Sharing songs about things that begin with the letter “D” can be a delightful exploration with preschoolers. Here are a few time-tested ideas to try with your preschooler(s).
- Scarf letter writing of “D”. This song has become a standard in my preschool letter focused sessions.
- Freeze dance. Children love to dance and to freeze.
- Dinosaur plates. Create paper plates with dinosaur images or buy plates with them already printed on them. use these plates to do:
- Dino Dance (A version of the Hokey-Pokey)
- Dino Ditty
- For a singable book, share “Dinosaur Dinosaur”
by Kevin Lewis. It can be sung to the chorus of “Jingle Bells”.
- Drumming is a fun instrumental activity for the letter “D”. We did:
- Dino Ditty
- I can play the drum…
- Sally go round the Sun
Sesame Street also has a wonderful song that Ernie sings about the letter D. Here’s a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOwwKF2V-vo
It’s fun to share with folks as well!
Mary Jane
Great song, MJ!