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Alphabet Letter S Snail
Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets
Materials:
- printer
- paper
- coloring & writing supplies
- sheet protectors for handwriting worksheets
Animals > Endangered > Ocean > Garden > Pond (Fresh
water) > Snail
A snail is a small animal with a soft body and a spiral shell. Many kinds of snails live on land, in fresh water or in the ocean. They move slowly using their wide strong foot. Snails are mollusks which don't have a backbone.
Visit the snail theme lesson plan activities for animal facts, online learning resources, crafts and other activities to incorporate with this alphabet presentation.
Letter S coloring page
portrait · landscape
View this alphabet set
Color poster
Coloring page
Handwriting worksheet
Letter S Worksheet & Mini-Book
D'Nealian & Standard block
Word search & writing
Drawing & writing paper
Printable lined-paper
Alphabet Activities:
Present and display your option of letter S printable activities
in the materials column.
Children Age 3 and under:
- Print this toddler coloring page with large bubble font, color, paint or,
- Print a letter S coloring page and select and print a snail
coloring page
behind it or on a separate page if using paints to
decorate later.
Discuss other letter S words found on the worksheet.
- Finger Tracing: Trace letter S's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the
letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring
page.
- Children can trace and color the letter S's. After completing coloring the letter, encourage children to color the ocean theme image. Write the word sand dollar on the finished coloring page.
Children
Ages 3+ >
Alphabet - beginning letter S
Select and print the handwriting worksheet and present the Letter
S Worksheet and Mini Book program. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet
and mini-book. These materials can be used
to reinforce letter recognition, initial handwriting practice and to identify related
S words.
Display letter S posters and
coloring pages or make a letter S classroom book. For
related images visit: Letter S Printable Printable Activities.
Finger and Pencil Tracing: Trace letter S's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the
letter. Invite the children to do the same on your worksheet.
Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter,
and explain the direction of the arrows and numbers (on the
upper right corner) that help them trace the
letter correctly. During the demonstration, you may want
to count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the
number order aids them in the writing process.
Find the letter S's: Have the children find all the
letter S's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle
them first.
Letter S Word
Search & Handwriting Practice >
The word search game features a snail and letter S words with pictures and handwriting practice.
Advanced independent handwriting practice:
Print your choice of printable lined-paper and encourage children to draw a snail behind the page or print a snail coloring page.
Drawing and writing paper: Encourage children to draw, color and decorate a snail and write letter S s.
Complementary activities:
Letter S · Insect & others · Ocean > Snail or Sea Snail >
