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Sunday, March 31, 2024

Danny Duck

Danny Duck

Danny Duck, the dandy duck
Went walking down the lane.
Then Danny Duck got tired, so
He walked right home again.

Saturday, June 17, 2023

The Duck by E. L. M. King

If I were in a fairy tale,
And it were my good luck
To have a wish, I'd choose to be
A lovely snow-white duck.

When she puts off into the pond
And leaves me on the brink,
She wags her stumpy tail at me,
And gives a saucy wink,

Which says as plain as words could say,
Fm safe as safe can be,
Stay there, or you will drown yourself.
The pond was made for me.

She goes assailing to and fro,
Just like a fishing boat,
And steers and paddles all herself,
And never wets her coat.

Then in the water, upside down,
I've often seen her stand
More neatly than the little boys
Who do it on the land.

And best of all, her children are
The ducklings, bright as gold,
Who swim about the pond with her
And do as they are told.

Sunday, July 3, 2022

Paper Cuts of Farm Animals

Below, I have restored a few paper farm animals: horse, cow, goat, duck, rooster, sheep, dog, bunny, pig and cat. These may be freely used by students and teachers for the classroom. Silhouettes on my blog are not to be redistributed by alternative websites and are not meant to be sold or purchased.

These paper cuts of animals found on the farm would make great design
elements in a classroom or any other art project a young
student might need them for.

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Duck: 11 Fun Facts

The 12 Most Beautiful Ducks in The World

by 4 Ever Green.

A duck is a web-footed bird, related to the goose and the swan. It is everywhere considered a table delicacy, especially a number of the wild varieties, and therefore within reasonable limits it is the legitimate prey of sportsmen.

11 Fun Facts About Ducks:

Game laws protect it except during a short season in the autumn.
The species can be classed as deep sea ducks, which often obtain their food by diving to a great depth, and river ducks, which remain in shallow water.
Some species are migratory, going northward in summer to their breeding places.
The duck's food is partly vegetable, partly animal.
Ducks have short, thick bodies, covered with thick feathers, under which is a fine, soft down.
In some varieties the feathers are beautifully colored.
The bill is broad and flat, with toothed edges, for holding or straining food.
The head is rather large; the neck, long and gracefully curved, yet much shorter than the neck of the goose or swan.
The feathers are well oiled from glands situated ahead of the tail, and are therefore waterproof.
A peculiar characteristic of the short legs is that they are located back of the center of the body; this causes a strange movement in walking, sometimes called a "waddle."
The food of the wild ducks consists largely of insects, minnows, small frogs, grain, grasses, etc.

More Types of Ducks:

The common mallard, or wild duck, is the original of the domestic duck. In its wild state the male is characterized by the deep green plumage of the head and neck, by a white collar separating the green from the dark chestnut of the lower part of the neck and by having the four middle feathers of the tail recurved. Some tame ducks have nearly the same plumage as the wild ones; others vary greatly, being generally duller or pure white, but all the males have the four recurved tail feathers. There are several favorite varieties of the domestic duck, those of Normandy and Picardy in France and the Aylesbury ducks in England, being remarkable for their great size!

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Widdy-Widdy-Wurky

This little song from 1911 (French?) is perfect for an early learning center's student performance at a Thanksgiving Play or festival. It is simple enough for little ones to memorize and silly enough for them to enjoy doing it! Don't forget to dress your performers up in costume.

This is sung by the children in a semicircle. They come in a single file. Each child takes the name of an animal, and as each name is mentioned, the child whose name it is must clap hand in time. All clap hands together. At the end all march out, the leaders first, each child falling into place as his or her name is mentioned. Go round in single file once and then out.