Letter a tracing worksheet
The circle fills the space from the baseline up to the dashed middle line. The stick does not rise above that line.
Rows use Patrick Hand, an open-source print font. It is not Zaner-Bloser or D'Nealian. Dashed rows are outlines of the whole letter, not numbered stroke arrows.
Need a different row height, or a whole word? Name tracing
How this letter is formed
- 1Start at one o'clock on the circle, not at the bottom and not on the stick.
- 2Circle left and down until the circle closes, then pull a straight stick down the right side to the baseline.
The mix-up to watch
If the stick leans away from the circle, a opens into a u. The stick has to touch the circle.
Words that use it
apple · ant · cat · hand
Common questions
Where do I start a lowercase a?
Start at one o'clock on the circle, not at the bottom and not on the stick.
How is a different from the letter it gets mixed up with?
If the stick leans away from the circle, a opens into a u. The stick has to touch the circle.
Which words use a lowercase a?
Start with apple, ant, cat, hand. Each word uses a in a different spot, so the letter is not only practiced at the start of the word.
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