Name Tracing Sheets

Letter A tracing worksheets

Three pages for the letter A: capital A, lowercase a, and a words to trace. Edit the box to print only what you need.

Each line becomes its own page. Keep Aa–Zz or type any words.

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In the print window pick your printer, or “Save as PDF” to keep a file. Set scale to 100%.

More optionsCapitals, lines, example, starting dots
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How to write capital A

  1. Start at the top line and slant down to the left, to the baseline.
  2. Go back to the top and slant down to the right.
  3. Cross the middle with a short line.

How to write lowercase a

  1. Start just under the dashed line on the right. Curve up and around to the left, down and back up to close a circle.
  2. Pull a short straight line down the right side, from the dashed line to the baseline.

On the first line of each page, the numbers and arrows show the order and direction of each stroke, and the green dots show where the pencil goes down.

Words that start with a

ant, apple, ax, arm, ask, alligator.

The third page traces ant, apple and ax. Change it to any word you like, or to a name that starts with A; the name tracing worksheet generator repeats a name across every line.

Letters that start the same way

c, d, g, o, q start with the same circle, at about two o’clock, going around to the left. Practicing them together builds the same movement.

Next: B. All letters on one sheet: A to Z letter tracing worksheets.

Questions

Why does my child start the a on the left?

Starting the circle on the left side and going the other way is the most common habit with a. It makes the letter hard to join in cursive later. Put the pencil on the green dot at the right, go up and over to the left, and close the circle before adding the line.

Should my child learn capital A or lowercase a first?

Most preschool programs start with capitals, which are built from straight lines and big curves, then move to lowercase in kindergarten. For writing their name, teach it the way school will: a capital first letter, then lowercase.

Can I print only lowercase a?

Yes. Delete the other lines in the box and keep just a. To fill a whole page with one row of each, type Aa on one line instead.