State the Objective
Tell the children that they will go to a pretend dollar store and buy things as they listen for words that start with the /d/ sound, like dress, daisy, and duster.
 

Literacy Activities
Drop a dollar for things that start with /d/

• Set up a store with objects that start with the /d/ sound (e.g., dress, daisy, duster, dustpan) or use picture cards (optional).
• Pass out pretend dollar bills (see below) to the children.
• Explain that only items that start with the /d/ sound are for sale at the “Dollar Store.”
• Invite the children to choose objects to buy.
• Say that they can say, “drop a dollar” to buy things at this store.
• Have the children take turns dropping their dollars on the desk and saying, “I drop my dollar for the ___ (e.g., dress)!" 

Recognize and produce the /d/ sound

• Have the children help you make a list of the /d/ sound items they saw in the store.
• Allow the children to do a dance and make the /d/ sound each time they hear the /d/ sound as you read the list.
• Invite the children to tell another child what they dropped their dollar for at the “Dollar Store” (e.g., “I dropped my dollar for a dress.”).