Level 101
Coptic Alphabet Foundations
Short guided micro-lessons to help children recognize Coptic letters, hear the sound, repeat it, trace it, color it, and practice with interactive activities.
Lesson 1
Letters That Look and Sound Like English
Start here. These short letter lessons introduce children to letters that look and sound similar to English.
Lesson 2
More Letters That Look and Sound Like English
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Lesson 3
Final Letters in the First Group
These letters complete the first group of Coptic letters that look and sound like English.
Lessons 4–5
Letters That Look Like English But Sound Different
These lessons help children notice the difference between how a letter looks and how it sounds.
Eeta
Ⲏ ⲏ | looks like H, sounds like E
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Ⲏ ⲏ | looks like H, sounds like E
Ro
Ⲣ ⲣ | looks like P, sounds like R
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Ⲣ ⲣ | looks like P, sounds like R
Cima
Ⲥ ⲥ | looks like C, sounds like S
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Ⲥ ⲥ | looks like C, sounds like S
Key
Ⲭ ⲭ | looks like X, sounds like K
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Ⲭ ⲭ | looks like X, sounds like K
Oo
Ⲱ ⲱ | looks like W, sounds like O
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Ⲱ ⲱ | looks like W, sounds like O
Ti
Ϯ ϯ | looks like T, sounds like Ti
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Ϯ ϯ | looks like T, sounds like Ti
Lessons 4–5 Review
Looks-like and sounds-like activity
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Looks-like and sounds-like activity
Lessons 6–10
Remaining Coptic Letters
These lessons introduce the rest of the Coptic alphabet and continue the coloring and matching activities.
Ghamma
Ⲅ ⲅ
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Ⲅ ⲅ
Delta
Ⲇ ⲇ
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Ⲇ ⲇ
So
ⲋ | number 6, no upper/lower case
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ⲋ | number 6, no upper/lower case
Theeta
Ⲑ ⲑ
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Ⲑ ⲑ
Lavla
Ⲗ ⲗ
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Ⲗ ⲗ
Eksi
Ⲝ ⲝ
Open →
Ⲝ ⲝ
Pi
Ⲡ ⲡ
Open →
Ⲡ ⲡ
Epsilon
Ⲩ ⲩ
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Ⲩ ⲩ
Phi
Ⲫ ⲫ
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Ⲫ ⲫ
Epsi
Ⲯ ⲯ
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Ⲯ ⲯ
Shai
Ϣ ϣ
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Ϣ ϣ
Fai
Ϥ ϥ
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Ϥ ϥ
Khai
Ϧ ϧ
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Ϧ ϧ
Horee
Ϩ ϩ
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Ϩ ϩ
Janja
Ϫ ϫ
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Ϫ ϫ
Cheema
Ϭ ϭ
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Ϭ ϭ
Lessons 6–8 Review
Letter-name matching activity
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Letter-name matching activity
Special Lessons
Prayer and Church Practice
Sign of the Cross
Learn the movement and the words
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Learn the movement and the words
Mina to My Father Maze
Draw the path and practice ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ.
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Draw the path and practice ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ.
Priest to Church Maze
Draw the path and practice The Priest and The Church.
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Draw the path and practice The Priest and The Church.
Maria to My Mother Maze
Draw the path and practice Maria and My Mother.
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Draw the path and practice Maria and My Mother.
The Lord’s Prayer
Interactive pronunciation and prayer practice
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Interactive pronunciation and prayer practice