Welcome!

When it comes to teaching little ones the alphabet, it can feel

like opening a can of worms. Should you start with uppercase
letters or lowercase? When should you introduce sounds? Does
it matter what order I introduce the letters?

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 Tips for Getting Started
When introducing little ones to their
letters, it is helpful to do it in small
chunks. The first chunk of letters is:
s, a, t, i, p, n.

Begin by using the colouring pages

with these letters in lowercase form.
Once your little one is familiar with the
lowercase form, use the uppercase
colouring pages.

Perhaps your little one firmly grasps

the lowercase letters after the first
two colouring pages. So, for the third
colouring page, you might print the
uppercase letter version and begin
introducing those letters.

As you go through this first group of

letters, chat about each sound the
letters make.

Introducing letters should be a nice and

slow process. We want our little ones
to really know these letters and their
accompanying sounds!

Once they are very familiar with the letter

sounds, introduce a word family using
that grouping of letters.

Perhaps you begin with the -at word family. Help your little one blend the “a” sound to the
“t” sound to make the word “at.” Next, add the “s” sound in front. Slowly blend the “s” into
“at” and have your little one hear how the word “sat” has been formed!

There are also word family colouring pages to help your little one become more familiar
with these word families.

I hope these colouring pages are helpful to you and your little one as you start building a
strong foundation for your little reader! It is such an exciting journey, and I am happy to be
a part of it with you!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at [email protected].

Happy colouring!

xo Sarah
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FIRST GROUP
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s = blue
a = purple

alpaca
t = yellow
i = orange
p = green
n = red
s = blue
a = purple
t = yellow
i = orange
p = green
n = red
 s = blue
a = purple

narwhal
t = yellow
i = orange
p = green
n = red
penguin

s = blue
a = purple
t = yellow
i = orange
p = green
n = red
s = blue
a = purple
t = yellow
i = orange
p = green
n = red

sloth
turtle
s = blue
a = purple
t = yellow
i = orange
p = green
n = red
S = Blue
A = Purple

Alpaca
T = Yellow
= Orange
P = Green
N = Red
S = Blue
A = Purple
T = Yellow
= Orange
P = Green
N = Red
 S = Blue
A = Purple

Narwhal
T = Yellow
= Orange
P = Green
N = Red
Penguin

S = Blue
A = Purple
T = Yellow
= Orange
P = Green
N = Red
S = Blue
A = Purple
T = Yellow
= Orange
P = Green
N = Red

Sloth
Turtle
S = Blue
A = Purple
T = Yellow
= Orange
P = Green
N = Red
 Alpaca
in = Blue
tin = Purple
pin = Yellow
sin = Orange
Iguana
it = Orange
sit = Green
pit = Red
Narwhal
sip = Blue
nip = Purple
pit = Red
Penguin an = Purple
pan = Yellow
tan = Orange
Sloth
at = Blue
sat = Purple
pat = Yellow
Turtle
sap = Blue
tap = Purple
nap = Yellow
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SECOND GROUP
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elephants
c = blue
k = purple
e = yellow
h = orange
r = green
 c = blue

cow
k = purple
e = yellow
h = orange
r = green
hedgehog
c = blue
k = purple
e = yellow
h = orange
r = green
c = blue
k = purple
e = yellow
h = orange
r = green

koala
raccoon

c = blue
k = purple
e = yellow
h = orange
r = green
 C = Blue

Cow
K = Purple
E = Yellow
H = Orange
R = Green
Elephants
C = Blue
K = Purple
E = Yellow
H = Orange
R = Green
Hedgehog
C = Blue
K = Purple
E = Yellow
H = Orange
R = Green
C = Blue
K = Purple
E = Yellow
H = Orange
R = Green

Koala
Raccoon

C = Blue
K = Purple
E = Yellow
H = Orange
R = Green
 at

at at
hat
cat
cat
rat

hat

cat rat rat

bat bat
bat bat

sat at = Blue

Cow
cat = Purple
bat = Yellow
hat = Orange
sat = Green
rat = Red
Elephants tin
tin

sin
sin
in = Blue
kin = Purple
bin = Yellow
pin = Orange pin
tin = Green pin
in
sin = Red in
kin kin
bin bin

kin

sin
bin
kin kin sin

bin
kin
kin
bin

tin
 Hedgehog it it
it = Blue
kit = Purple
bit = Yellow
hit = Orange it it
sit = Green
pit = Red

bit

sit

kit bit
pit

sit sit
kit
sit
sit

hit pit
kit pit
hit
 sip

hip
sip
ip

rip hip
ip

nip
ip tip
hip
ip rip rip

ip ip

nip

nip

ip = Blue
hip = Purple

Koala
rip = Yellow
sip = Orange
nip = Green
tip = Red
 Raccoon
can
pan pan

an
can

ran ran
an pan tan
ran
an = Blue
can = Purple
an ran ran = Yellow
pan = Orange
tan = Green
ran an an

an

ran can

tan
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THIRD GROUP
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dolphin
m = blue
d = yellow
g = green
o = red
goat
m = blue
d = yellow
g = green
o = red
monkey
m = blue
d = yellow
g = green
o = red
octopus
m = blue
d = yellow
g = green
o = red
Dolphin
M = Blue
D = Yellow
G = Green
O = Red
Goat
M = Blue
D = Yellow
G = Green
O = Red
Monkey
M = Blue
D = Yellow
G = Green
O = Red
Octopus
M = Blue
D = Yellow
G = Green
O = Red
 rap
ap rap rap

rap sap rap

ap

rap rap
rap

cap
map

nap
map

nap nap

cap
ap = Blue
map = Purple

Dolphin
rap = Yellow
sap = Orange
cap = Green
nap = Red
cap
 an

Goat
pan

can can

can can an = Blue

man = Purple
ran = Yellow
can can can = Orange
pan = Green
tan = Red

tan
ran
man
tan

man

tan tan tan tan

an
Monkey
dip

tip

dip
ip sip rip

ip
hip
ip
tip hip
hip
ip = Blue
dip = Purple
hip = Yellow ip
rip = Orange
sip = Green sip
tip = Red
hip
 Octopus mat
at = Blue
mat = Purple
rat = Yellow
hat = Orange at
sat = Green
pat = Red

pat hat
hat
at hat

mat
hat
sat
sat
hat

rat
rat
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FOURTH GROUP
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bear
fox
lion
quail
urchin
Bear
L = Blue
F = Purple
B = Yellow
Q = Orange
U = Green
Fox
L = Blue
F = Purple
B = Yellow
Q = Orange
U = Green
Lion
L = Blue
F = Purple
B = Yellow
Q = Orange
U = Green
Quail
L = Blue
F = Purple
B = Yellow
Q = Orange
U = Green
Urchin
L = Blue
F = Purple
B = Yellow
Q = Orange
U = Green
Bear
rat

at = Blue
rat fat = Purple
bat = Yellow
mat = Orange
at rat = Green
bat = Red

bat

fat
bat

bat
at
at

fat

bat
bat bat

rat

mat
Fox lip lip
rip
rip
rip

rip
ip = Blue
lip = Purple lip lip
quip = Yellow
dip = Orange
rip = Green
sip = Red

sip

dip dip
quip ip

sip sip sip

sip
ip

sip dip dip sip

dip dip

rip
 Lion sit
sit
it

it = Blue
lit = Purple
fit = Yellow sit
sit
bit = Orange
quit = Green
sit = Red

bit

it

it
fit it
bit bit
fit
lit

lit

fit
quit fit

quit
 pan
Quail
an = Blue
fan = Purple
an ban = Yellow
man = Orange
an ran = Green
pan = Red
fan
an

ban

fan

man
ban
pan

ran
 Urchin sap
ap = Blue
lap = Purple
map = Yellow
cap = Orange
rap = Green
sap = Red

lap

rap
lap
lap

cap
cap
ap ap
map
rap rap
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FIFTH GROUP
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Jellyfish
J = Blue
Z = Yellow
W = Red
walrus
j = blue
z = yellow
w = red
zebra j = blue
z = yellow
w = red
jellyfish
j = blue
z = yellow
w = red
Walrus
J = Blue
Z = Yellow
W = Red
Zebra J = Blue
Z = Yellow
W = Red
jellyfish kit

in = Blue
win = Purple
fin = Yellow
bin = Orange pit
kit = Green
pit = Red

pit

bin
fin
fin
bin

in

win
Walrus
wit

sit

it = Blue
wit = Purple
lit = Yellow
fit = Orange wit
bit = Green
sit = Red

wit

sit wit wit

lit
lit
bit

lit

lit
fit
lit
fit fit lit fit
lit
 ap

map

lap

ap map

ap
ap

zap
sap

zap lap zap

lap
ap
zap

zap

cap
p

map
ma

map
p
ma

ap = Blue
zap = Purple

Zebra
lap = Yellow
map = Orange
cap = Green
sap = Red
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SIXTH GROUP
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vulture
v = purple
y = orange
x = green
xray fish
v = purple
y = orange
x = green
yak
v = purple
y = orange
x = green
Vulture
V = Purple
Y = Orange
X = Green
Xray Fish
V = Purple
Y = Orange
X = Green
Yak
V = Purple
Y = Orange
X = Green
 Vulture quip
ip = Blue quip
yip = Purple
zip = Yellow
lip = Orange quip quip
quip = Green
hip = Red

zip
lip

lip lip
yip
hip
hip

ip
p
zi
p
zi

yip ip
hip
yip
 an Xray Fish
an = Blue
van = Purple
an ran = Yellow
fan = Orange
ban = Green
pan = Red
an
van

pan
van

ran
ran van
van
van
pan

ban

ban
ran
fan
 ap

cap

lap
zap zap

yap yap yap

lap
lap
yap
p

p
ya

ya
p
p
ya
ya

zap
zap zap
zap

ap = Blue
yap = Purple

Yak
map zap = Yellow
lap = Orange
map = Green
cap = Red