Now that you've seen this great book, what would you like to see now? Please note that as an AmazonĪssociate, we earn from qualifying pu rchases.Although ordinal numbers ( 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10 th) may seem quite abstract to little children, the story 10 little rubber ducks by Eric Carle helps children understand this concept way better than any other story. For a full description of the 10 Little Rubber Ducks lesson / activity and the duck handout, visit the The students line up the ducks on their desk and point to the ordinal Is given a paper with ducks on it, which they cut out and color theĭucks, then make the ducks follow the directions given. Reference to the idea that the ducks went in differentĭirections-NSEW-although they certainly won't remember which duckĭoes with which direction!. Students try to retell the story using ordinal numbers and perhaps even In short, the teacher r eads the book, then has Network website lists a fun, interactive lesson / activity to go with Thousands of little rubber ducks (along with other bathtub toys likeīeavers, turtles and frogs) floating out at sea for a decade andįinally washing up on the shores of New England is almost unbelievable!įor the specifics of the story to share with your class, Real story that inspired Eric Carle to write this book. Share the Real Story Kids love hearing the

The little ducks are being loaded onto the cargo ship.ġ0 Little Rubber Ducks Lesson / Activity Ideas This takes place at the beginning of the book, when Illustrations-although who isn't already familiar with Carle's It's hard to go wrong with Eric Carle! Interestīelow are the first three spreads, just to give you an idea of the School Library Journal called it 'a definite 10.' WeĪgree. Ordinal numbers (shown as '1st' as opposed to 'first') are used forĮach duck and printed in bold, making it a great resource for teaching 10 Little Rubber Ducks tells their story from production in a factory to 10 of themįalling into the sea during a storm, seeing different oceanic sites, andįinally ding their way to a different location. Scales the spill down to a more 'manageable' ten duckies adrift. 10 Little Rubber Ducks is one of our favorite Eric Carle books, partially due to the colorful, perky illustrations and partially due to the fact that the story is based on an actual cargo ship accident that set 29,000 plasticĭucks, turtles and frogs adrift in the ocean.Eric Carle's version

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