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Practice S through handwriting, letter hunts, beginning sounds, crafts and short reading activities. Broader alphabet resources include an S component.
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Trace, color, sort, spin, find, glue, and maze/puzzle/dot-connect the letter S; assemble a booklet, flipbook, word wheel, crown, bracelet, and finger puppet; complete sight-word practice sheets ('and, at, an'); optionally play a linked digital Boom Cards deck.
This product is the Letter S Song and it can help teachers teach the Letter S Sound, uppercase and lowercase Letter S, vocabulary words with the Letter S sound, and Letter S handwriting practice. This is a great resource for teachers who want to help their students learn the Letter S.
Assemble a flower craft using letter-S-labeled ('Ss') templates (three templates present in the file).
Color and circle letter S among distractor letters; trace rows of 'S'/'s'; write the letter; trace and write 'S,s'; circle letter S,s among distractors on a second sheet; color spaces containing S,s; and trace lines.
Free download Match/sort letter S cards (different fonts, upper/lowercase) into a pocket chart; alphabet matching activity repeated across sets.
Use dot markers to color/dab each occurrence of the target letter (uppercase S on worksheet 1, lowercase s on worksheet 2, mixed case on worksheet 3) within a grid of distractor letters.
Alphabet Letter S of the Week Boom Digital Cards
Discover our latest learning tool for educators: the Preschool Letter by Letter – Letter 'S' Handwriting ebook! This fun and engaging resource has been carefully crafted to help young learners recognize and appreciate the alphabet, starting with the letter 'S.' This digital treasure comes as an 8-page PDF file that's…
Color both parts of the crown template for the current focus letter, cut them out, and staple or tape them together to fit around the head; sound out the items shown on the crown to find the letter's sound.
Introducing Engaging Letter S Outlines for Fun Alphabet Crafts Spark your child's imagination and enhance their phonics skills with our distinctive Letter S Outlines for Alphabet Crafts. This all-inclusive packet contains 5 unique letter S outlines, featuring 2 uppercase letter outlines, 2 lowercase letter outlines…
Introduce and reinforce the letter Ss through picture-word association, tracing, and coloring practice.
Alphabet beginning-sounds flash cards pairing each letter (uppercase and lowercase) with three example words/pictures starting with that letter's sound, for phonics and vocabulary practice.
On provided notebooking pages, draw or glue pictures of things that start with Ss into a box, then (with adult help) write a caption describing the picture or write the word/letter several times on the provided lines.
Use the letter S pages to model the print form before students trace and write it. Work through a small section at a time, pausing to compare the shape of a written letter with the model. The printable format can support a short handwriting routine or individual practice alongside your instruction.
For each letter, students identify which pictures/items belong to that letter's scene (e.g. which balls, ducks, fish match the target letter), and sort or mark uppercase vs lowercase letter forms, including a 'not' variant distinguishing the target letter from similar-looking letters.
Search a word-find puzzle for words starting with Ss, circle each one found, then cross it off a list.
identify the missing beginning letter for each picture (e.g., "_pple" for apple) and use the cards as a read-aloud mystery book, wall posters, flashcards, or a memory matching game
Trace a continuous path of the letter S (in a specific case, upper- or lowercase) from START to END through a grid of mixed letters.
Color and cut out puzzle pieces (rows of the letter S) and glue them onto a puzzle mat to reassemble the letter.
Clip a clothespin on the correct object that matches a given letter's beginning sound, and clip the correct letter that matches a given object's beginning sound.
Students roll playdough into a snake shape and trace it along each uppercase and lowercase letter's outline on the mat, referencing two accompanying pictures per letter (e.g., ant/apple for A, bee/ball for B, cat/car for C, duck/dog for D, egg/elephant for E, fish/fan for F...).
Assemble two-piece letter puzzles labeled 'Ss'; three puzzle pages each show four repeated 'Ss' puzzle-piece labels (12 total, consistent with the catalog's '12 different puzzles' claim).
Practice letter-S beginning-sound vocabulary alongside a hands-on manipulative activity.