All about D
Sound: /d/ as in dog. Keep the sound short and quick - not 'duh'. Use imaginary scissors in front of the mouth to 'cut' the sound short. The /d/ sound is voiced
Sound Association: the drip-drop sound, or the sound of a drum
Key Words: Dad, dog, drum, dinosaur, duck, dragon, dollar, dish, dance, doctor, doll, daisy, dentist, deer
Praise: Definitely ___________! Delicious! Delightful!
Tactile Association: Feel or do projects with plastic dinosaurs, dots, dominos, dishes, dolls
Make Tactile Letters: Glue dots to the letter outline. You can also use dinosaurs stickers or stamps
Songs and Games:
Food: Dips, dates, denver sandwiches, desserts, deviled eggs, doughnuts. Make dirt dessert - sprinkle chocolate shavings or granola on top of vanilla pudding or yogurt
Art Ideas:
Animated Alphabet D colour sheet
Itchy's Alphabet d Colouring Sheet
Sound: /d/ as in dog. Keep the sound short and quick - not 'duh'. Use imaginary scissors in front of the mouth to 'cut' the sound short. The /d/ sound is voiced
Sound Association: the drip-drop sound, or the sound of a drum
Key Words: Dad, dog, drum, dinosaur, duck, dragon, dollar, dish, dance, doctor, doll, daisy, dentist, deer
Praise: Definitely ___________! Delicious! Delightful!
Tactile Association: Feel or do projects with plastic dinosaurs, dots, dominos, dishes, dolls
Make Tactile Letters: Glue dots to the letter outline. You can also use dinosaurs stickers or stamps
Songs and Games:
- Duck, Duck, Goose
- Play 'Pin the tail on the Donkey'
- Duck Walk
- Play simple games with dominos
- Play dodge ball
Food: Dips, dates, denver sandwiches, desserts, deviled eggs, doughnuts. Make dirt dessert - sprinkle chocolate shavings or granola on top of vanilla pudding or yogurt
Art Ideas:
- Make a dinosaur diorama
- Make daisies and/or daffodils
- Design some drums
- Dress dolls. Make a paper doll and make paper clothes to fit
- Work diamond shapes to make pictures
- Draw big d's on coloured construction paper and dab dots with q-tips
- Make a collage of pictures of dogs cut from magazines
- Make daisies, cut petals and put a picture of something beginning with 'd' on each
- Decorate desks - cut /d/ objects from magazines and place on the desk top. Cover with a sheet of clear contact paper.
Animated Alphabet D colour sheet
Itchy's Alphabet d Colouring Sheet