Five Little Ducks
Song of the Month · 2014
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This traditional song is a staple of early childhood songs. It has been illustrated in wonderful picture books and makes a great felt board song. I like to do the song with the felt ducks, and then read and sing one of the picture books. They are wonderful for reinforcing the song and introducing children to different styles of illustrations. These counting songs work because of the repetition and clear demonstration of how numbers get smaller and larger.
Lyrics
Five little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said quack, quack, quack,
But only four little duckies came back
Four little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said quack, quack, quack,
But only three little duckies came back
Three little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said quack, quack, quack,
But only two little duckies came back
Two little ducks went out one day,
Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said quack, quack, quack,
But only one little ducky came back
One little duck went out one day,
Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said quack, quack, quack,
But none of the five little duckies came back
Sad Mother Duck went out one day
Over the hills and far away
Mother duck said quack, quack, quack,
And all of the five little duckies came back
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