One Duck Stuck

     One Duck Stuck

    Reviewed by: Dayanna Zapata

               Author :Phyllis Root  Illustrator: Jane Chapman

     

Recommended Grade Level: Pre-K – 1^st grade

CCSSM Standards: [1-2 content standards, 1-2 SMPs)

Common Core Content Standards Addressed

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4.A

When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4.B

Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1

Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practice

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.CC.B.4

Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.

*Students should make sense of the story line and understand the problem. The mathematics behind this story is: as the one duck is stuck in the muck, it took more than 1 animal in the forest to come help the duck come out. At the beginning of the story it started with 2 animals trying to help the duck to all 10 different animals working together to help the duck come out of the muck.

Summary:

As one duck was walking down by the marsh, by the sleepy, slimy marsh, he gets stuck in the muck. While calling out for Help!, different forest animals came to help. It started with two fish saying We Can! We Can! But the one duck was still stuck in the muck.  As the duck kept calling for Help! Help! the number of animals kept increasing. Next came three moose but still no luck in getting the duck out. Could you guess how many animals did it take to help the duck come out of the muck, down by the deep green marsh?

Rating: 

I give this book a 5. Not only does it include math, but there are many different ways to use math after reading this book. There is also science vocabulary as well as science activities that can be used in the classroom. It can also go towards a writing activity and writing components could be used; like, making a prediction setting, conflict, characterization and solution. One Duck Stuck isn’t just a cute book but its colorful pictures and repetition of words makes it more readable and students will be able to be engaged and interested in it.

Classroom Ideas:

Count and compare animals: Cut two large circles from brown construction paper or brown felt to represent muck. Gather a variety of small toy animals to use as counters. Ask one child to count a designated number of animals to put in one of the circles. Ask another child to count a designated number of animals to put in the other circle. Count the animals on each circle and compare the quantities. Which circle of muck has the most animals?

* If you want it to be more of a challenge for example for 1^st grades, this activity could be comparing the number of animals using the greater, less than or equal sign.

Addition and Subtraction: Extend learning to help children create and solve word problems. “If three animals got stuck in the muck and one got out, how many animals would be left stuck in the muck?” “If there were two animals stuck in the muck and one more tried to help them get out, but got stuck, how many animals are now stuck in the muck?” Use the manipulative such as toy animals or blocks to help children visualize the concept.
*If you want it to be more of a challenge, teacher could make up a greater number than 10 and instead of students using manipulative, they could draw circles and cross out how many left.