DUCK!

Yesterday I went to a duck race and watched approx 4000 yellow rubber ducks drift down the river. It gave me an idea for a sensory story using Eric Carle's '10 Little Rubber Ducks'.

This story gives us plenty of scope for sensory activities:

• Using hammers and wooden blocks to create the noise of the factory.
• Painting the ducks with paintbushes and packing them in boxes.
• Driving the truck alonga  bouncy road, listening to the sound of the engine.
• Sailing on a boat, gently rocking side to side and then more vigorously duting the storm (use cymbals, thunders and torches to create the storm).
• The ducks fall into the sea (either using a large blue sheet or parachute to bounce the ducks or a tray of water (coloured blue).
• Remove each duck with a net as we count them, adding puppets or props for the creatures they meet.
• Use a duck 'whistle' at the end for the Mummy duck and duckilings and a squeaker for the rubber duck.

This is still in the planning stage so I need to go and hunt for 10 rubber ducks, before hopefully using the story with a class on Wednesday.