Learning the Letter D/d

Free Printable Worksheets for Tracing & Writing Skills

Printable worksheets to help students develop proper writing skills.
Tracing & Writing Lines
Tracing & Writing Shapes
Write Lower Case Letters
Write Upper Case Letters

Learning the upper case letter D and lower case letter d can be a delightful experience for preschoolers when approached with fun and interactive methods.

1. Introduce the Letter
   What the letters look like?
   Uppercase D looks like a straight line with a big curve attached to it.
   Lowercase d looks like a stick with a circle on its right side
   

   • Write the letter D/d

2. Tracing and Writing
   Use the following worksheets for tracing uppercase D and lowercase d.
   The letters are dotted for easy tracing.
   Free worksheets to help students practice writing the letter D and the Alphabet.
   
   
   Letter d Worksheet (lower case)
   Letter D Worksheet (upper case)
   Write Lower Case Letters
   Write Upper Case Letters
   

3. Phonics and Sounds
   The letter D makes the sound /d/, like in dog, duck, and door.
   Examples:
   dog, duck, doll, door, dinosaur, donut, drum.
   Learn the sound of D
   

4. Hands-On Activities
   D is for Dinosaur:
   Turn the letter D into a dinosaur by adding spikes, a tail, and a face.
   Decorate D:
   Cut out a large letter D and let children decorate it with drawings, glitter, or stickers.
   

5. Music and Movement Sing a Song:
   Example: “D is for dog, /d/, /d/, dog…”
   Letter D Movement:
   Pretend to drum while saying /d/ sounds or move like a dinosaur.
   

   • Letter D Alphabet Song for Kids

6. Listen and Read
   Storytime:
   Listen and read books featuring the letter D.
   

   • Letter D: A Dog And His Doll
   
   
   • The Letter D Book
   
   Picture Cards:
   Show cards with images of items starting with D and have kids say the name.
   

7. Reinforce Daily
   Use the letter D throughout the day:
   Say, “Let’s open the door. That starts with D!”
   Point out the letter D in books, signs, and everyday objects.

8. Learn the other letters of the alphabet.

Learning the Alphabet Worksheets
A/a	B/b	C/c	D/d
E/e	F/f	G/g	H/h
I/i	J/j	K/k	L/l
M/m	N/n	O/o	P/p
Q/q	R/r	S/s	T/t
U/u	V/v	W/w	X/x
Y/y	Z/z	a-z	A-Z

Learn the sound of the letters

Learning Short Vowels

Short Vowels
Short A	Short E	Short I
Short O	Short U	Short Vowels

Learning Long Vowels

Long Vowels
Long A	Long E	Long I
Long O	Long U	Y (vowel)
Long Vowels	Short & Long Vowels

Compare Short & Long Vowels

Short & Long Vowels
Short & Long A	Short & Long E	Short & Long I
Short & Long O	Short & Long U

Learning Consonants

Consonants
Letter B	Hard C	Soft C
Letter D	Letter F	Hard G
Soft G	Letter H	Letter J
Letter K	Letter L	Letter M
Letter N	Letter P	Letter Q
Letter R	Letter S	Letter T
Letter V	Letter W	Letter X
Letter Y	Letter Z

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