Fingerplay Fun Friday!

Here is a silly little song about a bossy duck: Six Little Ducks

Six Little Ducks

Six little ducks

That I once knew

Fat ones, skinny ones,

Fair ones, too

But the one little duck

With the feather on his back

He ruled the others

With a quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack,

Quack, quack, quack

He ruled the others

With a quack, quack, quack

Down to the river

They would go

Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble

To and fro

But the one little duck

With the feather on his back

He ruled the others

With a quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack,

Quack, quack, quack

He ruled the others

With a quack, quack, quack

Back from the river

They would come

Wibble, wobble, wibble, wobble

Ho, hum, hum

But the one little duck

With the feather on his back

He ruled the others

With a quack, quack, quack

Quack, quack, quack,

Quack, quack, quack

He ruled the others

With a quack, quack, quack

This rhyme is really quite goofy.  It has a nice bouncy cadence and is super-fun to sing.  The idea of one little duck leading (or ruling) the others is interesting, as well.  This is a great conversation-starter.  "Why do all of the other ducks follow the little one with the feather on his back?"

There is an awful lot of strange content in nursery rhymes.  Having a conversation with kids about what is happening in rhymes (and books) is a great way to help them make connections between what they hear and/or read and what they know from their own life.  Having the ability to look at things with a critical eye and make sense out of what they read will benefit kids greatly after they have mastered the decoding side of reading.  Comprehension is a major component of all future reading and education success!