The Chick and the Duckling by Mirra Ginsburg
“A chick and a duckling hatch at the same time. The chick can imitate the duckling except when the duckling goes swimming.”
“A chick and a duckling hatch at the same time. The chick can imitate the duckling except when the duckling goes swimming.”
Just Ducky by Kathy Mallat
“A lonely little duckling looks into the pond and sees its reflection. The duckling thinks that it has found a new friend.”
“A lonely little duckling looks into the pond and sees its reflection. The duckling thinks that it has found a new friend.”
Peep! by Kevin Luthardt
“A duckling follows a boy home. The boy is sad when the duckling is ready to be reunited with other birds of the wild.”
“A duckling follows a boy home. The boy is sad when the duckling is ready to be reunited with other birds of the wild.”
Wee Little Chick by Lauren Thompson
“Other farm animals comment on the tiny size of the little chick. Little chick is proud of everything that it can do.”
“Other farm animals comment on the tiny size of the little chick. Little chick is proud of everything that it can do.”
We sang and danced to:
And, we recited a few poems:
Baby Duckling
One baby duckling, he’s brand new.
Here comes another. That makes two.
Wait, here’s another. That makes three.
Three baby ducklings waddling across the floor.
They meet a little friend, and that makes four.
Four baby ducklings, watch how they dive.
At last they see their mother. That makes five.
When a Yellow Duck
When a yellow duck walks down the street (hold up hand)
Quack! goes his bill (open and close thumb and fingers)
Waddle! go his feet (waddle hands back and forth)
He comes to a puddle and with a bound (pretend to jump into a puddle)
In goes the yellow duck and he swims around. (pretend to swim)
The Little Chick
This little chick heard a loud horn (hold up index finger)
This little chick ate all the corn (hold up middle finger)
This little chick saw a big ball (hold up ring finger)
This little chick said, “Please don’t fall!” (hold up little finger)
But this little chick said, “Peep, peep, peep!” (hold up thumb and wiggle it)
Please be quiet, I’m trying to sleep!” (wiggle thumb)
One baby duckling, he’s brand new.
Here comes another. That makes two.
Wait, here’s another. That makes three.
Three baby ducklings waddling across the floor.
They meet a little friend, and that makes four.
Four baby ducklings, watch how they dive.
At last they see their mother. That makes five.
When a Yellow Duck
When a yellow duck walks down the street (hold up hand)
Quack! goes his bill (open and close thumb and fingers)
Waddle! go his feet (waddle hands back and forth)
He comes to a puddle and with a bound (pretend to jump into a puddle)
In goes the yellow duck and he swims around. (pretend to swim)
The Little Chick
This little chick heard a loud horn (hold up index finger)
This little chick ate all the corn (hold up middle finger)
This little chick saw a big ball (hold up ring finger)
This little chick said, “Please don’t fall!” (hold up little finger)
But this little chick said, “Peep, peep, peep!” (hold up thumb and wiggle it)
Please be quiet, I’m trying to sleep!” (wiggle thumb)
Each time we saw a picture or read about a chick, Shawn and I would whisper, “Just like the chicks at Oma and Opa’s house!” Maybe next time we visit they’ll have some chicks for Shawn to see up close. (He and Abby got very good at quacking and cheeping and peeping during story time today!)
At the end of naptime, I could hear Abby chatting to herself for a little while. At one point, I think she was trying to sing Ring Around the Rosie! I also heard her say, “Abby awake!” Before I went to get her out of bed, there were strange rustling noises in Shawn’s room. Here is what happened when I went to check them out:
In case you need an interpreter, Shawn’s phrases included:
“Momma, go see Abby?”
“It’s really bright.”
“Let’s go find out!”
“Ready? Watch!”
“Shawn opened the door.”
“I have a good nap, Abby.”
I guess it’s time to go play some more!
After Abby went home, Shawn and I took Baron for a walk. (Or did Baron and I take Shawn to the park?) Shawn loves climbing on the playground equipment, but he prefers one particular corner…
Never knew that playground equipment could double as a performance stage, eh?
