Do As I'm Doing
Objective
Recognize and identify uppercase letter D and lowercase letter d; associate the letter with the /d/ sound in words such as dance, doing, and dig.
Lesson Plan
Target Words:
- do
- doing
- dig
- dance
- dip
Materials:
- Action word cards*
- "Do as I’m Doing" song (similar to "Follow the Leader")
*Item included below.
State and Model the Objective
Tell the children that they will learn a song about the letter D/d and practice finding the /d/ sound in words like dance, dig, dip, and do.
Literacy Activities
Do as I’m Doing
- Teach the children the first verse of the song "Do as I’m Doing."
- Show the children an uppercase letter D and lowercase letter d; have them write the letters in the air with their fingers while saying the /d/ sound.
- Show the children action words that begin with /d/: dig, dance, dip down, dive, drive, drum, drop.
- Have the children do actions for the words.
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Let children take turns being the leader while singing “Do as I’m Doing” using the /d/ action words, as shown in the text for the song.
Make D words and write D/d
- Show the letter D/d; let the children name the letter and say the sound.
- List action words without the initial d (e.g., __ig, __ance, __ip, __ive, __rum, __rop); let the children fill in the missing letter.
- Have the children write the letter D in the air while singing "Do As I’m Doing."
- Let the children take turns acting out the words while others guess the action.
- Help the children write D and d while saying the /d/ sound.
SEEL Target Texts
Do as I'm Doing
Follow, follow me!
Do as I'm doing:
Follow, follow me!
If I do it high or low,
If I do it fast or slow.
Do as I'm doing;
Dig and dig like me!
Dig as I'm digging;
Dig and dig like me!
If I’m digging high or low,
If I’m digging fast or slow.
Dig as I'm digging;
Dig and dig like me!
(Repeat with other d action words: dip down, draw, drive, dive, drum, dance, drop.)
SEEL At Home
Objective
Associate the uppercase letter D and lowercase letter d with the /d/ sound in words such as do, dance, and doing.
Materials
- Action word cards
- "Do As I'm Doing" song
Activity: Do As I'm Doing
- Have your child teach you the "Do As I'm Doing" song (use words provided and support as necessary).
- Take turns choosing an action card and leading the song "Do As I'm Doing," acting out the chosen word as you sing the song.
- Read the action cards again with your child and have him or her circle the letter D in each word.
- Help your child discover things in the room that begin with the letter D.
- Write a list of the things your child found and let him or her write the beginning letter D for each word.
- Have your child find the letter D and d in the lyrics of the "Do As I'm Doing" song.
- The activity can be repeated several times.
Standards
SEEL lessons align with Common Core Standards. Please see the standards page for the code(s) associated with this lesson.
http://education.byu.edu/seel/library/
69301
Do As I'm Doing