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Why do baby ducks follow their mother?
Plant & Animal Superpowers Unit | Lesson 3 of 7
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Why do baby ducks follow their mother?

Plant & Animal Superpowers Unit | Lesson 3 of 7
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# Optional Activity: What’s Going On?

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?

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“My students enjoyed this lesson. They especially enjoyed watching the videos of the animals. The video of the birds was the biggest hit. They couldn't believe how the mother birds were feeding their young. ”
· Eileen · Teacher
“We loved the pictures and short videos throughout the story. My students favorite part was the videos at the end. They enjoyed seeing different animals and how offspring interact with their parents. ”
· Mary · Teacher
“Loved the videos within the story. The students really enjoyed it. They were able to stop and talk through various parts of the story.”
· LaKisha · Homeschooler
“I loved how you use visual images, video and text to engage the readers. I also love the I wonder portions. I used the pictures to build upon their visual thinking skills and it helped my ell students verbally and in writing express their ideas. ”
· Sheila · Teacher
“My students LOVED this Mystery. They enjoyed the follow the mother duck activity very much. They were engaged the entire time! ”
· Candice · Teacher
“the kids loved the videos while we read. The interactive part was great, too! The supplemental videos were great talking points. ”
· Xiomara · Teacher
“The students loved the videos embedded within the book! I loved the stopping points for discussion!”
· Teresa · Teacher
“Great real life photos... No prep! Engaging for students and prompted great discussion! We created our own response sheet!”
· LauriAnne · Teacher
“Everything! The engagement of the kids, the pictures, the questions and movement! Love it!”
· Shana · Teacher
“I loved the discussion piece to this lesson! We loved the videos of the real animals in it. AWESOME!”
· Kristy · Teacher
“The students loved the videos within the story. I have never seen the kids interact with their partner so much! The videos afterward were high interest! ”
· Lucy · Teacher
“The students got to improve their reading while doing science!”
· Ginger · Teacher
“The children loved the story with the video images imbedded. Adding in some action helped to keep them focused.”
· Tammy · Teacher
“My students really enjoyed the additional video clips that we watched and discussed what the animal mothers were doing. They also liked acting like the duck and moving around the way ducks move.”
· Rachel · Teacher
“Observing and comenting about the baby animals and their relationship with their parents.”
· Mavie · Teacher
“great. it was good to see the baby ducks coping their mother and have the idea extended to where the mother and baby animals were teaching their babies in a way that was not copying.”
· Rachel · Teacher
“There was this perfect opportunity to connect the mother duck to camouflage because she blends in with her surroundings”
· Robby · Teacher
“The Year 1's loved the read - along and I loved that the sentences were in bold so as to focus their reading. ”
· Kath · Teacher
Lesson narration:
English Spanish

Grade 1

Plant & Animal Structures And Survival

Animal Behavior & Offspring Survival

1-LS1-2

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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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Grade 1

Plant & Animal Structures And Survival

Animal Behavior & Offspring Survival

1-LS1-2

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