Lesson 2 • the letter s

Learning objectives Extra assistance

Children will: The sounds for s and z can be confusing as they
• identify the sound s. sound similar as well as looking very similar. Give
pupils opportunities to differentiate between the
• identify words that begin with s.
two aurally.
• recognise and write s and S.
Classroom activities
Statutory Framework for EYFS
Decorate the Letters
The Early Learning Goals in Literacy
Provide the pupils with a piece of paper that has
Word Reading ELG many different forms of the letter s on it – some
• Say a sound for each letter in the alphabet and at dotted, some in bubble writing, some solid letters, a
least 10 digraphs. couple of capitals.
Writing ELG • trace over the dotted letters with different
• Write recognisable letters, most of which are coloured pencils, textas or crayons
correctly formed. • glue collage materials such as paper bits, leaves or
wool to the solid letters
Vocabulary words
• colour in the bubble letters with dots, stripes or
sock, seven, sat, sing, soap, see, six, seed, sandwich, shapes
spaghetti, spoon, stand, stamp, snail, sun,
Which Hat?
strawberry, snake, sleep, slip, ship, saw, said
Place two hats on the floor with the labels m and s.
ESL/ELL Discuss the sounds. Have a pile of objects or pictures
In Spanish, s is always preceded or followed by a of objects that start with m and s. Each pupil
vowel, so some pupils may put an /e/ sound at the chooses one and works out which hat it must go in.
front of words starting with an s blend, eg stomp Discuss their choice with the class.
may become es-tomp. They will need to practise
correct pronunciation of English s blend words.

Reading Eggs TEACH PRACTISE APPLY

Lesson sequence Content and skills Children will:
Hear: Introduce the sound /s/ identify and read /s/ sound Worksheet 1
Animated Lesson through words and the in isolation and as an initial Phonemic awareness
song Sam’s Scare. sound in words.

Write: Reinforce correct letter write the letter s. Worksheet 2

Dot-to-Dot formation of lower case s. Handwriting

Find: Recognise s in different fonts locate lower case s and upper Worksheet 3
Letter Grid, Birds and Mark in both upper and lower case. case/capital S. Initial sounds
Your Letter

Vocabulary: Build vocabulary skills: understand key vocabulary Worksheet 4

Letter Book and Label It Match pictures to spoken and and apply it in reading. Check
written words.

Read: Read aloud book. listen, follow the reading and Reading Eggs Alphabet book
Book read along. s

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Name

Phonemic awareness

s
Lesson 2 • Worksheet 1

Circle the thing in each row that begins with s. Colour them.

s
s
s
s
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Name

Handwriting
Lesson 2 • Worksheet 2

1 Follow Sunny snail’s trails.

snake
2 Trace and write.

Circle
your best
letter.

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Name

Initial sounds
Lesson 2 • Worksheet 3

1 Add s. Read the word. Hello I’m

Sam!

s un ock

ix andwich

nake nail

tar poon
2 Draw six socks.

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Name

Check
Lesson 2 • Worksheet 4
1 Colour things that begin with s.

2 Circle every S. Circle every s.

S C t C S s s d c s
T S G S U a r b s y
How many? ____ How many? ____

s
3 Write the letter s.

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s ss
s Draw Trace Write
spoon

s ss
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sun

s ss
•
snail

s ss
•
sock

s ss
•
snake

s ss
•
six

s ss
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star
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Activity 1 Activity 2
Write an s each time you read the book. Draw an s with your finger
each time you hear the letter.
I read s _____ times!
I counted _____ s words.

Activity 3 Activity 4
Draw something you can eat that Make the letter s using playdough.
starts with s.
I can read the letter s!
I know words that start with s.
Able to read independently
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fold
Ss
staple

Level Word count Lexile

0 8 BR

Vocabulary words

spoon snake
sun six
snail seven
sock strawberry

Reading Eggs
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Illustrated by Toby Quarmby
Editor: Amanda Santamaria
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Ss

Written by Katy Pike

Illustrated by Toby Quarmby

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six seven
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