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PRESCHOOL · AGE 3 · CLASS 1

Alphabet & Letter Sounds

Age 3 YearsClass Preschool 1Subjects Letters, sounds & matching

Twenty-six alphabet cards, a whole pile of familiar things to name, and printable sheets to solve at the table. This is the first preschool class on the path — built for three-year-old pacing, which means short, playful and always allowed to stop.

You do not need to teach the whole alphabet today. Start with a few letters that catch your child’s eye — the first letter of their name is the classic winner — and let the rest wait for next time.

Start Today’s Class Grown-up nearby, little one on the lap or roaming — both work.
THE WHOLE ALPHABET

All twenty-six letters, A to Z.

Every letter is on this page, and every card opens its own class activity — trace the letters and circle the picture right on the screen, then keep the teaching parts below. Start anywhere your child likes; A is a friendly first stop, and there is no wrong door.

Letter and picture association card: A a with a red apple with a green leaf and a brown stemA aApplea — aaa, like the very start of appleOpen Letter A’s activity Letter and picture association card: B b with a blue beach ball with white curved stripesB bBallb — buh, a quick lip popOpen Letter B’s activity Letter and picture association card: C c with a green cat sitting with its tail curled around its pawsC cCatc — kuh, like catOpen Letter C’s activity Letter and picture association card: D d with an orange dog sitting with its tail upD dDogd — duh, like dogOpen Letter D’s activity Letter and picture association card: E e with the letters E e beside a purple elephantE eElephante — eh, like elephantOpen Letter E’s activity Letter and picture association card: F f with the letters F f beside a teal fishF fFishf — fff, a long windy soundOpen Letter F’s activity Letter and picture association card: G g with the letters G g beside a yellow giraffeG gGiraffeg — in giraffe it says jOpen Letter G’s activity Letter and picture association card: H h with a blue house with a chimney and an open doorwayH hHouseh — hhh, a soft breathOpen Letter H’s activity Letter and picture association card: I i with a red ice cream cone with a swirl of ice creamI iIce Creami — ie, ice cream starts with I’s name soundOpen Letter I’s activity Letter and picture association card: J j with a purple jellyfish with long wavy armsJ jJellyfishj — juh, like jellyfishOpen Letter J’s activity Letter and picture association card: K k with an orange kite with bows on its tailK kKitek — kuh, a clean clickOpen Letter K’s activity Letter and picture association card: L l with a teal leaf with white veinsL lLeafl — lll, a tall singing soundOpen Letter L’s activity Letter and picture association card: M m with a green crescent moonM mMoonm — mmm, a humming soundOpen Letter M’s activity Letter and picture association card: N n with a red nest woven from twigsN nNestn — nnn, a nose soundOpen Letter N’s activity Letter and picture association card: O o with an orange fruit with a green leafO oOrangeo — oh, a round open soundOpen Letter O’s activity Letter and picture association card: P p with a blue outline of a penguin with open wingsP pPenguinp — puh, a tiny popOpen Letter P’s activity Letter and picture association card: Q q with a red quilt with a patchwork of squares and diamondsQ qQuiltq — kwuh, q brings u alongOpen Letter Q’s activity Letter and picture association card: R r with an orange outline of a rabbit sittingR rRabbitr — rrr, a growling soundOpen Letter R’s activity Letter and picture association card: S s with the letters S s beside a green snakeS sSnakes — sss, a hissing soundOpen Letter S’s activity Letter and picture association card: T t with a blue outline of a turtle with a patterned shellT tTurtlet — tuh, a quick tongue tapOpen Letter T’s activity Letter and picture association card: U u with an orange umbrella opened above its handleU uUmbrellau — uh, like umbrellaOpen Letter U’s activity Letter and picture association card: V v with a purple violin with its bowV vViolinv — vvv, a motor soundOpen Letter V’s activity Letter and picture association card: W w with a green watermelon with a striped rindW wWatermelonw — wuh, a windy round soundOpen Letter W’s activity Letter and picture association card: X x with the letters X x beside a red xylophone with two malletsX xXylophonex — usually the ks at the end of fox and boxOpen Letter X’s activity Letter and picture association card: Y y with a blue yo-yo with its string looping downY yYo-yoy — yuh, like yo-yoOpen Letter Y’s activity Letter and picture association card: Z z with a zebra with golden-orange fur and dark stripesZ zZebraz — zzz, a buzzing soundOpen Letter Z’s activity
Open the Alphabet Center See all 26 letter cards

The full 26-card viewer below is optional practice — the class is really these letters, their activity pages and the games. Stop whenever the fun stops.

TODAY’S CLASS

How today’s class works.

Five little steps, in any order that suits you: a welcome from your teacher, the letter cards, big-and-little letters on the printed sheets, an off-screen hunt, and a warm goodbye. Stop after any step — that is a complete class, and there is never a score at the end.

  1. 1 Teacher welcome
  2. 2 Learn the letters
  3. 3 Solve the sheets
  4. 4 Take it off screen
  5. 5 Class complete
TEACHER WELCOME

“Hello, my friend — and hello to you, grown-up helper! Today we are playing with letters. Start with a few that catch your child’s eye; you can always come back for more.”

— Your Kiddo School teacher

Begin the class First stop: the letter cards.
LEARN THE LETTERS

Twenty-six cards, from A to Z.

Every letter is here with its big form and its little form, a friendly picture and the word. Use the arrows to wander through them in order — or tap a group below to look at just a few letters at a time. Five cards is a fine lesson; twenty-six is a feast.

Card 1 of 26
Or simply scroll: all 26 cards are below.
Alphabet flashcard for the letter A: big uppercase A and lowercase a, a shiny cartoon apple and the word Apple, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter B: big uppercase B and lowercase b, a cartoon ball and the word Ball, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter C: big uppercase C and lowercase c, a cartoon cat and the word Cat, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter D: big uppercase D and lowercase d, a cartoon dog and the word Dog, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter E: big uppercase E and lowercase e, a cartoon elephant and the word Elephant, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter F: big uppercase F and lowercase f, a cartoon fish and the word Fish, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter G: big uppercase G and lowercase g, a bunch of cartoon grapes and the word Grapes, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter H: big uppercase H and lowercase h, a cartoon house and the word House, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter I: big uppercase I and lowercase i, a cartoon ice cream cone and the word Ice cream, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter J: big uppercase J and lowercase j, a cartoon juice box and the word Juice, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter K: big uppercase K and lowercase k, a cartoon kite and the word Kite, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter L: big uppercase L and lowercase l, a cartoon lion and the word Lion, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter M: big uppercase M and lowercase m, a cartoon moon and the word Moon, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter N: big uppercase N and lowercase n, a cartoon nest and the word Nest, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter O: big uppercase O and lowercase o, a cartoon orange and the word Orange, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter P: big uppercase P and lowercase p, a cartoon pig and the word Pig, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter Q: big uppercase Q and lowercase q, a cartoon queen and the word Queen, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter R: big uppercase R and lowercase r, a cartoon rainbow and the word Rainbow, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter S: big uppercase S and lowercase s, a smiling cartoon sun and the word Sun, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter T: big uppercase T and lowercase t, a cartoon turtle and the word Turtle, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter U: big uppercase U and lowercase u, a cartoon umbrella and the word Umbrella, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter V: big uppercase V and lowercase v, a cartoon van and the word Van, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter W: big uppercase W and lowercase w, a cartoon whale and the word Whale, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter X: big uppercase X and lowercase x, a rainbow toy xylophone with two mallets and the word Xylophone, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter Y: big uppercase Y and lowercase y, a cartoon yo-yo and the word Yo-yo, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
Alphabet flashcard for the letter Z: big uppercase Z and lowercase z, a friendly cartoon zebra and the word Zebra, from the Kiddo School alphabet set
SOLVE THE SHEETS — ON PAPER OR ON SCREEN

Solve the alphabet sheets together.

The twenty-six letter cards print two to a page, straight from your browser. Printed, cut and named, they are the class’s real worksheets — and on screen, every card page can be drawn on directly.

  1. 01

    Print the cards

    Open the printable cards and print all twenty-six, two to a page. Cut them out together, saying each letter’s name as it is cut.

  2. 02

    Say letter, then sound

    Hold up a card and say both in one breath — “B, and it says buh”. Then let your child have the card and take a turn.

  3. 03

    Sort big and little

    Lay the cards out and find each big letter’s little partner. Same letter, different size — matching them is real letter work.

  4. 04

    Trace, then color

    Pick today’s card and trace its big letter with one finger, then a crayon. On screen, the card page has a Write & Color layer that does the same job.

Open the printable cards Draw on the cards on screen

Every card page has a Write & Color layer: your child can draw right on the card with a finger, a stylus or the mouse, then save the finished work. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.

TAKE IT OFF SCREEN

Letters that live in your house.

The alphabet sticks best away from the screen, in short playful moments. Pick one of these — two minutes is plenty — and follow your child’s lead.

Find their own letter

  • Say the first letter of your child’s name and look for it on cups, clothes and cereal boxes.
  • “That’s your letter!” is the whole game — and it never gets old.

Letter hunt on a book cover

  • Hold up a favourite picture book and ask, “Can you find a letter you know on the cover?”
  • Any letter they spot is a win — name it warmly and move on.

Playdough letters

  • Roll a long rope of playdough and bend it into the first letter of your child’s name — or today’s favourite card letter.
  • Letters you can squeeze are letters you remember.

Letters out in the world

  • On a walk or a shop trip, point out letters on signs and packaging — “Look, an S like sun!”
  • Keep it light: one or two letters per outing is exactly right.

Stay close, keep it playful and stop while it is still fun. There is nothing to finish here.

PRINT THE CARDS

Take the alphabet to the kitchen table.

All twenty-six cards can be printed two to a page, in order, straight from your browser — no PDF, nothing to install.

View Printable Cards

Printed cards love fridges, bedroom doors and kitchen tables. The same cards also live in the flashcards library, each with its own page.

TEACHER NOTE

One last word from class.

“Letters are neighbours, not lessons — wave at a few each day and they introduce themselves. See you at class two!”

— Your Kiddo School teacher

A NOTE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

For the grown-ups.

At three, letter play is recognition play: naming, noticing and drawing — not drilling or handwriting. If your child mixes up b and d, or loves Q only for its tail, that is exactly on track. The printed sheets and the Write & Color layer keep every sound claim on the cards honest — including x, which mostly ends words rather than starting them.

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CLASS COMPLETE

Nice exploring!

You can come back to these letters anytime — they will be right here. Whether you met three letters or all twenty-six, that was the whole class, and stopping early is always allowed.

Explore Again View Alphabet Flashcards Learning Path
Where nextThe path so far

Back to the Learning Path

Revisit the baby and toddler classes, or stop by the toddler Age 2 stages — the whole journey stays open.

Open the Learning Path
TIPS FOR PARENTS

How to use this class.

Sit together for the card viewing — laps are the best seats in the house. Name the letter and say its sound in the same breath — “B, and it says buh” — then move on quickly. Letter names and letter sounds are both worth knowing, and mixing them in play keeps either one from feeling like a test.

On the printed sheets, let the finger do the tracing first and the crayon second. On screen, let your child do the drawing in the Write & Color layer — even when the letter looks wobbly; the finger teaches the eye.

Age 3 is a guide, not a deadline. If today’s class is two letters traced on a printed sheet, today’s class was a success.

FAMILY FEEDBACK

How was this activity?

Your feedback helps us make Kiddo School better. This is feedback about the activity, for the grown-ups who make it — it is never about a child.

FLASHCARDS

Prefer printed cards?

The cards from this class also live in the flashcards library — every card has its own page with the picture, the words to say together and a download button, ready for away-from-screen time.

Open the Alphabet A–Z flashcards