10 Little Rubber Ducks
by Eric Carle
As the rubber duck machine whirs out pops a brand-new batch of rubber ducks. The ducks are loaded onto a ship and sent off to be delivered to children everywhere. But when a storm strikes 10 little ducks are tossed into the sea and swept away in 10 different directions.
Reading Tips for Little Learners
Read with fun in your voice
Build vocabulary by focusing on and talking about new words.
Connect the story to your child's world.
Ask your child questions about the book and encourage them to ask questions.
Make reading part of your everyday routine.
When you read the words, whenever possible, act them out too!
Hold the book so your child can see the pictures.
Make the plot come alive by discussing the illustrations.
Reading Everywhere!
Make text come alive around your home by using a sticky note, index card, or extra piece of paper to label a box.
Hang the label on a box and discuss the letters and their meaning with your child. Labeling helps children learn that letters come together to make words and creates a print rich environment in your home.
Pre-Reading Building Block
Sing “Five Little Ducks” with your child, counting back each verse until the sad mother duck gets
all the ducks back!
Five little ducks went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said, "Quack, quack, quack, quack"
But only four little ducks came back
One, two, three, four
Let's Play
Practice counting with your child. Gather 10 items (buttons, cheerios, forks, etc). Point to and count each object. Encourage your child to count on their own, pointing to each item to build one-to-one correspondence. Change the total number of items to practice counting different amounts.
