How to write S and s
S is one stroke, and a tricky one. Start near the top on the right, curve back up and to the left, round to the middle, then curve the other way, round to the bottom and back toward the left. Lowercase s is the same shape, small, between the midline and the baseline. Saying "curve back, curve forward" helps.
The S sound
S is a hissing snake sound, as in sun, sock and star.
Words to say and draw: sun, sock, star, seal, snake.
What's on the sheet
The first S and the first s are solid, with numbered dots and arrows showing where each stroke starts and which way it goes. The rest of each row is dotted for tracing. Next comes a row of s words to trace, then an empty row for writing S and s alone. Choose Large for Pre-K or Medium for kindergarten, or switch to uppercase or lowercase only.
Activity idea
Pour a thin layer of salt or sand on a tray and let your child draw S and s with a finger. Shake the tray gently to erase and go again.