Children trace big D and little d, color pictures that start with the d sound, and dot every d among look-alike letters.
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Children trace dotted D's and d's, listen for the d sound, then find the letter among look-alikes. An arrow beside each model shows the first stroke: straight down for big D, round first for little d. Six unlabeled drawings follow, and students color or check the four that start with d. Bell is the one to watch, since b and d sound alike at the start. In Dot the d, children dab each d hiding among b, p, q, a and o with a dot marker or a check.
Before the picture section, say "bell" and "duck" and have children feel the difference, as the key suggests: for b the lips pop open; for d the tongue taps just behind the top teeth.
In Dot the d, a child who marks letter 2 or letter 8 is reading b as d. Ask which side the tall stick is on: little d makes the round part first, then the stick on the right.
Ways to adjust the Letter D page for different learners.
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Students say each picture name and color the ones that start with the d sound (duck, drum, door, doughnut), linking the letter d to its sound. Other consonants are not practiced.
Students trace big D and little d and then write their own. Only this one letter is covered.
Students find every little d among look-alike letters such as b, p and q. Only lowercase d is picked out, and students do not name the other letters.
Children say each picture name and color the ones that start with the d sound (duck, drum, door, doughnut), matching the letter d to its sound; only one letter sound is practiced.
Children trace and then write big D and little d, following start-point directions; only these two letters are practiced, not the full alphabet.
Children find every little d in a cloud of look-alike letters (b, p, q); only the letter d is practiced, not all letters.
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