Lowercase a worksheet with an astronaut picture, movement model, tracing and writing guides. — The complete worksheet, just as it prints.

LETTER FORMATION · COLOUR & PRACTISE

a for astronaut: lowercase writing practice

An astronaut picture accompanies a single-storey lowercase a. An adult can say its short first sound before modelling the rounded movement; the long picture word is optional to copy.

Lowercase a · Colour, say and write

Choose your paper

A4210 × 297 mmUS Letter8½ × 11 in

One page · A4 · Black & white · 453 kB

A quick printing tip

Use portrait orientation and the same paper size in your printer settings. The PDF includes a white margin so the drawing stays inside the sheet.

With an adult

Open your mouth wide and make short a at the back of your mouth, as in astronaut. Keep your family's pronunciation.

Travel around the helmet shape, return to its upper right and bring the stroke down to the line.

Whole-word copying is optional. Model one movement and stop whenever a break would help.

Explore the separate Aa–Zz alphabet worksheets.

Try this with the picture

Colour the astronaut. Trace a, then make a few of your own.

Print copies for home or your classroom. See how you can use these pages.

Picture created with AI assistance. Letters, words and practice guides typeset separately.

Choose another movement or a small pack from our colour, say and write: lowercase letter formation.

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a for astronaut: lowercase writing practice

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