D is for...

Another week of lots of great words that start with the "letter of the day"!  We discovered today that there are quite a few animals that start with D:  dog, dinosaur, duck, dolphin, deer, dragon! 

Books

I want a dog by: Helga Bansch

What child doesn't want a dog?!  This story describes a girl who has to become creative in order to make her wish for a dog come true...and still live in a small apartment with her parents!  The book's illustrations allow children to talk about what is happening in the story.

Who wants a dragon?  by: James Mayhew

One of my favorite books!  By the end of the story children want the dragon themselves, so he's not all alone!  A reassuring ending make this a perfect read aloud!

Songs/Fingerplays/Rhymes

D-O-N-U-T
(sung to Bingo)
I made a large paper donut and wrote the letters around it, then cut it apart.  This way I am able to point to each letter as we sing the song to reinforce letter recognition.  I also always do my "Bingo" type songs backwards from the traditional way.  I have found that it is much easier for children to clap the correct number of times when we sing the letters then clap.  This also gives children the chance to see and hear the letter of the day more often.

There is a treat I like to eat
And donut is its name-o
D-O-N-U-T
D-O-N-U-T
D-O-N-U-T
Save a bite for me!  Munch!

There is a treat I like to eat
And donut is its name-o
D-O-N-U-(clap)
D-O-N-U-(clap)
D-O-N-U-(clap)
Save a bite for me!  Munch!

There is a treat I like to eat
And donut is its name-o
D-O-N-(clap, clap)
D-O-N-(clap, clap)
D-O-N-(clap, clap)
Save a bite for me!  Munch!

There is a treat I like to eat
And donut is its name-o
D-O-(clap, clap, clap)
D-O-(clap, clap, clap)
D-O-(clap, clap, clap)
Save a bite for me! Munch!

There is a treat I like to eat
And donut is its name-o
D-(clap, clap, clap, clap)
D-(clap, clap, clap, clap)
D-(clap, clap, clap, clap)
Save a bite for me! Munch!

There is a treat I like to eat
And donut is its name-o
(clap-clap-clap-clap-clap)
(clap-clap-clap-clap-clap)
(clap-clap-clap-clap-clap)
There's no bites left for me!

Five Little Ducks

5 little ducks went out to play
Over the hills and far away
When the mother duck said,
"Quack, quack, quack, quack"
4 little ducks came waddling back.

4 little ducks went out to play
Over the hills and far away
When the mother duck said,
"Quack, quack, quack, quack"
3 little ducks came waddling back.

3 little ducks went out to play
Over the hills and far away
When the mother duck said,
"Quack, quack, quack, quack"
2 little ducks came waddling back.

2 little ducks went out to play
Over the hills and far away
When the mother duck said,
"Quack, quack, quack, quack"
1 little duck came waddling back.

1 little duck went out to play
Over the hills and far away
When the mother duck said,
"Quack, quack, quack, quack"
No little ducks came waddling back.

But when the daddy duck said,
"QUACK, QUACK, QUACK!"
5 little ducks came waddling back!

Hickory, Dickory, Dock

Hickory, dickory, dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one
The mouse ran down.
Hickory, dickory, dock

We had a little extra time both days so we said the rhyme several times using different creatures besides a mouse:  bug, duck, frog, and spider

Enrichment Activities

Dot-to-dot (letter D)
Dominoes
Dog Matching Game
Plastic Dinosaurs
Glue dots on a dinosaur