State the Objective

Tell the children that they will make a Super S sweater and that they will recognize and name the uppercase letter S and the lowercase letter s. 

Literacy Activities

Super Sweater

• Write and name uppercase letter S and lowercase letter s.
• Let a child attach the Super S image (see below) to a sweater.
• Teach the children the Super S Sweater song to the tune of “Happy and You Know it.” 
• Scatter the letter cards (see below) around the room and have the children gather the cards while singing the Super S Sweater song.
• Help the children sort the letter cards (see below).
  • If the letter is an S, have the children put it on the Super S Sweater.
  • If the letter is not an S, have the children place it in a discard pile.

Swipe the S off the Super Sweater

• Place the Super S Sweater at the front of the room with the S cards on top.
• Have one child stand in the front of the room and hide their eyes with their hands.
• Let the children take turns silently and swiftly (quickly) swiping (taking) a letter S card from on top of the Super S Sweater and then sneak back to their seat.
• Have the seated children ask, "Who swiped the S off the Super S Sweater?"
• Have the child covering his or her eyes guess who they think swiped the S. 
  • If they guess correctly, have the child write an S on a whiteboard.
  • If they guess incorrectly, the child who swiped the S gets to write an S on the whiteboard and guess next.

Identify the target letter in a text

• Show the children the text to the Super S Sweater song (see below).
• Have the children circle the letter S every time it occurs in the text. 
• Read the text slowly, following along with your finger, and have the children write the letter S in the air each time they see the letter S in the text. 

Write the target letter

• Have the children practice writing the letter S with their fingers.
• Let the children write the letter S in different colors and sizes on small pieces of paper.
• Help the children attach the letters to the Super S Sweater.