Trace and Color the Letter S Worksheet for Preschoolers

How to use this worksheet

Trace the large dotted letter S first, saying the /s/ sound as your child's pencil follows the curve from top to bottom in one motion. Move to the practice lines and trace, then attempt writing an S without the guide, encouraging one smooth stroke rather than several short ones. If a recognition activity is included, work through it together, circling every S found. Finish by coloring the capital and lowercase S.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Search the house for objects starting with S, like a spoon, a sock, or the sun.
• 2Trace a large S with a finger in a tray of sand or shaving cream, feeling the curve change direction.
• 3Practice drawing S shapes with sidewalk chalk outside, making them as big as possible.
• 4Cut out pictures of S words from a magazine to make a small collage.
• 5Sing the alphabet song, adding a wiggly snake-like motion with your arm when you reach S.