Introduction: Grades K-2 students will take part in a variety of activities to learn more about the letter D.
Step 1: Read story called “Dolly Dolphin Helps Find Doug’s Missing Dog.”
Story Description: Sam and Sue are a brother and sister spy team. They help characters solve problems. Doug has lost his dog. Since dog begins with the letter D, Sam and Sue call in their good friend Dolly Dolphin to help them solve the case.
Step 2: Watch the Slideshow on Examiner.com called “Slideshow – Dolly Dolphin Helps Find Doug’s Missing Dog.”
Please note: You are welcome to print all slides for classroom use. For your convenience, a PDF file link is included in the Slideshow Captions.
a. Slide 1: Cover Page for Letter D Alphabet Tale
b. Slide 2: Dolly Dolphin Helps Find Doug’s Missing Dog intro page
c. Slide 3: Display Poster for Sam & Sue Puppets
d. Slide 4: Song – Do You Want To Be A Spy?
e. Slide 5: Song - page 1 of 2 – Dolly Dolphin
f. Slide 6: Song - page 2 of 2 - Dolly Dolphin
g. Slide 7: Display Poster Suggestion for Dolly Dolphin – Letter Dd
Step 3: Conduct the following Special Tasks
1. List all the "Dd" words heard in the story that you can. If necessary, re-read selected sentences and have the children pick out every word they heard that started with that sound. Put those words in ABC order.
Answer Key:
ABC Order
Daisy
Daisy's
Dalmatian
dancing
day
days
dear
deep
delicious
delighted
did
dine
dinghy
directions
disappeared
disappointed
dismay
dismayed
dive
do
dock
dog
dog food
dog's
Dolly Dolphin
dolphin
don’t
door
double
doubly
doubt
Doug
doughnuts
Doug's
down
dozed
drama
dread
drifted
drive
drove
2. From that alphabetical list, pick out the ones that are nouns (i.e., people, places, ideas, things, and animals.) Illustrate those nouns.
Answer Key:
People
Doug
Doug’s
Places
dock
Things
dinghy
dog food
door
doughnuts
Ideas
day
days
directions
dismay
drama
Animals
Daisy
Daisy’s
Dalmatian
dog
dog’s
Dolly Dolphin
dolphin
3. From that alphabetical list, pick out the ones that are verbs (action or being). Act those words out if you can.
Answer Key:
Action Verbs
dancing
delighted
dine
disappeared
disappointed
dismayed
dive
dozed
drifted
drive
drove
Verbs of Being or Helping Words
did
do
don’t (Please note – Don’t stands for do not. Not is an adverb.)
4. From that alphabetical list, pick out the describing words called adjectives. Tell what nouns they describe.
Answer Key:
Adjectives
dear describing sister
deep describing breath
delicious describing dog food
delighted describing Dalmatian
double describing time
5. From that alphabetical list, identify the part of speech of each of the remaining words.
a. If they are adverbs, show how they modify the verb, adjective, or another adverb.
b. If they are prepositions, talk about other prepositional words and demonstrate, if possible. For example, take a toy cow and a fence. Place the cow BESIDE the fence, ON the fence, OVER the fence, UNDER the fence, etc.
c. If they are conjunctions, point out the conjunction words.
Answer Key:
5a.
Adverbs
doubly
doubt
down
dread
5b.
Preposition & Prepositional Phrases
There are no prepositions that begin with the letter D in this story.
5c.
Conjunction
There are no conjunctions that begin with the letter D in this story.
6. Look up dolphin in the encyclopedia or on the internet to find other interesting dolphin facts.
Answer Key: (Accept Reasonable Answers)
7. Cut out or draw at least five things that start with the letter "D." Place these on a poster. Label each item.
Answer Key: (Accept Reasonable Answers)
8. Get student volunteers to draw a picture of a dolphin as a classroom display poster. See slide #7 for a formatting suggestion.
Answer Key: (Accept Representative Sketches and Drawings.)
Step 4: Instructional Objectives for Alphabet Tales
Please note: Many of these Curriculum Standards for Reading – Grade 1 are addressed in the lesson plan above:
Reading Content Standard: 1.0
The student will develop the reading and listening skills necessary for word recognition, comprehension, interpretation, analysis, evaluation, and appreciation of print and non-print text.
Learning Expectations:
1.01 Develop oral language.
1.02 Develop listening skills.
1.03 Demonstrate knowledge of concepts of print.
1.04 Develop and maintain phonemic awareness.
Accomplishments:
1.1.01 Develop oral language.
a. Show evidence of expanding oral language through vocabulary growth.
b. Implement rules for conversation (e.g., raise hands, take turns, focus attention on speaker).
c. Understand, follow and give oral directions.
d. Participate in group discussions.
e. Participate in creative responses to text (e.g., choral reading, discussion and drama).
f. Respond to questions from teacher and other group members.
g. Begin to narrate a personal story.
h. Dramatize or retell what has been learned, heard or experienced.
i. Use familiar texts for recitations.
1.1.02 Develop listening skills.
a. Listen attentively to speaker for specific information.
b. Use appropriate listening skills (e.g., do not interrupt, face speaker, ask questions).
c. Listen and respond to a variety of media (e.g., books, audio tapes, videos).
d. Recognize the difference between formal and informal languages.
e. Understand and follow simple, three step oral directions.
1.1.03 Demonstrate knowledge of concepts of print.
a. Understand that printed materials provide information.
b. Demonstrate directionality by reading left to right and top to bottom.
c. Track print when being read to aloud.
d. Read and explain own writings and drawings.
e. Identify parts of a book (e.g., title page, table of contents).
f. Recognize that groups of words make sentences.
g. Understand punctuation (e.g., period, question mark).
1.1.04 Develop and maintain phonemic awareness.
a. Recognize words that begin with the same sounds.
b. Recognize words that end with the same sounds.
c. Identify rhyming words.
d. Blend sounds together to form one-syllable words.
e. Segment one-syllable words into sounds.
f. Change targeted sounds to modify or change words.
g. Show awareness of syllables by clapping, counting or moving objects.
Resources:
Tennessee Curriculum Standards for Reading – Grade 1
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