Now that you’ve seen how the mother duck helps her ducklings, take a look at these videos. Can you figure out what’s going on in each one?
What are the big birds doing? Why are they doing that?
What is the big cat doing? Why is she doing that?
These are shrews, animals about the size of a mouse. How do the babies make sure they don’t lose their mother?
This is an opossum and her babies. Why are the babies riding on their mother’s back?
Below are ideas for extending this topic beyond the activity & exploration you just completed.
Digital Book | 25 min |
Hands-On Activity | 20 min |
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In this Read-Along lesson, Juan Carlos visits his grandmother who has a backyard full of ducks. The lesson includes a short exercise where students get moving by acting like ducks. If you want to extend the lesson, you can try this optional activity, What’s Going On?, where students watch videos and discover ways that animal parents help their offspring.
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