Ducks Story Time -- 7/12/21 (Outdoors) & 7/13/21 (Virtual)

Outdoor Story Times are held weekly on Monday mornings at 10:00 am and 11:00 am.  (Registration is required to attend.)  Online Story Times will be posted weekly on Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am.  (The video is available to watch for one week before a new one is uploaded.)


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Ducks Don't Wear Socks by John Nedwidek 
5 Little Ducks by Denise Fleming

Books:

Click, Clack, PEEP! by Doreen Cronin

Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Duck Sock Hop by Jane Kohuth

Ducks! by Deborah Underwood

Firefighter Duckies! by Frank Dormer

Grumpy Duck by Joyce Dunbar

John Philip Duck by Patricia Polacco

Just Ducks! by Nicola Davies

Swim, Duck, Swim! by Susan Lurie

Truck Full of Ducks by Ross Burach

What Is Chasing Duck? by Jan Thomas

Craft: Duck Headband

- Cut two wide strips for heavy paper or cardstock. Color yellow and add eyes. Glue together to make a headband.

- Cut out a large triangle and color for a beak.  Glue to front of headband underneath eyes.

- Trace hand three times and cut out for two wings and a tailfeather.  Color.

- Glue wings to sides of headband

- Glue tailfeather to back of headband

Extension Activities:

- Have a rubber duckie race.  Mark the ducks so you know whose is whose.  Then set them free at one end of the tub.  See whose duck will reach the other end first without touching it with any hands.

- Play a game of Duck, Duck, Goose.  (If it is hot outside, play a variation of the game called Duck, Duck, Splash.  Instead of tapping the person who is Goose, you dump a cup of water on them while calling out Splash.)

Ducks Story Time: April 24-25, 2017

Books:
Duck's Vacation by Gilad Soffer
Ducks Don't Wear Socks by John Nedwidek *
Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell *
Five Little Ducks by Denise Fleming
Tickle the Duck! by Ethan Long *

Craft: Duck Pond
This week's craft was developed from the picture at left.  The children were given a duck template to color.  (Template at bottom of this post.)  The template was then folded on the lines and glued at the head and tail so the ducks "stands".  The children then colored a paper plate and glued the duck to the plate.

Literacy Extensions:
- Learn about the different types of ducks.  There are informational books about ducks at the library for checkout.
- Visit a park with a pond to watch the ducks.  Try to identify the different types of ducks at that pond.


Template --

Clothes Story Time: February 8-9, 2016

Books:
Animals Should Definitely NOT Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett *
Ducks Don't Wear Socks by John Nedwidek *
Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London *
Hello, Sun! by Dayle Ann Dodds
I Love My Hat by Douglas Florian

Craft: Valentine's Necklace
The kids colored a cardstock heart that had been hole-punched.  They then strung it onto curling ribbon along with some pony beads.

Literacy Extensions:
- After reading Animals Should Definitely NOT Wear Clothing, ask your child to come up with more animals and reasons for why they would not be able to wear clothes.
- Have your child practice picking out outfits.  Give them occasions (i.e. - holiday, party, season, etc.) and then have them pick out an outfit that would be appropriate.


Notes:
I use curling ribbon we're making necklaces as it is easier for the kids to string things onto.  The ribbon stays stiff so it is easier to string things on.  It is also thick enough that pony beads will not slide off once they are on the ribbon.

D - Dragons & Dinosaurs: January 26-27, 2015

Books:
Dinosaur Kisses by David Ezra Stein *
Duck at the Door by Jackie Urbanovic
Ducks Don't Wear Socks by John Nedwidek *
My Dad is Big and Strong, But . . . by Coralie Saudo
Oh So Brave Dragon by David Kirk *
Who Wants a Dragon? by James Mayhew

Craft: Dog
Our craft this week is based on the picture at left.  The only difference was that we just used strips of cardstock folded in half instead of envelopes.  The children colored the cardstock before gluing on ears and a tongue.

Literacy Extensions:
- Pick a specific dinosaur and see how much you can learn about it.  See if the library has a book on that specific type of dinosaur or if it is in a general dinosaur book.
- Discuss bravery with your child.  What makes someone brave?  (i.e. Oh So Brave Dragon)