Published Oct 26, 2026
Start at the green dot. Follow the numbers in order and go the way the arrows point. Check that tall parts touch the top line, small parts touch the dotted middle line, and every letter sits on the bottom line.
Made with the help of AI from public curriculum standards, then checked. Mistakes can slip through, so please look it over before use. Found one? Tell us and we will fix it.
Your child traces D and d on primary lines, writes a few without dots, and then traces dog under a picture to color. The /d/ sound in dog, duck, and door is made with the tongue tapping just behind the top teeth. Uppercase D is a straight line with one big curve, while lowercase d starts with a small circle and finishes with a tall line, the same way a and c begin.
Head Start ELOF P-LIT 3: Naming many letters and knowing some of their sounds
Head Start ELOF P-LIT 6: Making marks, copying simple words, and writing their own name
Head Start ELOF P-LIT 1: Noticing rhyming words and the sound a word starts with
Short descriptions in our own words. About our standards.
Say 'circle first, then the tall line' while your child makes each lowercase d. Mixing up b and d is normal until about age seven, so do not worry if it happens here. A quick help: lowercase d begins exactly like c, so once your child can make a c, the d is just one tall line away.
Easier: Focus on uppercase D, which has a clear starting line. Trace it with a finger first, then do one row with a crayon and stop there.
Harder: Say pairs of words like dog and log, or dig and pig, and have your child clap only for the word that starts with /d/.
Start at the green dot. Follow the numbers in order and go the way the arrows point. Check that tall parts touch the top line, small parts touch the dotted middle line, and every letter sits on the bottom line.
It is made for Preschool (ages 3-4). The level is ★★ medium, so it suits children who already know the basics.
About 10 minutes. Young children can do it in two short sittings with a break in between.
On the second page of the PDF and on this page under Show the answer key. To print for a whole class, print only the first page of the PDF.
Head Start ELOF P-LIT 3 (naming many letters and knowing some of their sounds); Head Start ELOF P-LIT 6 (making marks, copying simple words, and writing their own name); Head Start ELOF P-LIT 1 (noticing rhyming words and the sound a word starts with).
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