Trace Letter D

D has two strokes and both begin at the same spot, the top of the tall line, so the model shows its two numbered dots side by side. First the straight line down. Then back to the top, and a wide curve out to the right that swings round to meet the bottom of the line.

The curve is where the effort goes. Children often flatten it into a second straight line, which gives a thin D that is hard to tell from an I, or start it from the bottom and work up.

Ask for a big round tummy on every D. Dog, duck and door are good words to say while tracing, and drawing a face inside one finished D is a fair reward.