One Duck Stuck

We read "One Duck Stuck"  by Phyllis Root.  The children were able to repeat the phrase: "Help, help, who can help?"  They always told me the number on the following page, and tried to guess the name of the animals.  I also made cards with pictures of the animals on them.  The children took turns holding up the picture cards as I read the story.

Because we were talking about different shapes, this activity worked well.  I gave each student a sheet of 9 X 11 green construction paper.  I had about 5 lines drawn part way down for the children to cut on.  This would make the "grass".  I gave each student 1/2 large paper plate and 1/2 small circle.  They positioned them for the body and head.  We used rectangle shapes for the legs and a triangle for the beak.  The children noticed I didn't have an eye yet, so I told them to make a circle eye.

Before attaching the duck to the grass, the children colored brown muck at the bottom of the green page.  They put glue on the back of the body and glued it to the green page, leaving the head free.