Description
What letter comes before B? What comes after M? Help young learners strengthen their understanding of alphabet order with this fun and engaging printable activity!
Before & After the Alphabet gives children meaningful practice with letter recognition, alphabet sequencing, letter recall, and uppercase letter writing. Instead of simply reciting the ABCs, children learn to think about where individual letters belong within the A–Z sequence.
Each activity features a friendly animal holding a target uppercase letter. Children identify the target letter, determine which letter comes immediately before and after it, write their answers, and then color the adorable illustrations.
Example:
___ B ___ → A – B – C
___ M ___ → L – M – N
What’s Included
This 10-page printable PDF includes:
- Full-color product cover
- 8 printable Before & After alphabet worksheets
- Complete A–Z letter-order practice
- 5 target letters per worksheet
- Black-and-white animal illustrations
- Large child-friendly writing spaces
- Name line on every worksheet
- Coloring opportunities
- Printing directions
- How-to-use instructions
- Reusable activity suggestions
- Teacher Tip
- Copyright & Terms of Use
Skills Practiced
Children will practice:
- Alphabet order
- Letter recognition
- Alphabet sequencing
- Before and after concepts
- Letter recall
- Uppercase letter writing
- Visual attention
- Independent alphabet practice
The target letters are mixed across the alphabet, encouraging children to think about each letter’s position rather than simply copy a predictable sequence.
Fun, Flexible & Reusable
Use the worksheets as a simple print-and-go activity, or laminate them for repeated practice with dry-erase markers.
They are ideal for:
- Preschool & Pre-K
- Kindergarten
- Grade 1 alphabet review
- Homeschool
- Literacy centers
- Alphabet centers
- Morning work
- Early finishers
- Small-group instruction
- Intervention
- Independent practice
- One-on-one learning
- Homework
- Take-home activities
- Alphabet review
Easy to Differentiate
Beginning learners: Provide an alphabet chart or strip for support.
Developing learners: Allow children to recite the alphabet when they need help.
Confident learners: Remove visual supports and encourage children to recall neighboring letters independently.
For an extra challenge, ask:
“What comes two letters after this one?”
“What comes two letters before?”
“Can you write the next three letters?”
Learn, Practice & Color
Children can follow a simple routine:
LOOK → THINK → WRITE → COLOR → LEARN!
The activity combines focused alphabet practice with coloring, making it suitable for both structured literacy work and quiet independent learning.
Teacher Tip
Keep laminated copies in your literacy or alphabet center for repeated practice throughout the year. As children’s alphabet knowledge improves, gradually remove visual supports and encourage independent recall.
The goal isn’t speed—it’s helping children develop a strong mental understanding of how the alphabet is organized.
Before & After the Alphabet is a simple, engaging way to move children beyond the ABC song and toward confident understanding of letter order and sequence.
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