Five Little Ducks (Raffi Songs to Read)
by Raffi
Five little ducks went out one day, over the hill and far away; When Mama duck said "Quack quack quack quack"; Four little ducks came running back. On the story-song goes until all five ducklings are missing. All then return to their mother in the end. A very popular song with young children, it is also an easy book to learn to read because of the song's familiarity. It lends itself also to teaching the concept of subtraction.
10 Little Rubber Ducks
by Eric Carle
In 1992, a ship from China lost part of its cargo in the Pacific Ocean. Colorful plastic ducks were among 29,000 bathtub toys lost at sea. The little ducks began to appear all over the world, some many years later. This incident inspired Eric Carle's vibrantly illustrated story about the imagined travels of 10 of those toy ducks. The story is a delightful tale on its own, but also is useful for teaching counting skills and the ordinal numbers: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and so on. Story props: 10 yellow rubber ducks, optionally toy cargo ship
Books and Story Props for "Five Little Ducks" and "10 Little Rubber Ducks"
is a simple but pleasing story that lends itself to teaching counting forward and backward and counting on for addition with numbers 1-10. It can also be used to practice number word reading. Ten mice, a jar and a hungry snake interact to create the plot. Use an empty clear plastic food jar, 10 furry mice and a hungry snake for the retelling.
, another story involving mice by the same author, follows the exploration of 3 white mice into the world of color as they dip into paint cans and dance in paint puddles. With 3 empty cans or cups to represent paint cans, 3 white mice, and 3 mice in primary colors, the tale can begin. You may want 3 more mice in purple, orange, and green to tell the rest of the story. Oh, and did I mention that there was a black cat?
