Creating this letter s handprint craft, you can’t get any more hands-on. Also, look at my page How to Homeschool Preschool for more letter fun and handprint crafts. Too, check out my page Strawberry Unit Study.
It is a fun and simple craft to do when learning about delicious bright red strawberries, their life cycle, and of course a taste test in their different forms.
Of course, you can absolutely create this craft on a piece of paper instead.
But I think it makes for a really cute piece of kitchen decor with sweet little hands to remember.
Or save space and add different fruit handprints as you learn about them to create a wonderful fruit collage to display.
Strawberries are not only delicious but are a great science lesson for kids learning about the life cycle of a plant.
They learn geography when they locate the largest grower of them on the map, and math as they measure out ingredients for a tasty recipe.
Books About Strawberries for Kids
Next, look at some of these adorable resources to add to your learning day.
Grab a book or two for your home library.
11 Strawberry Unit Study Resources & Books
Add one or two of these strawberry unit study resources to make your fun spring unit study come to life.
Big pack: 1000+ Non-GMO red strawberry seeds by Monique939-002..
Interesting: Whether they are spotted in your yard or as part of a tasty treat, strawberries are sure to spark attention! Liven up a fruit salad, muesli or trifle.
How does a tiny seed grow into a sweet, juicy strawberry? Follow each step in the cycle from planting seeds to eating yummy strawberries in this fascinating book!
Strawberries—big, ripe, and juicy. Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer can hardly wait to start picking them. But her family has just moved to the Florida backwoods, and they haven't even begun their planting. "Don't count your biddies 'fore they're hatched, gal young un!" her father tells her.
How fun.. What an adorable gift or to use in your school area.
Your child will quickly fall in love with this Strawberry Shortcake pillow and be excited to jump into bed. Great for playtime, naptime, or bedtime this will make the perfect gift for your loved one.
One penny.
In the hot, mean summer of 1933, a penny is enough to buy caramels or red hots or peppermint sticks or licorice strings. Is it enough to buy Miss Elsie's Strawberry Farm?
There's only one way to find out. Davey takes a deep breath and shouts, "One penny for trawberry Farm!"
Set during the Great Depression, and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Rachel Isadora, Saving Strawberry Farm brings Davey's Midwestern town to life as friends and neighbors plan to
save the farm the only way they can -- with a secret penny auction!
Delight your Strawberry Shortcake fan with this Strawberry Shortcake Giant Coloring Book Bundle with 144 coloring pages and 50 stickers.
This giant Strawberry Shortcake sticker activity book set features Strawberry Shortcake and her friends.
Includes two premium Strawberry Shortcake coloring books filled with coloring activities and games. Includes 50 stickers!
Adult and child readers will learn all about plants together in this new Co-reader from National Geographic Kids. Find out how plants grow as well as the different parts of plants, seeds, and flowers.
Little Mouse loves strawberries, but so does the big hungry bear . . .
How will Little Mouse stop the bear from eating his freshly picked, red ripe strawberry?
This classic story is beloved for its humor, expressive illustrations, and surprise ending—pure read-aloud fun!
In Watch a Strawberry Grow, early fluent readers learn how strawberries grow. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how this delicious berry is grown and harvested. An infographic illustrates the life cycle of a strawberry. Children can learn more about how strawberries grow using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites
Grandfather Ethan planted strawberry seedlings in the garden bed, and when they grew big strawberries that were all shiny and red - everybody wanted to taste them: the cow, the crow, and even the cat. It's a good thing that the scarecrow was there to scare them away! But what happens when little Nora, the granddaughter, wants to collect the shiny red strawberries?
Also, look at these facts about strawberries.
6 Sweet Strawberry Facts
- There are over 200 seeds on the surface of a single strawberry.
- Strawberries are one of the first fruits to become ripe in spring and they only have about a 3-week harvest period, so pick ’em while they are ready!
- They come in more than just the color red; by crossing wild strawberries and using the seeds we can get white, pink, yellow, and golden-hued shades.
- Technically strawberries are part of the rose family, they are in the Rosaceae family and the subfamily Rosoideae, which also includes roses.
- Strawberries have more vitamin c than an orange, well 7 strawberries do.
While strawberries are grown in every state, 80% of the strawberries produced in the US are from California.
More Letter S Handprint Craft Ideas
If you need a handful of more ideas to teach the letter S to your child, I found some great themes to recreate from handprints for anytime of the year.
- Create an S is For Sun with sweet little hands.
- Learn 7 Fun Facts About Swan | How to Create a Handprint Swan.
- Turn wiggly little fingers into a S Is For Spider Handprint Craft With Letter S Worksheet.
- A trip to the beach could turn into a great S is for Sand lesson with this Beach Craft: Make a Sandy Handprint Keepsake.
- I just love this handprint sunflower craft, less mess than paint, simply trace and cut.
- Brrrrrr S is for Snowman, how cute are these 10 little snow guys all in a row? Great for counting practice as well.
I know this is a foot craft not a hand, but it deserves honorable mention.
Just look how ‘stinking’ cute this Footprint Skunk is (and two bonus letters turned woodland creatures).
More Hands-on Strawberry Activities for Kids
Also, if you want to include your older children with a study of strawberries, look at my activities below.
- Printable Strawberries Lapbook and Fun Homeschool Unit Study Ideas
- Free Printable Strawberry Notebooking Pages
- Life Cycle Of a Strawberry Facts and Fun Hand Sewn Felt Strawberry
Finally, look at how to make this strawberry letter s handprint craft.
Strawberry Letter S Handprint Craft
Is it art, homeschool, or kitchen decor?
It can be all 3 and it is a wonderful keepsake that is fun for little learners to make as well.
You will need:
- Letter tiles or stickers
- Canvas
- Red craft paint
- green craft paint
- Black sharpie marker
First, paint the top portion of both palms green for the stem and hull/calyx (the leafy greens at the top).
Paint the remainder of the palm and the 4 fingers red, overlapping the color just a bit.
Press firmly onto the canvas with the fingers closed.
Be sure to press it down all over with your own hand to transfer as much of the paint as possible.
Carefully lift the hands straight up off the canvas.
Repaint and repeat as many times as you like.
Use a paintbrush to extend the green top a little more.
Allow the paint to dry completely.
Let your child add seeds with either a sharpie marker or a cotton swab dipped in black craft paint.
While that is drying, grab letter tiles or stickers and adhere them to the bottom of the canvas, going over each letter and the sound it makes as you add them.
For younger children you could even just add a variety of S’s to concentrate on the s is for strawberry lesson.
