State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will learn a song called "Do As I’m Doing" (kind of like follow the leader) as they practice saying the /d/ sound in words that begin with the letter D, such as dance, dig, dip, and do.

Literacy Activities
Do as I’m Doing

• Teach the children the song "Do as I’m Doing."
• Have the children choose an action word card and help them read the card, emphasizing the beginning /d/ sound (e.g., /d/, /d/, dance).
• Let one child be the leader and demonstrate how to do the action on the card.
• Have everyone do the action while singing the song.
• Repeat, choosing different children to choose the action card and be the leader.

More Practice
Do D actions

• Show the children the letter D, then ask them to name the letter and say the sound.
• List several actions from the activity (i.e., dig, dance, dip, drag, dive, drive, drum, drop) on the board. Let the children write the letter D in each word on the list.
• Have the children take turns choosing an action from the list on the board, acting it out in front of the class, and having the other children guess the action.
• Once the children have guessed the correct action, have them point to the D in the word on the board.

Write the target letter

• Have the children write the letter D in the air while singing "Do As I’m Doing."
• Help the children write the uppercase letter D and the lowercase letter d while they produce the /d/ sound.