State the Objective
Tell the children that they will pretend to search space as they recognize and name the letters S and s.

Literacy Activities
Search space for 

• Print or draw stars (see below).
• Write letters on the stars (mostly S).
• Write and name the letter S/s.
• Write the word star and circle the S.
• Have the children write S and s in the air with their fingers.
• Tell the children that they will pretend to search for S as they sort stars.

• Help the children say the letter on the star. If it is an S, have them stick it in space (on the black paper), and say, “S stars go in space!”

   

Spin for S

• Write a list of words from the activity (e.g., space, star, stay, search, sort)
• Tell the children to spin when you point to a letter S.
• Point to letters, mostly S.
• Have the children point to each letter S.  

Identify and write S

• Help the children write the letter S on sticky notes or small pieces of paper.
• Allow the children to put their S papers in space with the S stars.