By: Judith Nicholls
Summary: After a Mommy builds a nest for her eggs, 3 little ducklings are born.
SONG: FIVE LITTLE DUCKS
Five little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came back.
Four little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only three little ducks came back.
Three little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only two little ducks came back.
Two little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only one little duck came back.
One little duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack, quack."
But none of the five little ducks came back.
Sad mother duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
The sad mother duck said
"Quack, quack, quack."
And all of the five little ducks came back.
ART ACTIVITY
For this activity you will need:
* Easy shapes duck craft from First School
* Crayons, Glue, Scissors
To make:
* Have child color each part of the duck. While doing this talk about the different shapes.
* Cut out the duck.
* Have child glue it together.
SENSORY TABLE
Fill up a water table or tote with some water and let child play in it with ducks that float.
SNACK TIME
For this activity you will need:
* Duck candy molds (can be found at Hobby Lobby)
* White Chocolate
* Yellow Food Coloring
* Lollipop Sticks
To make:
* Melt chocolate
* Add food coloring to melted chocolate and stir
* Put melted chocolate in the candy molds
* Add a lollipop stick to each
* Let dry
MOTOR SKILLS
Pretend to be a duck ~ The idea is to have your child bend down until almost sitting on the ground and flap their arms and quack. However, once McKenzee saw the duck whistle (bought at Big Lots) she was done waddling.
NUMBERS
Duck Counting ~ Print these ducks and pond mat; Count ducks one at a time and place on pond.
GAME
Play a game of lucky ducks. Help child match the shapes.
ADDITIONAL BOOK
by Justine Smith
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1 comment:
Great activities! I have this book and can't wait to try out some of the ideas :-)
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