Daisy Dog and the Dazzling Drum

Make phonics fun with ‘Daisy Dog and the Dazzling Drum’, a playful puppet adventure focused on the letter D and its sound.

Children can use their 26 printable animal finger puppets to act out Daisy’s story while practising D words such as Daisy, Dog, Drum, Dazzling, Dance, Dash, Discovering and Down.

A fun, hands-on way to build early phonics skills through storytelling, imagination and play!

Daisy Dog and the Dazzling Drum – Printable Phonics Finger Puppet Play

Make learning the letter D fun, active and engaging with 'Daisy Dog and the Dazzling Drum', a playful printable puppet adventure from the Little Phonics Adventures collection.

Designed for children aged 3–8, this fun story combines phonics, storytelling, imaginative play and finger puppets to help children practise the letter D and its beginning sound.

Daisy Dog discovers a dazzling drum and starts a joyful drum dance with her friends.

But when the drum rolls away, the Little Phonics Adventures friends must work together to discover where it has gone!

Along the way, children hear and practise lots of fun D words, making phonics learning a natural part of the story.

A Fun Letter D Adventure

Daisy has a dazzling drum — but suddenly, it rolls away!

The friends follow drum tracks, dusty marks and clues as they dash, discover and search for Daisy's missing drum.

Throughout the story, children are encouraged to listen for and repeat D words including:

Daisy • Dog • Drum • Dazzling • Dance • Dash • Discover • Dirt • Down • Dear

The repeated language makes it easy for children to join in while practising the /d/ sound.

Designed for Puppet Play

This resource has been created especially for interactive puppet play.

Children can hold the finger puppets, speak the characters' lines, follow the action and help Daisy find her drum.

The simple dialogue and short scenes make the story easy to read aloud and enjoyable for children to perform themselves.

There is very little narration, allowing children to become actively involved in the story and take on the voices and actions of their favourite characters.

What's Included

26 Printable Animal Finger Puppets

Your pack includes the complete Little Phonics Adventures A–Z finger puppet collection, with one adorable animal character for every letter of the alphabet:

Annie Axolotl • Benny Bat • Coco Cat • Daisy Dog • Eddie Elephant • Freddie Frog • Gigi Gazelle • Harry Horse • Izzy Ibis • Jasper Jaguar • Kiki Koala • Lola Lobster • Milo Meerkat • Nellie Narwhal • Oscar Okapi • Pippa Penguin • Quincy Quokka • Rosie Racoon • Sunny Squirrel • Tilly Tortoise • Ulysses Unau • Violet Vulture • Wally Warthog • Xavier X-Ray Fish • Yuki Yak • Ziggy Zebra

Daisy Dog and the Dazzling Drum Puppet Play

Also included is the 'Daisy Dog and the Dazzling Drum' printable puppet play script, featuring all 26 Little Phonics Adventures friends.

The story includes simple dialogue, repetition and plenty of opportunities to practise D words and the /d/ sound.

Early Literacy Skills

While children are enjoying the adventure, they are also developing important early literacy and communication skills, including:

• Letter recognition
• Beginning sound awareness
• Phonics
• Vocabulary development
• Listening skills
• Oral language
• Story comprehension
• Sequencing
• Turn-taking
• Speaking confidence
• Imaginative play
• Social interaction

Learning Through Play

Puppet play gives children the opportunity to move, talk, listen, imagine and participate.

Rather than simply learning about the letter D, children become part of Daisy's adventure.

They can repeat D words, act out the story and use the puppets to create their own conversations and stories.

The story also includes a gentle message about helping friends and working together.

When Daisy loses her drum, her friends don't give up — they work together to help her find it.

Perfect For

This printable puppet play is ideal for:

• Preschool and kindergarten
• Early primary learners
• Phonics practice at home
• Homeschooling
• Early childhood classrooms
• Literacy centres
• Small-group activities
• One-on-one learning
• Storytime
• Puppet play
• Imaginative play

Use it as part of a phonics lesson, a literacy activity or simply as a fun screen-free storytelling experience.

Little Phonics Adventures

Little Phonics Adventures makes early phonics learning playful with adorable animal characters, simple stories and hands-on puppet activities.

Follow Daisy Dog and her friends as they explore the alphabet, one letter and one phonics adventure at a time.