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So they made themselves at home: but the poor Duckling who had come last out of the egg and looked so ugly, was bitten and buffeted and made to look a fool by the hens and the ducks alike.
You could make a list of birds and teach the class the names of their young: hen and chick, goose and gosling, duck and duckling, swan and cygnet, and so on. Does anyone know a story about eggs hatching?
When the Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat, she decides to plant them. It takes a lot of hard work to make them grow so she asks other animals to help. Does the Little Red Hen find the help she needs? Find out in this traditional tale about perseverance and the importance of helping others. Discover our teaching resources
The Ugly Duckling (1843). by Hans Christian Andersen (Denmark). Translated by Jean Hersholt. It was so beautiful out in the countryside! It was summer – the wheat fields were golden, the oats were green, and down among the green meadows the hay was stacked.
„The Ugly Duckling“ tells the story of a young bird, born in a duck’s nest, who is ridiculed and ostracized by other animals because of his appearance. The bird is treated harshly, both by his duck family and other animals he encounters.
Story Introduction Yellow Storybook 1 The duckchick In spring, Mama hen laid six eggs. One day, when she was busy keeping them warm in her nest, she noticed that egg 6 was bigger than the others. ‘Why is it so big?’ she clucked to herself. The first five eggs soon began to hatch and out popped five soft, fluffy chicks. Then there was another
• As a class, talk about the events in the story using the story map as a prompt. • Tell the children that you are a member of the ugly duckling’s new swan family and that you want to hear his life story before you found him.
