Beginning Sounds Adapted Book | Letter D Activities | SLP SPED Autism PreK K

This Beginning Sounds Adapted Book, "Donut Starts With D," focuses on the beginning / initial D sound — perfect for introducing or reviewing the letter D. It's also an adapted song book (sung to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell"), so students learn letter-D words through a catchy, repetitive song. Includes the book PLUS trace-and-write cards, clip-and-flip cards, and 3 worksheets for a complete letter-D phonics mini-lesson.

🍩 Perfect for:

• Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) targeting initial sounds, articulation (/d/), and phonological awareness goals
• Special Education teachers building letter-sound and phonics foundations
• Autism classrooms needing structured, repeatable phonics tasks
• Occupational Therapists working on fine motor skills (trace and write, cut and glue)
• ABA therapists running discrete trial letter-sound programs
• Music Therapists building song-based phonics lessons
• Early Childhood, Pre-K, and Kindergarten teachers
• Reading Intervention and RTI / MTSS teachers
• Homeschool families with emergent readers

✏️ What's Included:

• 1 Interactive Adapted Song Book — Donut Starts With D (sung to "The Farmer in the Dell")
• 1 Set of trace-and-write cards (write and wipe)
• 1 Set of clip-and-flip cards
• 3 Worksheets: circle the words, trace/write the word, and cut and glue

🎯 Skills Targeted:

Beginning / initial D sound, letter D recognition, letter-sound correspondence, /d/ articulation, phonemic awareness, phonological awareness, letter formation (trace and write), vocabulary (D words), sound identification, sing-along participation, fine motor skills (writing, clip cards, cutting), following directions, and independent work skills.

Sample Text:

"Donut starts with D!

Donut starts with D!

Oh! Oh! We can see —

That donut starts with D!

Dog starts with D!

Dog starts with D!

Oh! Oh! We can see —

That dog starts with D!"

How to Use:

Sing the book to the familiar "Farmer in the Dell" tune while students follow along and identify letter-D words. Extend the lesson with the trace-and-write cards (letter D formation), clip-and-flip cards, and 3 practice worksheets. Use as a small group lesson, independent center, or workstation.

🐶 Ways to Use:

• Letter of the week (Letter D) lessons
• Speech therapy initial sound and /d/ articulation sessions
• Phonics and phonemic awareness centers
• Music therapy phonics lessons (sing-along)
• Reading intervention (RTI / MTSS Tier 2 & 3)
• Independent work systems (TEACCH)
• ABA discrete trial letter-sound training
• OT letter formation and fine motor sessions (trace, write, cut, glue)
• Morning tubs and literacy centers
• Take-home homework and tele-therapy practice