ASL worksheet · The ASL alphabet
Trace and Sign N to Z
Make the handshapes for N to Z 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 and Z move, so draw them in the air too.
Teacher tip
When you reach J and Z, have kids draw the letter in the air with the right finger before they trace it on paper: the pinky for J and the pointer for Z.
How to use it
- Say the letter, make it, then let kids copy it and hold it while you check.
- Point out that the pictures show the hand as you see it when someone signs to you.
- 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 letter was the hardest for your hand to make?
- Which letters look almost the same? How do you tell them apart?
Take it further
Fingerspell the alphabet together as a morning warm-up.
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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.
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