL worksheet · The ASL alphabet
Trace and Sign A to M
Make the handshapes for A to M with your hand, then trace each letter.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- Time
- About 15 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:
- Make each handshape with your hand. Then trace the letter. J moves, so draw it in the air too.
Teacher tip
Do one row at a time: make the handshape together, hold it for a slow count of three, then trace. Stop after a row and let kids shake out their hands.
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
Letters drawn in the air with the whole arm. Only J and Z move.
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
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.
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