Preschool Express by Jean Warren

DECORATING ‘S’ SHAPES Using the large S pattern, cut out S shapes for your children using heavy paper. Let them decorate their S’s with one of the ideas below.
	Star or Starfish stickers
	Any stickers
	Sand
	Silver paint
	Small sticks

S ART ACTIVITIES
While studying S, there are lost of S art activities to choose from, such as:

	Sewing
	Stamping
	Sponge Painting
	Scissor activities

SNOWFLAKES Here is a fun activity using coffee filters.
	Show your child how to fold a coffee filter in-half, then in-half again.
	Then, have her cut small shapes out from along the folded edges.
	When she open the filter, she will find a simple snowflake.

SAND ART
You will need sand, waxed paper and glue for this activity.

	Set out a sheet of waxed paper.
	Give your child a small bottle of white liquid glue.
	Have him squirt the glue onto the paper creating a design.
	Finally, have him sprinkle sand over his shape.
	Allow time for glue to dry, then pry off paper and hang up the sand art.
Variation: You may want to have your child make an S shape with his glue.

STICKS AND STRAW HOUSES
Read the story of the Three Little Pigs and then let your child make these fun houses.
	Cut out two simple house shapes from light weight cardboard.
	Set out some glue.
	Have your child collect dried grasses and small sticks, then glue them onto the two houses.
Extension: Cut out some small red rectangle shapes for your child to glue onto a house shape to make a house of bricks, also.

STAR HEADBANDS You will need a 2” x 18” piece of paper for each headband, plus some star stickers.
	Give your child the strip of paper and some star stickers.
	Have her stick the stickers onto her paper strip.
	Then place the paper strip around her head and tape the two ends together.

S GAMES

SPOON SIZES
Here is a simple activity to help your child learn about size and ordering.

	Set out 4-5 spoons of different sizes.
	Have your child place them in order from small to big.

SPOON PATTERNING
You will need 12 or more teaspoons and soupspoons for this activity.

	Start by placing the spoons in a simple pattern, such as; teaspoon, teaspoon, soupspoon, teaspoon, teaspoon, soupspoon.
	Have your child tell you what type of spoon comes next to keep the pattern going.
	Continue with other spoon patterns for your child to finish.

SPONGE STACKS You will need 4-5 rectangular sponges in different sizes.
	Set out the sponges.
	Have your child stack the sponges from largest to smallest.

SILVER HUNT
When learning about the letter S, why not reinforce the “s” sound by going on a silver hunt.
	Help your child hunt around your house looking for things that are silver in color.
	How many silver things did you find?

S MOVEMENT GAMES

SLIP AND SLIDE
Now is a great time to let your child take off her shoes and slip and slide across a smooth floor.

STATUES OF STONE
Play a game with your child, where every once in a while you say “Statues of Stone”. Your child must at that time “freeze” in whatever position he is in.

S LANGUAGE

S OPPOSITES
Here are some words for your child to find their “s” opposites.

Happy	(sad)	Frown	(smile)
Big	(small)	Finish	(start)
Fat	(slim or skinny)	Dumb	(smart)
Rough	(smooth)	Serious	(funny)
Float	(sink)

S STORIES
Look at the library for story books about “s” characters and objects, such as; snakes, spiders, snowmen, ships, sharks, etc.

SHARED STORIES
Do a shared story with your child.

	One of you starts the story, then the other one continues it for a while.
	Go back and forth, each of you contributing to the story.
	Eventually, encourage your child to tell their own story from start to finish.

S PANOMIMES
Have your child make up a story about Rainbow Rabbit.
Include things in the story that start with the letter R.

	Act out “s” action words, such as; sweep, slide, smile, sing, sew, swing.
	Have your child try to guess what you are doing by your actions.
	Remind her that the action starts with the “s” sound.

S WRITING

SAND WRITING

	Pour some sand or salt into the top of medium sized box.
	Have your child make the letter “s” with his finger.
	Then have him shake the box to make a smooth surface, the write it over again.

S SCIENCE

S SCIENCE
Here are some suggestions for science activities you will find on the Discovery Station.

	Seeds
	Sun and Stars / solar system
	Shell collections
	Five Senses
	Straw experiments

SINK VS. FLOAT
Let your children experiment by seeing what sinks and what floats in water.
	Set out a dish pan ¾ filled with water.
	Set out five light objects and five small heavy objects.
	Mix up the objects.
	Have your child place each item in the water to see if it sinks or floats.
Extension: Have your child make two piles of the objects, those that sink and those that float.

S ANIMALS Let your child choose one of the following animals to learn more about.
Sheep	Seagulls
Seal	Skunk
Spider	Seastar

S SOCIAL STUDIES

STAMP COLLECTION
Let your child examine a small collection of stamps form around the world.

SOCIAL SKILLS
Now is a great time to review social skills; such as, saying “please” and “thank you”.

S MUSIC

S INSTRUMENTS
Pull out some “s” instruments and form a “s” marching band.

	Sticks
	Shakers
	Sandpaper blocks
	String instruments

I’M A LITTLE SEAL
Tune: “I’m A Little Teapot”

I’m a little seal,
Short and stout.
I have a tail,
I have a snout.

When I go swimming
I splash about.
Then, sit on the sand
When the sun comes out.

Jean Warren

[How many S words can you find?]

SUZY HAD A SNAKE
Tune: “Mary Had A Little Lamb”

Suzy had a little snake,
Little snake, little snake.
Suzy had a little snake
That she took to school.

The teacher said, “Snakes at school,
Snakes at school, snakes at school”.
The teacher said, “Snakes at school,
Are against the rule”.

Jean Warren

[Make up other verses using inappropriate S things
to take to school, such as; sharks, snails, slugs, skunks, etc.]

ON SAND AND SEA
Tune: “The Farmer In The Dell”

The starfish sat on sand.
The starfish sat on sand.
The surf rolls in, the surf rolls out.
The starfish sat on sand.

The surfboards ride on the sea.
The surfboards ride on the sea.
The surf rolls in, the surf rolls out.
The surfboards ride on the sea.
The shells sit on the sand.
The shells sit on the sand.
The surf rolls in, the surf rolls out.
The shells sit on the sand.

Jean Warren

[Continue singing about S things on the sand and sea,
such as; sailboats, seals, swimmers, sharks.]

IN THE ICE AND SNOW
Tune: “Frere Jacques”

Let’s go slipping, let’s go sliding,
Up the hill, down the hill.
Where ever we go, in the ice and snow,
We can slip, we can slide.

Let’s throw snowballs, let’s throw snowballs,
In the air, everywhere.
Where ever we go, in the ice and snow,
We can throw, balls of snow.

Let’s go sledding, let’s go sledding,
Up the hill, down the hill.
Everywhere we go, in the ice and snow,
We can sled, we can sled.

Jean Warren

LET’S ALL SING FOR S
Tune: “My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean”

Let’s all sing for S,
Like sailboats sailing free.
Let’s all sing for S
And all the ships at sea.

Ss, Ss, Ss, Ss (make the sound of s)
Let’s sing for the letter S.
Ss, Ss, Ss, Ss
Let’s sing for the S’s we see.
Jean Warren
[Have your children search for objects that start with the sound of S]

SING A SONG OF SPIDERS
Tune; “Sing A Song of Sixpence”

Sing a song of spiders,
Sitting in a tree.
Six spooky spiders
Sliding down to me.
When they all landed,
I began to run.
Sitting under spider trees
Wasn’t lot’s of fun!

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