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Teaching about Ducks 

Greenwings

Activities and information for children from Ducks Unlimited.

“Five Little Ducks” 

Preschool lesson plan includes book activities, puppets, flannel board characters, websites, and online puzzles

All About Birds: What is a Bird?

 Find out what makes a bird different from other animals.

Rebus Rhyme: Five Little Ducks by Enchanted Learning

A rebus for the classic song, Five Little Ducklings.

Animal Talk: The Duck

Listen to the duck sound imitated in the language of eight different countries.

Duck Quack

Listen to a duck quack at Kiddyhouse.com

All About Ducks for Kids

Information about ducks from behavior and food to habitat, location, and mating.

Ducks of the World

Photographs and consistent information about dabbling, perching, and pochard ducks.

Fun Zone

Four page activity supplements, for ages 0-4 and 5-7, to Ducks Unlimited's Puddler magazine.

Puddler Activity Guide

An electronic activity guide to accompany each printed issue of Puddler magazine for children up to 11 years of age.  Includes full text of key articles as well as activity sheets.

From Shell to Shore

Follow the first day of a mallard duckling’s life by clicking on the clocks.

How to Draw a Duck

Instructions for how to draw a duck using circles, trianngles, and squares as a starting point.

Water Pollution and Water Quality for the Young Child

This science lesson introduces young students to water pollution and water quality using a duck as the animal negatively impacted.

Wetland Ecosystems I Habitats, Communities, and the Diversity of Life--Educator's Guide, Elementary Level Science Grades 4 to 6

A printable teacher guide in PDF format from Ducks Unlimited Canada provides nine lessons on water, wetlands, food chains and webs, and environmental protection.

Wetland Ecosystems I Habitats, Communities, and the Diversity of Life--Student Journal, Elementary Level Science Grades 4 to 6

A printable student journal in PDF format from Ducks Unlimited Canada includes rubrics, journal pages, and graphic organizers.