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Duck! Rabbit! By Amy Krouse Rosenthal Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld Summary Two unseen characters argue about whether the creature they are looking at is a rabbit or a duck. This book is a great study in perspective. Activities 1. Language Arts A. Activity Point of View Divide the class into groups to discuss why it would be better to be a duck or a rabbit. Discuss whether the image in the book is a duck or a rabbit. Conflict arises when two people observe the same situation but from different points of view. Have the children list the reasons why some think the picture is a duck and why some think the picture is a rabbit. (from teacher’s guide) TEKS: LA – 110.3. 12 B. Activity Comparison Pair with It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw or another book about cloud shapes and discuss how they are different and how they are similar. TEKS: LA/R – 2, 10.A-D; 3.1.1C; 3.1.13C; 4.2.9G 2. Math A. Activity Using the findings from the senses activity, your students can work on sorting, counting, and rudimentary statistics. • How many round objects were there? • How many rough objects were there? • Which object had the most correct identifications? • What was second? • What was third? • Which had the least correct identifications? • How many objects could not be identified? • What was next? • How many objects were correctly identified in each box? TEKS: M 111.12. A, B 3. Science A. Activity Research differences between ducks and rabbits. (Use chart from teacher’s guide) TEKS: S 112.3. 6 B. Activity The Senses Discuss with your class what other senses they could have used. Sometimes we rely too heavily on our sense of sight. Do the following activity with your students to explore the sense of touch. Create six discovery stations around the room. At each station place a box with five different objects in it. There should be an opening in each box just big enough for your students’ hands to reach through. The children visit each station. They should take turns placing a hand in the box and then use their sense of touch to determine what they think is in the box. Each student should write down what they think is in the box and then proceed to the next station. After they are all finished, they should compare and discuss their observations. TEKS: S 112.3. 2, 4 Activity Matter Unit based on A First Look: Solids, Liquids, and Gases. Rainbow Education Media. 2001. Go to http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ and search for “clouds and their shapes” for unit including video, blackline masters and teacher’s guide. TEKS: Science 2.1.B, 2.10.A, 2.10.B, 2.5.A, 2.6.A, 2.7.A, 2.7.B, 2.7.C, 2.9.C 3.1.B, 3.10.A, 3.10.B, 3.10.C, 3.4.A, 3.5.A, 3.6.A, 3.7.A, 3.7.B, 3.7.C 4.1.B, 4.10.A, 4.10.B, 4.4.A, 4.4.B, 4.5.A, 4.7.A, 4.7.B, 4.7.D D. Activity Weather Or Not Weather unit based on. Clouds, Weather, and Life. Centre Communications. 1999. Go to http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ and search for “clouds” for unit including video, blackline masters and teacher’s guide. TEKS: S 2.10.B, 2.7.B, 2.7.C, 3.10A, 3.10C, 3.4.A, 3.7.C, 4.10.A, 4.7.B, 4.7.D Internet Resources Publisher’s Website http://www.chroniclebooks.com/duckrabbit/ includes a video for the opening of the book Author’s Website http://whoisamy.wordpress.com/ Illustrator’s Website http://tomlichtenheld.com/ Teacher’s Guide http://www.chroniclebooks.com/duckrabbit/pdfs/DRTeachersGuide.pdf Other Web Resources Music: Go to http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/ and search for “clouds and their shapes” for the song “I See an Elephant in the Sky” by Twin Sisters. A letter from the author and illustrator: http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/books/promotions/DuckRabbitBirthV4.pdf Literary Connections Carle, Eric. Little Cloud. Philomel Books, 1996. Greene, Carol. Hi, Clouds. Children’s Press, 1983. Shaw, Charles Green. It Looked Like Spilt Milk. Harper, 1947. Activities by Carolynn Conner & Teresa Price |
