b d Confusion - b

      Today in Fundations, some friends were trying to figure out which letter was b on their magnetic board (now that we have b, d, p on our magnetic boards).  We reviewed our d method - if you can grab the door knob, it's d!  Today I added - if the bump is on the back, it's b (since we always go left to right AND back starts with the /b/ sound)!

b d Confusion

        I couldn't find the original site that I got this way for helping students remember b's and d's, but this blog post has something similar to the original poster.  Last week, while introducing 'd,' I had a brainstorm.  We were talking about how door starts with the /d/ sound.  Afterwards, I said "Boys and girls, we know that we always 'walk' across the pages this way ---> correct?"  (Students of course said yes!)  So then I explained "when you come to a letter that looks like a b or d, just see if you can grab the door knob!  If you can grab the doorknob, then you got a d!"  So now when students confuse b with d or ask me if it is a b or d, I ask - 'can you grab the door knob?'