Students will
Learning objectives
- Write uppercase B and lowercase b, starting at the top.
- Identify pictures whose names begin with the b sound.
- Tell b apart from d, p and q.
Letter B Worksheet
Students trace uppercase and lowercase b, pick out pictures that start with the b sound, and find every b hidden among look-alike letters.
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At a glance
- Years
- Reception–1
- Pages
- 2
- A4
- Type
- Worksheet
- Includes
- Answer key
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Writing, hearing and finding the letter b
On one page, children write the letter b, hear it at the start of words and pick it out from letters that look like it. They trace a model B and b, with a start dot and an arrow for the first stroke, then write their own. Next they say six picture names and mark the four that start with the b sound. The pictures have no word labels, so you name each one first. The last task is a 12-letter strip where students mark and count every b.
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Teaching tips
1
Say each picture's name aloud before students start the picture section. The pictures have no word labels, so a child who thinks the bus is a "van" won't hear a b sound and will skip a right answer.
2
For b/d mix-ups, use the line from the answer key: little b starts with a tall line down, then a ball on the right. Have students say "bat, then ball" as they trace.
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Support
More guided practice
- Trace each letter in the air, then with a finger on the page, before using a pencil.
- Do the picture sort as a group, saying each name together.
- Cover half the letter strip and hunt in six tiles at a time.
On level
Teach as written
- All three sections, with you naming the pictures.
- Students count the b's in the strip and check their total with a partner.
Extension
More b words
- Draw two more things that start with b on the back.
- Explain how they know a letter in the strip is b and not d.
Curriculum alignment.
Each one is checked against the official document. Where the resource covers only part of a standard, the note says so.
England: EYFS and national curriculum, English · Reception–Year 1
Year 1Handwriting: forming lower-case letters correctly
Students trace lowercase b starting at the top and finishing in the right place.
Reception ELGWriting: recognisable, correctly formed letters
Students trace and write B and b.
Reception ELGWord reading: a sound for each letter
The picture section practises the sound for one letter, b.
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