Burnham Bunch: Ducks

Ducks

Ok, it is coming down to the last month of storytime. I am beyond exhausted with coming up with ideas ... Thank the stars for the invention of Pinterest!! As well as planning and presiding over storytime, book club, and science club, I am also responsible for updating this blog, our website, our Facebook page, and the library calendar. AND, I am the planner of Summer Reading. My eyes are exhausted from looking at the computer screen. And most days I want to crawl under my desk and hide.

I am telling you all this because I have a sneaking feeling that May's storytime and craft is most likely going to go hobo. Meaning: "Hello. Here is your glue stick. The end." Hahaha.

Ok, ya'll. Please don't judge me :)

Read: Dimity Duck by Jane Yolen & Sebastien Braun and Duck Tents by Lynne Berry

Flannel Board:

5 Little Ducks

5 little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Momma duck said, "quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only four little ducks came swimming back.
Four little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Momma duck said, "quack, quack, quack, quack."
But only three little ducks came swimming back.

You get the idea ... count down until "But no little ducks came swimming back."

Final Verse:

Sad momma duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Sad momma duck said, "quack, quack, quack, quack."
And all five little ducks came swimming back.

Craft: Duck

Need: Yellow and orange craft paper, duck template and sticker eyes.

• Prior to storytime, have your faithful assistant cut out all the parts: yellow = head, body and wing, orange is beak and feet.
• At each craft seat, place duck-parts (that sounds so gross!? hahah) and a glue stick.
• Have them glue-it! That's it!