Alphabet, phonemic awareness,

alliteration, and handwriting

By: Brooke Perry

Featuring Clipart from
KPM Doodles and mycutegraphics.com

 How to use alpha twisters in

the classroom/weekly plan
Alphabet Survey
Alpha Twister journal cover
Alpha Twisters from A-z with
handwriting practice
class book cover for student
creation of alpha twisters
mini-book for individual
student use
Alpha Twister Celebration ideas
Alpha Twister Award

1)
-if you have a day that is devoted to
handwriting or phonics review this packet can be used
during morning work time. Copy the pages for each
student or copy the pages weekly and place them in a
folder or binder.
2)
-during a poetry study or unit, you can
use these pages to help students understand the concept
of alliteration.
3)
-focus on the capital letter at the
beginning of each sentence, spaces between each word, and
ending punctuation.
4)
within each sentence ask students to review word wall
words, word families, or chunks that have been introduced.
Are any of the words unfamiliar to the students? Use this
time to discuss the meaning and practice using it in the
correct form.
5)
-introduce each "alpha twister" at the
beginning of each week, and review each day. At the end
of the week allow students to read their "alpha twister" to
a reading buddy.

With just
allotted per day, you
can review many skills in a fun, simple way!

Introduce the "alpha twister" sentence.

Use "echo reading" to build student familiarity. Ask
students to highlight the focus letter with a
highlighter or yellow crayon.
: Read the "alpha twister" chorally.
Handwriting-Review the correct way to form the
uppercase and lowercase letters. Students will trace
the letters and practice writing the alpha twister in
their nicest handwriting.
: Students will illustrate the "alpha
twister," and read it with a buddy to build fluency.
: Read the alpha twister and locate high
frequency words. Circle or underline them. In
addition, students can highlight familiar chunks or
word families that they recognize.
: As a class think of an action or movement to
match the "alpha twister." Read the twister and do
the motions.

1. How many letters are in the whole alphabet?

_______
2. Which letters of the alphabet are vowels?

____ ____ ____ ____ ____

3. Which letter can is a consonant and a vowel?

____
4. Which letter of the alphabet is your favorite?

______
5. Write these letters in the correct order.
Ss
____

Gg
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Yy
____

Aa
____

Dd

Rr

____

Mm
____

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1. How many letters are in the whole alphabet?

_______
2. Which letters of the alphabet are vowels?

____ ____ ____ ____ ____

3. Which letter is a consonant and a vowel?

____
4. Which letter of the alphabet is your favorite?

______
5. Write these letters in alphabetical order.
Ss
____

Gg
____

Yy
____

Aa
____

Dd

Rr

____

Mm
____

____

Al the alligator eats apples all afternoon.

A A A A__________
a a a a __________
Al the alligator eats
apples all afternoon.
!

The busy bee buzzes along the beautiful beach.

B B B B__________
b b b b __________
The bee buzzes along the
beautiful beach.

Can a cow carry carrots in a cart?

C C C C __________
c c c c __________
Can a cow carry carrots
in a cart ?
!

The dog dug deep down in the dirt.

D D D D__________
d d d d __________
The dog dug deep down
in the dirt.
!

Ellie elephant eats eleven eggs every day.

E E E E__________
e e e e __________
Ellie elephant eats eleven
eggs every day.
!

Did Frank find four funny and fancy fish?

F F F F__________
f f f f __________
Did Frank find four
funny and fancy fish?
!

The gorilla gives gum and green grapes to his grandma.

G G G G__________
g g g g__________

The gorilla gives gum

and green grapes to his
grandma.

Harry the hungry hippo hurriedly hid half of his hot dogs.

H H H H__________
h h h h __________
Harry the hungry
hippo hurriedly hid
half of his hot dogs.

Iggy inchworm inches into his interesting igloo.

I I I I __________
i i i i __________
Iggy inchworm inches
into his interesting igloo.
!

Jenny jellyfish juggles joyfully in June.

J J J J __________
j j j j __________
Jenny jellyfish juggles
joyfully in June.
!

The kind king gave the kids a colorful kite.

K K K K __________
k k k k __________
The kind king gave the
kids a colorful kite.
!

Leo lion likes lollipops and lemonade for lunch.

L L L L __________
l l l l __________
Leo lion likes lollipops and
lemonade for lunch.
!

Millie the monkey made a mess in the mud.

M M M M __________
m m m m_ _________
Millie the monkey made a
mess in the mud.
!

Nan the noisy newt lives in a nice new nest.

N N N N __________
n n n n __________
Nan the noisy newt lives
in a nice new nest.
!

Ollie Octopus eats oranges in October.

O O O O __________
o o o o __________
\Ollie octopus eats
oranges in October.

Polly the penguin put a pickle in her pink purse.

P P P P __________
p p p p __________
Polly the penguin
put a pickle in her
pink purse.

The queen quietly quilts and counts quarters.

Q Q Q Q __________
q q q q __________
The queen quietly quilts
and counts quarters.

Rob the red raccoon races through the rain.

R R R R __________
r r r r __________
Rob the red raccoon
\races through the rain.

Sam snowman sings softly in the snow.

S S S S __________
s s s s __________
Sam snowman sings
softly in the snow.
!

Tilly the tiny turtle talks on the telephone on Tuesday.

T T T T __________
t t t t __________
Tilly the tiny turtle talks
on the telephone on
Tuesday.

You use your unique umbrella is upside down.

U U U U __________
u u u u __________
\You use your unique
umbrella upside down.

The vast volcano is very violent.

V V V V __________
v v v v __________
The vast volcano is very
violent.
!

Walter whale wears white water skis on Wednesday.

W W W W __________
w w w w __________
Walter whale wears white
water skis on Wednesday.

Xavier the fox had an excellent x-ray.

X X X X __________
x x x x __________
Xavier the fox had an
excellent x-ray!

Yesterday the yawning yak used a yellow yo-yo.

Y Y Y Y __________
y y y y __________
Yesterday the yawning
yak used a yellow yo-yo.

Zeke zebra has zigs and zags as he zips his zipper.

Z Z Z Z __________
z z z z __________
Zeke zebra zigs and
zags as he zips his zipper.

By the Alphabet Experts

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My name begins with letter

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This book belongs to:

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This book belongs to:

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is an alphabet expert
who can't be
"twisted" up!