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Old MacDonald's Farm

Come and visit Old MacDonald's Farm and discoverhow chickens and ducks develop, grow and live.

Old MacDonald

Old MacDonald had a farm, 

E I E I O! 

And on his farm he had some chicks, 

E I E I O! 

With a peep-peep here, 

And a peep-peep there 

Here a peep, there a peep, 

Everywhere a peep-peep

Old MacDonald had a farm 

E I E I O! 

Old MacDonald had a farm, 

E I E I O! 

And on his farm he had some ducklings, 

E I E I O! 

With a quack-quack here,

And a quack-quack there

Here a quack, there a quack,

Everywhere a quack-quack

Old MacDonald had a farm,

E I E I O! 

The Task

Discover the life cycle stages from egg to chick or duckling.

Find out what grown chickens and ducks look like.

Explore the habitat of chickens and ducks.

Read Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey.

Visit the Boston Garden's Duck Sculpture.

The Process and Resources

    1. After looking at the egg's life cycle stages, visit this site...
    2. What do grown chickens look like?
    3. What do grown ducks look like?
    4. Where do chickens live? Learn about their needs.
5. Where do ducks live? Learn about their needs.

6. Read Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey.

    Conclusion
    Now we have learned all about chicks and ducks! Soon they will go back to the farm...
    Evaluation (Teacher Notes)

 
 
 

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