Letter D Worksheets

Here are some free printable letter D worksheets! Great for letter recognition, beginning sounds, handwriting, coloring, and pencil practice, these alphabet practice pages are perfect for for preschool and kindergarten.

So whether you are doing preschool at home or have a room full of kindergarteners, be sure check out these letter D printables or just scroll to the end of this post for access to this free letter D worksheet alphabet download!

Let’s take a look at each of these eight letter D worksheets that are available in this free letter G printable. Keeping in mind, that each worksheets helps to teach the uppercase and lowercase D while building handwriting, vocabulary, fine motor skills, and phonetic awareness.

1. Preschool Letter D Worksheets

The first two letter D worksheets for preschool and kindergarten feature a picture of an item that starts with D, the large upper and lowercase letter D, and a D word to trace.

2. Uppercase and Lowercase Letter D Worksheets

The next two worksheets are practice pages for learning the letter D. (There is one for lowercase and one for uppercase.) These letter D printables reinforce prewriting, letter formation, beginning sounds, D words, and letter differentiation.

3. Color the Objects – Letter D Worksheet

This D practice page helps kids to identify words that begin with the D sound. This coloring worksheet helps to build sound differentiation between other letters in the alphabet, as well as, reinforcing the sound associated with the letter D.

4. Letter D Tracing Worksheet

Do you have a preschooler who is ready to write? This alphabet tracing letter D page is for kids who are ready to start handwriting and are working on letter formation.

Note: before you begin, instruct your kids to follow the stroke marks and tracing lines to learn how to write the letter C correctly.

5. Letter D Word Tracing and Drawing Worksheet

This next free letter D printable is great of early readers and kids who already have basic grasp of handwriting. To complete this worksheet, have your students read the given word, trace it, then draw a picture that corresponds with the word.

6. D Word Tracing – Letter D Worksheets for Kindergarten

Lastly, there is a vocabulary list of common D words that your kids can read, trace, and practice.

Tips for Teaching Letter D to Preschoolers & Kindergarteners

The letter D makes the /d/ sound as in: dime, dollar, and dance (D pronunciation). This sound is articulated when a quick downward movement of the tip of the tongue releases a voiced puff of air. (This D sound is similar to the T sound but is voiced.)

Note: The /d/ sound can be combined with the /r/ sound to create the ‘dr’ letter blend for words like: dream, drop, and drip.

When you begin teaching letter D to preschoolers or kindergarteners practice saying words that start with the letter D out loud so they get used to the the sound that D makes.

Another activity you could do, is alternate the d and t sounds. This will help to build your child’s sound differentiation skills.

Another thing to keep in mind for younger children, is visual letter confusion. Letter confusion is very common but with a little bit of practice, can easily be straightened out. The uppercase letter D can sometimes be confused with C, O, AND B. While the lowercase d is most commonly confused with b. (Try different strategies for learning letters and sounds to help with these common mixups.)

Free Printable Letter D Worksheets

Ready for the free letter D learning pack? You can get them here! (Please keep in mind, these worksheets are an instant download and are for personal use only!) For Access to this freebie, Join the Inspire the Mom Community and sign in with Grow for this exclusive content!

Get it Now!