Make letter recognition fun and interactive with our Follow the Alphabet Trail Letter Maze. These activity sheets encourage students to identify and follow both uppercase and lowercase letters through a trail, helping them to consolidate letter knowledge in an engaging way. Each worksheet focuses on a single letter, providing plenty of opportunity for students to practise recognition while also building visual tracking skills.

With one sheet for every letter of the alphabet, this resource can be introduced gradually to align with your phonics sequence or used as a complete set for review and consolidation. The variety of options for completing the mazes means students can enjoy the activity in many different ways, keeping learning fresh and motivating. It’s a great choice for literacy centres, small-group work, or independent practice.

The hands-on nature of these mazes also supports fine motor development, as students place counters, trace paths, or use dabbers to mark the letters. This makes the resource highly adaptable to a range of student needs and learning preferences, while still focusing on the key skill of recognising letters in both forms.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• ✅ Recognise uppercase and lowercase forms of each letter
• ✅ Develop visual discrimination by locating target letters in a sequence
• ✅ Build fine motor skills through tracing, marking, or covering letters
• ✅ Strengthen concentration and persistence in completing a task
• ✅ Reinforce phonics learning in a playful and interactive way

What’s Included:

• 26 activity sheets - one for each letter of the alphabet
• Clear uppercase and lowercase letters to guide recognition practice
• Flexible layouts suitable for multiple completion methods
• Available in Australian state fonts

Materials Needed:

• Printed worksheets (A4 recommended)
• Counters, clear gemstones, or tokens for covering letters
• Pencils, crayons, or markers for tracing and colouring
• Optional: paint dabbers for a creative twist
• Laminator and pouches if creating reusable sheets

How to Use:

1. Select the letter sheet that matches your current phonics focus.
2. Introduce the uppercase and lowercase forms of the letter to students.
3. Students work through the maze by finding and following the target letter.
4. They can cover letters with counters, trace a path, or use dabbers to mark them.
5. Review as a class by discussing the letter sound and finding additional words that begin with the same letter.

Ideas for Classroom Use:

• 💡 Use as a literacy rotation activity for independent or partner practice
• 💡 Provide laminated copies with whiteboard markers for reusable practice
• 💡 Pair with physical manipulatives like gems or pegs to add a tactile element
• 💡 Display finished sheets as part of an alphabet wall or phonics display
• 💡 Incorporate into intervention sessions for targeted letter recognition practice

Top Teacher Tips:

• 💛 Introduce a variety of materials (dabbers, counters, pencils) to keep the activity engaging
• 💛 Model how to complete the trail before students work independently
• 💛 Use the sheets as quick assessment tools to check letter recognition progress

The Follow the Alphabet Trail Letter Maze is a flexible and engaging way to build strong alphabet recognition skills. With options for creative play and hands-on learning, it will quickly become a favourite resource in your phonics toolkit.

We also have a digital version if you would prefer to complete this as a whole class activity.