We learned about Boston, Mass.
We looked at the Sculpture of the Ducks in the book...it is a bronze of Momma Duck, Daddy Duck and all of the baby Ducks.
We studied the differences between 1941, the Year MWFD was published, and 2009. We looked at the Pram vs. today's strollers; the cops clothing; men wearing hats; ladies all wearing dresses, children wearing hats; cars; the buildings, etc. The girls really liked talking about this.
We learned about ducks. We discussed their habitats, how they raise their babies, what they eat, etc. We watched a video on them and we also read Ducks Don't Get Wet...which is a Let's Learn About Book. Kaytlynn thinks she is so cool to know what a Drake is now (male duck). She also thinks its neat that she can tell whether or not a mallard is a boy or girl.
We went to feed ducks at my parents house. They have a pond in walking distance from their home and we went with cans of dog food. The ducks, turtles and large fish all love dog food!
The big vocabulary word in this book was MOLT. This one has stuck. Every time that Kaytlynn sees a feather, she tells me a bird must be molting :-)
It was a book that was fun...even though I was concerned that the girls might not enjoy it...due to the brown and white illustrations, but luckily I had no reason to be worried...they loved it
Delaney getting more dog food to feed the ducks!
This Turtle ate more than 50 pieces of dog food...I have never seen ANYTHING like it. They are usually full after 5 or 6 pieces. He was one hungry turtle...
The masses have come for their food.
Jacob 10, Nana 64, Gracie 4, Emily 7, Delaney 5, and Kaytlynn 6
Delaney and Kaytlynn...they like to get REALLY close to the water, but Kaytlynn has only fallen in once!
On our way to feed the ducks...with our Wal-Mart bags full of dog food!
1 comment:
I did read somewhere that bread was bad for ducks, but I never thought of dog food. I will know the next time we want to feed the ducks what food to take! Looks like ya'll had a great time!
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