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ALPHABET ACTIVITY · CLASS 15 · AGE 3

Letter D — Dog.

A happy orange dog with its tail up, for the letter D. If your family has a dog, this card will be requested every single day.

THE CARD — DRAW RIGHT ON IT

Trace D d, circle the dog.

This is D’s own card from the class. Pick a crayon, then trace the big letter and the little letter right on the card with your finger, a stylus or the mouse — and circle dog. Press Save my work when you are proud: your drawing stays here for next time.

Letter and picture association card: D d with an orange dog sitting with its tail up
Uppercase letter D as large playful letter art
MEET THE UPPERCASEBig DBig D is a tall straight line with a big round belly on the right, like a half moon leaning on a wall.
Lowercase letter d as large playful letter art
MEET THE LOWERCASELittle dLittle d is a circle with a tall stick on the right — the opposite of little b, which wears its stick on the left. The stick side is the whole secret.
An orange dog sitting with its tail up
THE PICTURE WORDDogDog starts with d — say it slowly together and listen for the first sound.
Letter pair card showing uppercase D and lowercase d together
THE LETTER PAIRD dBig D and little d both keep the round part on the left and the tall part on the right. Say duh like a dog panting: d, d, d!
THE LETTER SOUND

What does D say?

Letter and picture association card: D d with an orange dog sitting with its tail up
ASSOCIATION CARDD d — Dog

“d — duh, like dog”

D says duh, a quick tongue tap behind the teeth, like the start of dog. Say it fast — duh — and never duh-uh; the short version is the one that helps with reading.

TAKE IT OFF SCREEN

Dog tricks.

Two minutes is plenty. Follow your child’s lead and stop while it is still fun — that is the whole method.

  1. 01

    Pretend to be dogs together: pant d, d, d.

  2. 02

    Teach your dog a trick — roll over, sit, stay — saying duh with each command.

  3. 03

    Finish with a big dog shake and a laugh.

PLAY & PRACTICE

Games that use this letter.

The games mix every letter — play them after meeting two or three letters, or any day your child asks. No scores, no timers, no wrong answers that count.

REACTIONS

How did it go?

One tap, no writing, no name. Pick the face that matches how it went — reactions are counted instantly and stay anonymous.

PARENT REVIEWS

Parent reviews.

A different thing from the quick faces above: a star rating for the grown-ups, plus an optional line about how it went. Every review is read by the school office before it appears.

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PARENT COMMENTS

Parent comments.

How did you use this page Share the game, the moment or the trick that worked in your house. Comments are read by the school office before they appear, and they are about your ideas — never about your child.

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