State the Objective
Tell the children that they will dance, dig, and dive as they listen for words with the /d/ sound, such as do, dive, dip, and dance. 
 

Literacy Activities
Do as I am doing

• Teach the tune "Do As I’m Doing."
• Let the children choose an action that starts with the /d/ sound (e.g., “Do you want to drop or drink?”).
• Model being the leader and lead everyone in doing the action while singing the alternate lyrics to the song.

• Call on children to be the leader and choose the next /d/ sound action word. 

   

Repeat words with the target sound

• Ask the children to help you think of things from the activity that begin with /d/ (e.g., dance, drink, and draw.)
• Write a sentence that includes each action (e.g., I like to dig in the dirt; I can dance like a dinosaur, Let’s draw a dragon, Mom will drive to the donut store). 
• Have the children act out the sentence as they repeat it.