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Make Way for Ducklings

by Robert McCloskey

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Make Way for Ducklings Penguin Group

It's not easy for duck parents to find a safe place to raise their ducklings, but during a rest stop in Boston's Public Garden, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard think they just might have found the perfect spot. When Mrs. Mallard and her eight ducklings are stuck at a busy street in downtown Boston, their policeman friend Michael rushes in to stop traffic and make way for them. This classic won the Caldecott Award in 1942.

Enrichment Activities

Egg-Carton Ducklings

You will need a two-cup section from an egg carton (with the sections still attached), glue, construction paper, scissors, feathers, beads, or other decorations. Bend the egg carton cups towards each other, rim to rim (making an oval shape). Glue the cups together to form the duck's body. Cut out a bill and feet from the construction paper. Glue the feet and bill to the duckling's body. Add feathers, beads for eyes, or other decorations to complete your duckling.

Draw a Map
Have your students draw pictures of objects and characters from the story, then they can place them on a map of Boston. You may want to make a large-scale, simplified map of just the streets that are mentioned in the story.
Students can practice retelling the story and retracing the ducks' routes.

The Ducklings' Names
The ducklings are named in alphabetical order -- Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack. Have the students write each duckling's name on a file card, then scramble the order of the file cards, and practice putting them back in alphabetical order. See if the students can think of new names for the ducklings that mirror the same alphabetical sequence.

Communities
This story takes place in a city and your students will be able to find urban characteristics throughout the book. Make a chart which highlights the characteristics of and differences between a city, a suburban area, and a rural area. Students can compare and contrast the buildings, open spaces, transportation, population sizes, etc.

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Make Way For Ducklings - Try our quiz with your students!



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