{"id":2803,"date":"2023-08-07T08:20:14","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T12:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightsprouts.com\/?p=2803"},"modified":"2023-10-05T11:46:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:46:29","slug":"letter-d-worksheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightsprouts.com\/letter-d-worksheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter D Worksheets: D Tracing and Coloring Pages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The letter D, particularly the lowercase version, is one of the more challenging letters for kids to write. Kids often mix up lowercase d and b and sometimes even switch up d with p and q as well. Kids need a lot of exposure and practice with the letter D to master it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to phonics, teaching the \/d\/ sound is relatively easy. Most kids have little trouble recognizing and making the \/d\/ sound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some kids may mix up the \/t\/ and \/d\/ sounds in certain words because T can sometimes sound like \/d\/. For example, some kids may spell the word “pretty” as “predy” or “preddy.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s no concrete rule to teach kids when to use D or T, so they’ll need a lot of exposure to these words to help them distinguish between them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free Printable Letter D Worksheets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Below are some free printable letter D worksheets. These sheets can be used in the classroom or as homework. Use these worksheets to help your students learn to recognize, write, and read the letter D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Letter D Coloring Pages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Coloring sheets are a great way to get younger preschoolers excited about learning letters. Coloring helps kids learn a letter shape and learn to recognize it out of the context of the alphabet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first coloring page familiarizes kids with the uppercase and lowercase versions of D. The second sheet builds on that recognition with a simple color-by-letter activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Letter D Recognition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These letter D recognition worksheets give preschoolers a lot of practice with recognizing the letter D. These sheets build a solid foundation for reading and writing the letter. The dot sheet prepares students for writing. The second sheet has students pick out uppercase and lowercase Ds among other letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Letter D Tracing Worksheets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Preschoolers and even kindergarteners can benefit from these letter D tracing worksheets. Each of these sheets gives kids a lot of practice and prepares them to write on their own. The second sheet also gives kids more experience distinguishing uppercase and lowercase D from other letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Phonemic Awareness With Letter D<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to phonics, the \/d\/ sound is one of the easier ones you’ll teach, especially when it comes at the beginning or end of a word. Still, it’s vital that your students get plenty of practice with the sound and that you continue to return to it throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This sheet introduces kids to the \/d\/ sound at the beginning of a word. Kids will learn to recognize the \/d\/ sound at the beginning of the word and translate that into their reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All-in-One Letter D Worksheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This final worksheet puts it all together. Kids get a chance to write and recognize lowercase and uppercase D. They also get practice with finding words with an initial \/d\/ sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Letter D Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These letter D printables should be one part of a larger set of activities revolving around recognizing, writing, and learning the sounds of the letter D. Give students a chance to see and write D in many contexts. Let kids practice making the letter with play-doh and writing it in shaving cream. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read books like Dinosaur Dance<\/em><\/a> by Sandra Boynton and The Dot<\/em><\/a> <\/em>by Peter H. Reynolds to help students learn the D sound and familiarize them with the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many fun crafts you can make with the letter D. If you turn an uppercase D on its side, you can add shapes to make it into a stegosaurus. You can also use small sprinkles or beads to make a D donut, which also improves fine motor skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing and Recognizing Letters Made Easy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These letter D worksheets can become an integral part of your letter D lessons and will help your kids to learn a variety of skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to check out our other worksheets focusing on the other letters of the alphabet. You can use all of them to help develop a consistent alphabet curriculum.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From dog to diamond, these fun worksheets will help preschoolers recognize and write the letter D.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2958,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2803"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2803"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3131,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2803\/revisions\/3131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brightsprouts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}