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Alphabet Letter D Deer Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

Alphabet Letter D DeerPreschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

Materials:

  • printer
  • paper
  • coloring & writing supplies
  • sheet protectors for worksheets
Animals > Mammals > Deer >

The deer is an animal with long legs. Deer are mammals with hooves. All kinds of deer run very fast. The males of most kinds of deer grow and shed antlers every year. A male is called  stag or buck, a female is called doe, a young deer is called fawn. Deer are herbivores that chew their cud. Elk (wapiti), moose, reindeer (caribou), and white-tailed deer are kinds of deer.

Visit the deer family theme for activities and crafts related to different kinds of deer.

Alphabet Activities:

Children Age 3 and under:

Print a letter D coloring page and a deer coloring image behind it or attach next to letter D. Discuss other letter D words found on the worksheet and word search.

Finger Tracing: Trace letter D's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the letter.  Invite the children to do the same on their coloring page.

Children can color and trace the letter D's. After completing the letter coloring, encourage children to color the deer image. Write the word deer on the margin.

Handwriting worksheet tips:

Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter, and explain the direction of the arrows and numbers that help them trace the letter correctly.

During the demonstration, you may want to count out loud as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the writing process.

Have the children find all the letter D's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle them.

Children ages 3+:

Letter D words: Letter D Worksheet Program and Mini-Book (long a sound) can be used as part of program of activities to reinforce letter practice and to identify related words. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book.

You can also display letter posters and coloring pages or make a letter D home or classroom book. For related images visit: Letter D Printable Activities.

Letter D Word Search & Handwriting Practice: The eight word search game features the deer and letter D words with pictures and handwriting practice.

Advanced Handwriting Practice:

printable lined-paper
drawing and writing paper

1. Print your choice of printable lined-paper. Have children draw a deer behind the lined paper or select and print a deer coloring page behind the lined-paper to color after writing practice.

2. Drawing and writing paper: encourage children to draw and color a deer and practice writing letter D d.

letter d coloring page
portrait · landscape

View this alphabet set
letter d deer color poster
Color Poster

letter d deer coloring page

Coloring Page

D Deer Handwriting Practice Worksheet
Handwriting Worksheet

letter d worksheet and mini book
Worksheet & Mini-BookD'Nealian & Standard

letter d word search and handwriting  
Word Search & Handwriting

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