Letter guide
Letter S Worksheets: Tracing & Writing
Learn how to write the letter S: watch uppercase and lowercase animations, try letter S tracing and a quiz, and download free letter S worksheets.
The body of s sits between the baseline and midline. Capital S reaches from the baseline to the topline. Watch how to write the letter S, check each starting point, then practice with the letter S tracing quiz and free letter S worksheets.
Download free worksheets
How to write a lowercase s
This is the lowercase s children practice in Scribble’s handwriting course. Press play to follow each movement on the writing lines, then check the facts and numbered instructions beside it. A change of direction can be part of the same stroke; lift only between numbered strokes.
Lowercase s has one stroke.
Lowercase s is a short letter.
The body of s sits between the baseline and midline.
- 1
Little special c, turn, little curve.
Start at the midline. Finish at the red stopping mark.
What to watch for
Begin with a small curve, change direction through the middle, then make the lower curve. Keep both curves within the small-letter space.
Letter s tracing: lowercase s quiz
Check the writing lines, tap where each stroke starts and stops, then trace the lowercase s with your finger, mouse or stylus. Keep following the green dot until the stroke finishes. Wrong taps let you try again.
3 quick checks · about a minute
Letter s worksheet: lowercase practice
Print this free lowercase s worksheet to move from screen to paper. Five rows guide you through tracing, starting at a dot, copying a model, writing from memory and tracing a word. Use actual size on US Letter paper or fit to page for A4.
How to write a capital S
This is the capital S children practice in Scribble’s handwriting course. Press play to follow each movement on the writing lines, then check the facts and numbered instructions beside it. A change of direction can be part of the same stroke; lift only between numbered strokes.
Capital S has one stroke.
Capital S is a capital letter.
Capital S reaches from the baseline to the topline.
- 1
Little curve, turn, little curve.
Start at the topline. Finish at the red stopping mark.
What to watch for
The upper and lower curves bend in opposite directions. Let the whole shape fill the capital space without a straight stem.
Letter S tracing: capital S quiz
Check the writing lines, tap where each stroke starts and stops, then trace the capital S with your finger, mouse or stylus. Keep following the green dot until the stroke finishes. Wrong taps let you try again.
3 quick checks · about a minute
Letter S worksheet: capital practice
Print this free capital S worksheet to move from screen to paper. Five rows guide you through tracing, starting at a dot, copying a model, writing from memory and tracing a word. Use actual size on US Letter paper or fit to page for A4.
Use S and s in words
In Scribble’s paired-letter sequence, lesson 3 introduces s and S. Word practice from that lesson includes Sam. Say a word, listen for its sounds, and choose the letters before writing it.
Use words when the child knows the other letters too. These examples belong to a planned sequence; an individual letter worksheet is one small part of that teaching. Get early access to the print handwriting course.
Compare related letter shapes
Compare the starting points, height and direction in these related shapes. Notice which movement changes when you move from one letter to the next:
Learning connected writing? The cursive S guide shows its cursive forms and joins. Compare its movement with the separate-letter forms above.
Questions about writing letter S
A sequence that turns letters into writing
Scribble’s Handwriting course brings together formation, words and sentence practice. Join for early-access updates and a look inside the course.
Get early access