Worksheet -- Lesson 19

Letter s

Subject: English | Class: Playgroup | Series: Skillford

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Note for parents and teachers: Read each instruction aloud to the child. The child answers by pointing, saying, circling, colouring, matching or tracing. The child is not expected to read the words.

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Exercise A: Say the Sound

Point to the letter and say its sound together.

s

• Say: "s says /s/," like a snake.
• Hiss three times: long, short, whisper.

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Exercise B: Look and Say

Point to each picture. The child says the word.

1. snake
2. sunflower
3. sheep
4. ship
5. shirt

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Exercise C: Circle the Letter s

Help the child circle every letter s in each row.

1. s r s t s
2. t s u s v
3. s s r v s

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Exercise D: Colour the Pictures

Colour each picture. Say the word while colouring.

1. A snake -- colour it green
2. A sunflower -- colour it yellow
3. A ship -- use any colours you like

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Exercise E: Match the Picture to the Letter

Draw a line from each picture to the letter s.

Picture		Letter
snake	------	s
sunflower	------	s
sheep	------	s
ship	------	s
shirt	------	s

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Exercise F: Trace the Letter s

Start at the dot. Curve round to the left, then curve back round to the right.

1. s . . . s . . . s . . . s . . . s

2. s . . . s . . . s . . . s . . . s

3. Try on your own from the dot: • • • •

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Exercise G: Listen and Say

The adult says the sentence. The child says it back in small parts.

"A happy green snake is playing with a sunflower."

1. What colour is the snake? (green)
2. What is the snake playing with? (a sunflower)

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Well Done!

Colour a star when the child can:

• ☆ say the /s/ sound
• ☆ name snake, sunflower, sheep, ship and shirt
• ☆ trace "s" from the dot