Printable Learning Resource

Help the Squirrel Find the Acorns

The Help the Squirrel Find the Acorns beginning sound maze helps children practice the letter S sound by circling pictures that begin with S and following the oak-leaf path to the acorns.

Beginning Sound:
S

Correct S Pictures:
Sun, Sock, Star, Snake, Seal, Spoon

Worksheet Details

Age Range: Ages 4–5, Ages 5–6
Grade: Kindergarten, Pre-K
Subject: English Language Arts
Topic: Alphabet and Letter Recognition, Beginning Sounds, Letter S, Phonics
Skill: Beginning Sounds, Letter Recognition, Letter-Sound Correspondence, Phonemic Awareness, Visual Discrimination
Resource Type: Maze, Printables, Worksheet
Theme: Animals
Worksheet Pages: 1
Paper Sizes: US Letter, A4
Versions: Color

What This Resource Teaches

Learning Topics

Alphabet and Letter Recognition
Recognizing, naming, matching, and distinguishing uppercase and lowercase letters.
Beginning Sounds
Children identify the first sound they hear in a spoken word and connect it to the corresponding letter.
Letter S
The ability to recognize the letter S, understand its sound, and identify words that begin with the letter S.
Phonics
Connecting printed letters and spelling patterns with the sounds used in spoken words.

Skills Practiced

Beginning Sounds
Children identify the first sound they hear in a spoken word and connect it to the corresponding letter.
Letter Recognition
Children identify and distinguish printed uppercase and lowercase letters.
Letter-Sound Correspondence
The ability to understand the relationship between written letters and the sounds they represent in spoken language.
Phonemic Awareness
The ability to hear, identify, and work with individual sounds, or phonemes, in spoken words.
Visual Discrimination
The ability to recognize and distinguish differences and similarities in visual information, such as letters, shapes, patterns, and pictures.

Educational Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.K.3.A
Produce the primary or most frequent sound for each consonant.
Common Core State Standards
Grade-specific learning expectations for English language arts, literacy, and mathematics.