The document provides lesson plans for teaching preschool students about the letter D/d and words beginning with that sound. The lesson plans include introducing the letter sound through actions and pictures, reciting a poem using words with the target sound, matching words to pictures, copying words, and pasting pictures with corresponding words or sentences. The goal is for students to learn the letter-sound association, pronounce words correctly, recite the poem, and develop early reading and writing skills.

1. WORLD OF KNOWLEDGE
Unit 9
Dad is Sad

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Focus: Listening and Speaking
Learning Standard(s): 1.1.1 (d) (e), 1.1.3, 1.1.4 {SK & SJK}
Objective(s): By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
i. associate the letter ‘d’ with the sound /d/;
ii. pronounce words correctly; and
iii. recite the poem.
Time: 30/60 minutes
Teaching Aid(s): pictures, story text
Cross Curricular Element(s): Multiple Intelligences
Introduction:
a. Greet pupils.
b. Pupils reply.
Set Induction:
a. Show pictures A, B, C one at a time. (Appendix 1)
b. Introduce ‘Dan’.
c. Elicit the words ‘dad’, ‘dog’.
d. Say the words ‘Dan’, ‘dad’, ‘dog’.
e. Ask pupils to identify the initial phoneme.
e. Pupils repeat the words ‘Dan’, ‘Dad’ and ‘dog’.
Step 1:
a. Introduce the phoneme /d/ by showing an action.
b. Instruct pupils to pretend to beat the drum and
say /d/.
c. Demonstrate how to sound it out:
• When you say /d/, put the tip of your
tongue behind your top teeth.
• Your tongue moves down
• Only a little air comes out of your mouth
d. Get pupils to do the action and sound out/d/.
e. Pupils trace the letter and sound out /d/.
f. Get pupils to say /d/ is for ‘d’.
Ask pupils to observe
you. Do it a few times
to different groups.
Step 1 e:
Pupils may trace letter
in the air, on the desk,
in the sandbox, on a
friend’s back etc.

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Step 2:
a. Show Picture 1. Ask questions to elicit words - ‘sad’ and ‘mad’ (Appendix 2)
b. Show Picture 2. Ask questions to help pupils understand the meaning of
‘sad’, ‘mad’ and ‘bad’.
c. Say each word, emphasise the /d/ sound. Pupils repeat.
d. Pupils match words said aloud by pointing to objects in the picture.
e. Repeat steps with pictures 3,4 & 5.
Step 3:
a. Recite the rhyme. Pupils repeat. (Appendix 3)
b. Ask pupils to do the action for the letter /d/ as they recite the poem.
(optional)
c. Repeat the steps above for stanza 2.
(Appendices 1 & 2)
Consolidation:
a. Recite whole rhyme together.
b. Get pupils to do the action for /d/ and say /d/.
Closure:
a. Teacher leaves the class by thanking the pupils.
b. Pupils respond appropriately.
Note:
May do more than
2 stanzas depending
on pupil’s ability.

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APPENDIX 1
Picture C
Picture A
Picture B

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APPENDIX 2
Picture 1 Picture 2
Picture 3 Picture 4
Picture 5

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APPENDIX 3
Dan is sad,
Dad is mad,
Dino Dog was bad.
Dan is sad,
Dad is mad,
Dilly Duck wet the bed.
Dan is sad,
Dad is mad,
Dandy Deer ate the bread.
Dan is sad,
Dad is mad,
Dolly Dove had fled.
Dan is glad,
Dad is glad,
Dino Dog, Dilly Duck, Dandy Deer are fed.

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Focus: Reading
Learning Standard(s): 2.1.2 (b) /d/, 2.2.1 (a),(b), 2.2.3 {SK & SJK}
Objective(s): By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
i. articulate the phoneme /d/ correctly;
ii. match pictures to words; and
iii. read and understand simple sentences
(3-5 words)
Time: 30/60 minutes
Teaching Aid(s): poem, phrase strips, sentence strips, picture cards.
Cross Curricular Element(s): Multiple Intelligences
Introduction:
a. Greet pupils.
b. Pupils reply.
Set Induction:
a. Recite rhyme learnt in previous lesson. (Appendix 3)
b. Pupils recall and repeat.
c. Pupils identify words in the rhyme that has the /d/
sound.
Step 1:
a. Put up poem/rhyme.
b. Read the poem/rhyme. Pupils repeat. (Appendix 3)
c. Pupils match words to pictures. Read aloud words.
(Appendix 4)
Step 2:
a. Put up sentence strips. (Appendix 5)
b. Read the sentences. Pupils repeat.
Step 3:
a. Repeat Step 2 for the other stanza/lines in the
poem.
Step b:
Teacher may aid
recollection with
pictures.
Step 2:
Associate verbal
and written form
of word, with
emphasis on the
focused sound.
Teacher may
conduct reading
session only if
pupils are ready for
reading.

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Consolidation:
a. Play the ‘Search the Sound Game’. (Appendix 6)
b. Pupils work in groups of 3 or 4. Leave 8 clothes pegs beside
‘Search the Sound Wheels’.
c. Pupils take turns to peg the picture with the correct word.
d. Before pegging the picture with the correct word, pupils need to read
aloud the word first.
Closure:
a. Teacher leaves the class by thanking the pupils.
b. Pupils respond appropriately.

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APPENDIX 4
duck dove
pin ant
dog deer
dice cat

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APPENDIX 5
Dan is sad.
Dad is mad.
Dino Dog was bad.

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APPENDIX 6

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Focus: Writing
Learning Standard(s): 3.1.1 (b), (c), (f), 3.1.2 (a), (d), (e) {SK & SJK}
Objective(s): By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
i. write the letter ‘D/d’ correctly; and
ii. copy and write in neat legible print.
Time: 30/60 minutes
Teaching Aid(s): plasticine, worksheet, pictures
Cross Curricular Element(s): Multiple Intelligences
Introduction:
a. Greet pupils.
b. Pupils reply.
Set Induction:
a. Demonstrate drawing simple strokes up, down and
scribbling in clockwise and anti-clockwise movement.
b. Pupils follow.
Step 1:
a. Demonstrate correct way of writing letter ‘D/d’.
b. Pupils practice writing in the air, on their desks and on their friends back.
Pupils may carry
out action in the
air, on the desk, in
the sandbox, on a
friend’s back etc.
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2
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Step 2:
a. Distribute plasticine.
b. Pupils form the letters.
c. Pupils complete exercise on page 47 in pupil’s module. (Appendix 7)
d. Pupils write the letters ‘D/d’ correctly.
Step 3:
a. Complete exercise on page 48 of pupil’s module. (Appendix 8)
b. Distribute pictures to pupils.
c. Pupils paste the pictures in the module.
c. Pupils copy and write the words below each picture.
Consolidation:
a. Get pupils to read words. (Appendix 4)
Closure:
a. Teacher leaves the class by thanking the pupils.
b. Pupils respond appropriately.

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APPENDIX 7

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APPENDIX 8
Name: _____________________ Year: _________
Trace and write neatly.
Dan
Dad
Dad is sad.
Dad is mad.

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Focus: Language Arts
Learning Standard(s): 4.1.2, 4.3.1 (b) {SK & SJK}
Objective(s): By the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to:
i. sing recite poem/rhyme with guidance.
Time: 30/60 minutes
Teaching Aid(s): song, props, word cards, sentence strips.
Cross Curricular Element(s): Multiple Intelligences
Introduction:
a. Greet pupils.
b. Pupils reply.
Set Induction:
a. Pupils recall the six words learnt: Dan, dad, sad, mad, bad
(based on pictures shown.)
Step 1:
a. Distribute pictures, word and sentence strips and concertina. (Appendix 9).
b. Pupils cut out pictures and the strips.
c. Pupils paste the pictures and the correct word/sentence below it.
d. Refer to concertina as sample (Appendix 10 )
*Alternative : Encourage pupils to write on their own if possible.
Step 2:
a. Pupils recite poem from the concertina in pairs and groups.
Consolidation:
a. Pupils take turns to recite the poem in groups with lines assigned.
Closure:
a. Teacher leaves the class by thanking the pupils.
b. Pupils respond appropriately.

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APPENDIX 9
Dan Dad
Dan is sad. Dad is mad.
Dino dog is bad.

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APPENDIX 10
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MyLittle
D(d)Book
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Mynewwords
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Composite
picture
Name