How to write cursive S and suppercase and lowercase.
Watch cursive s being written, stroke by stroke. In D'Nealian-style cursive, capital S has 2 steps and lowercase s has 3. Each number shows where a step starts and the arrow shows which way to go.
Step by step
- 1Start here and go to the right.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go down and to the right.
- 1Start here and go up and to the right.
- 2Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go down.
- 3Without lifting your pencil, change direction and go down and to the right.
About the letter S
Sound: The hissing s sound in sun.
Words to practice: sun, sock, seal, sandwich.
Ss in each style
The same letter is formed a little differently in each handwriting program. Numbers count the steps on the model letter.
- D'Nealian-style cursiveCapital S: 2 steps · small s: 3 steps
- Handwriting Without Tears-style cursiveCapital S: 2 steps · small s: 3 steps
Cursive games
The LetterSchool app
Practise cursive S in the app: tap, trace, write
The same letter shapes as this sheet, with instant feedback on every line, animations and stars. Children play, and learn the right formation.