Task Cards · Preschool · 8 pages
Which Letter Comes Before: Lowercase Task Cards | Preschool
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Which Letter Comes Before: Lowercase: cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. Answer key included.
What’s inside this download
- 8 printable pages of Which Letter Comes Before: Lowercase task cards
- 24 items for PreK
- Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers
- Answer key included
- One print-ready PDF, US Letter
Why choose this over a free worksheet
- Lowercase letters match the print in books
- Blank comes first, so children work backward
- Short three-letter runs, easy to scan
Printing, license and file formats
- One PDF, US Letter 8.5 × 11 in. On A4 choose “fit to page”
- One teacher or one household. Print unlimited copies for your own students, this year and next
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How do I get the files?
- The download link is on the order page the moment you pay, and in your inbox at the same time
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Why get the bundle
- Order practice benefits from variety. The bundle has many formats, so you can come at 'before' with cards, games and a quick check.
The problem
What comes before b? He knows c comes after, but 'before' is backwards
Going forward in the alphabet is easy because the song goes that way. Going backward means leaving the song and thinking about the line of letters.
Backwards is harder
The alphabet song only goes forward. 'Before' asks a child to step back, which the tune never practices.
Look-alike lowercase
b and d, or p and q, swap places easily. Lowercase letters with mirror shapes make the task trickier.
Seeing the pattern
With prompts like __ b c, children need to look at what follows and think about what came first.
Each page shows two lowercase letters with a blank before them. Children use the letters that follow to work out the one that came first.
What’s inside
8 pages of Which Letter Comes Before: Lowercase, ready to print.
Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. One instruction line and a name line on every page.
Task Cards
Cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers.
Which Letter Comes Before: Lowercase
Written for PreK.
Print and go
US Letter, black and white, answer key included.
Look inside
Same layout on every page, so kids stop re-learning the instructions.
How it works
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Print
Any printer, plain paper, black and white. Print one page or the whole stack.
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Hand out
Morning work, centers, small groups, the kitchen table. Same format every day, so the routine sticks.
US Letter 8.5 × 11 · PDFOutcomes
Name the letter that comes before
Fill in the lowercase letter before two in a row.
- a b c
- b c d
- c d e
- d e f
- e f g
- f g h
- g h i
Who it’s for
Built for the kitchen table and the classroom.
Parents & homeschool
Say 'what comes before d?' on the way to school. It makes the song flexible, not just a tune.
Teachers
Use after alphabet sequence work to deepen understanding of order in a center.
Early learners
Helps children who recite forward but get stuck going backward.
Questions
Before you buy.
Why does 'before' matter?
It shows a child understands the line of letters, not only the song. Thinking backward is the sign the order is truly learned.
Is it lowercase only?
This one is lowercase, which children see most in books. There's a separate uppercase version for capitals.
How do I get the file?
The download link appears right after checkout and lands in your inbox at the same time. One PDF with 8 pages. No account needed.
Can I print it more than once?
Yes. One teacher or one household can print unlimited copies for their own students, this year and next.
Will it print in color?
The pages are designed to print in black and white, so they print clean on any home or school printer and do not eat a cartridge.
What if it isn’t right for us?
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Now the alphabet runs backward too
Which Letter Comes Before: Lowercase: cut-apart cards for centers, scoot or early finishers. Answer key included.
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