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This ABC coloring page turns the whole alphabet into a tower of toy blocks. All 26 letters are here in order, stacked in five rows in a sunny playroom. An orange cat has fallen asleep on the top row, right above A, B, C and D. On the floor in front are three things for your child to name: an apple, a ball and a gray cat.
It is made for ages 3 to 7. Each block has a clean white center, so even a very young child can fill in one letter at a time. Doing the full sheet takes close to an hour, so feel free to break it up.
A color plan for 26 blocks
A tower this big needs a plan. Try one color per row: red for the top, yellow for the next, then blue, green and purple. Your child will be saying each letter as the row grows.
You could also sort them. Use one color for the five vowels, A, E, I, O and U, and a second color for everything else. It is an easy way to show how vowels work, and they will pop out of the tower.
Each block shows three sides. The front is the main shape, and the top and side make a thin strip that runs around the edge. Color those a shade darker and the blocks will seem to stand up off the paper.
Using it for letter practice
- Say the letter sound out loud before each block gets its color.
- Find the first letter of your child's name, then color that block in their favorite shade.
- Spell a short word, like CAT, by coloring those three blocks and then finding each one again.
- Trace each letter shape with a finger before filling it in.
Chunky crayons are fine for the letters here because the outlines are thick. Keep a pencil nearby for the block edges, where small hands can use a bit of help.
Alphabet facts for curious kids
The word alphabet comes from alpha and beta, the first two letters in Greek. English uses 26 letters, and just five of them are always counted as vowels. Britannica's page on the alphabet tells how writing with letters spread around the world.
The ABC song uses the same tune as Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Try it. Sing one and then the other, and there is a good chance your child will burst out laughing the moment they hear that the two tunes match.
E is the letter used most in English, and Q is one of the rarest. Ask your child to guess which block on the tower gets the most work.
Games to play on your ABC coloring page
Once the tower is colored, keep it close at hand and use it for I Spy. Say, "I spy a letter that makes the buh sound," and let your child point to it. Then swap.
Another idea is a letter hunt around the house. Choose five blocks and find one real thing that starts with each letter. Put a small tick on the block when you find it. The apple, the ball and the cat on the floor give your child a head start with A, B and C.
Teachers can cut the sheet into rows, hand one row to each small group, and rebuild the whole tower on the classroom wall once every letter has been colored.
Printing and paper
Letter size fits. If you want to use it for several days, print it on card stock so it stands up to repeat handling, then keep it in a folder with the crayons.
Where to go after Z
Find more sheets for little learners in our preschool coloring pages. For one letter at a time, start with our letter I poster. Our big bubble letters A to Z set is great when your child is ready for larger shapes.
Questions
Are all 26 letters in the drawing?
Yes. A to D are on the top row, and the rows read left to right all the way down to Z.
Should my child color all the blocks at once?
No need. Many families color one row a day, which makes the sheet last a whole week of letter practice.
Are these capital letters?
Yes, all of them are capitals. They are the shapes most kids learn first.
