Letter A coloring pages

Free printable letter A coloring pages turn A into apples, ants and astronauts.

These free printable letter A coloring pages put a big letter A next to something that starts with A, from a smiling apple to an astronaut in space. Toddlers and preschoolers get one bold A with one friendly picture. Kids get A scenes full of words to find, like an airport, an aquarium and an art room. Teens and adults get an illuminated initial, a nautical A and an A mandala, and seniors get calm, bold pages. There is also a simple way to use the sheets to teach the two sounds of A.

One big A and one picture is where every child starts.

Letter A coloring pages for toddlers and preschool pair one big A with one picture.

These are the pages to start with. The A is for Apple, A is for Ant and A is for Airplane each show a giant A with one smiling picture. The A is thick and hollow, so a child colors the letter itself, not just around it.

Preschoolers can go on to the A is for Alligator, A is for Acorn, A is for Anchor, A is for Avocado and A is for Astronaut. The bold A is for Ambulance has a smiling ambulance beside the letter. Say the word aloud while coloring, and stretch out the first sound. Once one A feels easy, kids like finding lots of A words on one page.

Letter A coloring pages for kids hide A words all over the page.

The Alphabet Letter A shows a capital A and a lowercase a side by side, with an apple below. Things That Start with A surrounds the letter with an apple, an airplane, an ant, an anchor and an acorn. Animals That Start with A adds an alpaca, an alligator and an anteater. Ask a child to point to each thing and say its name.

Scenes turn the letter into a place. A is for Airport parks smiling planes by a control tower. A is for Aquarium has fish in a round bowl, and A is for Artist shows a girl at an easel. The A is for Acrobat balances on top of the A. Apple Tree, Ants at the Picnic, A is for Alpaca and Art Supplies are more to explore. The Pretty Letter A has bows and hearts, and the Floral Letter A is a detailed A made of vines. Quick bold picks include the A is for Armadillo, A is for Arrow and A is for Accordion. Older colorers can treat the letter as a work of art.

Detailed letter A coloring pages for teens and adults make the letter a work of art.

The Illuminated Initial A is a decorated capital with birds and squirrels in its swirls, in the style of an old manuscript. The Nautical Letter A wraps rope around an A with a lighthouse, a ship's wheel and an anchor. The Patterned Letter A Mandala sets an A in a ring of tiny apples and acorns. The Apple Orchard Letter A Zentangle fills a patterned A with orchard trees.

The Apple Picking and Astronaut in Space are lighter pages. For a cozy mood, try A Is for Art Room, A Is for Aquarium or A Is for Autumn. Quick bold pages include the A is for Apron, A is for Antelope and A is for Anchor Rope. A made into initials also makes a personal gift for anyone whose name starts with A. The same bold letters suit older colorers well.

Letter A coloring pages for seniors show calm scenes and a bold A.

The Alligator in the Swamp rests by the water next to its A. The Alpaca Portrait with A stands beside a flowered letter. The Autumn Letter A is wrapped in oak leaves, acorns and apples, and the A is for Apricot hangs fruit from a branch across the letter.

These pages also work well with grandchildren. An older and a younger colorer can each take an A and name the pictures together. Naming the pictures leads straight to the sounds A makes.

How can letter A coloring pages teach the two sounds of A?

A has a short sound and a long sound. The short A is the sound at the start of apple. The long A says its own name, as at the start of acorn. Many of these sheets fit neatly into one group or the other.

Short A sheets include the A is for Apple, A is for Ant, A is for Alligator, A is for Avocado, A is for Anchor and A is for Ambulance. Long A sheets include the A is for Acorn and A is for Apron. Print one of each, color them, then sort new words into the two piles. For color, give short A pictures one color border and long A pictures another. Once a child knows the sounds, the letter pages can go on the wall.

Letter A coloring pages make name signs, alphabet walls and flash cards.

For a child whose name starts with A, the Floral Letter A or Pretty Letter A makes a bedroom door sign. Print it on cardstock so it holds up on the door. In a classroom, one colored A page starts an alphabet wall.

The picture sheets also cut down into flash cards: the letter on one side, the picture on the other. When A is done, our letter B coloring pages are the next step, and our alphabet coloring pages set our letters side by side.

From a smiling apple to an illuminated initial, these free printable letter A coloring pages turn the first letter into something to color, say and learn. Pick an easy A or a detailed one, and sound it out while you color.