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Letter U Mini Alphabet Book

Two foldable letter U mini books, one built on long U words such as unicorn and the other on short U words such as umbrella, with a U is for sentence on every page for students to color, fold and read.
Grades
Preschool–K
Pages
2
File type
PDF
Preparation
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Updated Oct 26, 2026

Subject
ELA, Language Development, Pre-Reading, Phonics
Topic
alphabet activities, alphabet books
Resource types
Activities
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About this resource

What's inside this resource

Get students engaged with learning about the letter U with this mini foldable alphabet book. The large images makes these books easy for students to color, and the foldable nature of these books product a no prep activity that can easily be assigned to students.

What is Included:

This resource includes two foldable books for the letter U. Each book includes a cover page and 3 picture pages all with pictures that begin with U. Each page also includes a sentence that reads like "A is for Apple," making it easy to read for beginning readers. There is one book for the short vowel sound and one book for the long vowel sound.

How to Make:

Students will color each page of the foldable book. They will then fold the page to make an alphabet book. The student will then read the book to themselves or to another person.

When to Use:

  • Independent Practice - Students can be given these mini books to color and work on independently.

  • Homework - This book can be sent home with students so that they can work on beginning reading and letter sounds with their parents.

  • Literacy or Writing Center - Place the page in the center and let students create their own book.

  • Library - The teacher may choose to create this book and add it to the classroom library for students to read during center time.

These alphabet books are a no prep option for teachers to give to students to complete. Each book just needs to be printed out and given to students to complete. They will only need their desired crayons, markers, or colored pencils. No scissors or glue required!

Students will have a lot of fun creating and reading these books. They will gain confidence in their reading skills by reading the easy sentences to themselves or to their peers. Students will also gain practice recognizing beginning sounds!

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Read simple U is for sentences
  • Name words that begin with the letter U

Skills covered

  • Emergent reading — students read a short repeated sentence on each page
  • Vocabulary — students link each U word to its picture

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Curriculum

Standards, concepts & topics

Standards

  • CCSS.RF.K.3.a — Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.
  • CCSS.RF.K.1d — Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet

Core concepts

  • Beginning sounds
  • Letter U
  • Vocabulary

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