ABC Storytime: Letter D

Will you sing an Alphabet song with me?

It's time for the Letter of the Day:

(tune is the Farmer and the Dell)

The letter of the day,

The letter of the day,

Hip, hip, hip-hooray,

Today is letter "D"!

Can you draw a big letter B in the air? Stand up, point your magic finger out in front of you. Now draw a tall down, bump around, bump around.

*The complete Zaner-Bloser Handwriting Manual can be found here.

*Letter D practice using the American Sign Language Alphabet can be found here.

D says "duh"

And D says "duh"

Every letter makes a sound

D says "duh"

Can you think of words that start with the letter D?

D-D-D Dinosaurs! How many dinosaurs can you see? Count with me:

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One Velociraptor.

One Brachiosaurus, two Tyrannosaurus...one Triceratops.

Two Spinosaurus, three Apatosaurus.

Today Ms. Suzy is going to tell us a story based on Bark, George by Jules Feiffer. Lucky Us! This week we get to hear a bonus story---Smelly Bill by Daniel Postgate:

(sing to the tune of "She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain")

It is time to say "goodbye" to all our friends,

yes it is time to say "goodbye" to all our friends,

it is time to say "goodbye" give a smile and wink your eye,

oh it is time to say "goodbye" to all our friends!.

Yee-haw!

Toodleloo, Kangaroos