This sweet little dancing duckling is a perfect spring lesson for your little wee ones! Kindergarteners, pre-kindergarteners and even preschoolers will love to build and create their own frolicking duck while practicing their fine motor skills through tracing and cutting.

The book Dancing Feet by Lindsay Craig was the inspiration for this lesson. The beautifully bright and textured illustrations will engage your students and it is well worth finding a read-aloud on YouTube or checking from your local library.

What You'll Need

• 9 x 12 inches colored paper (background)
• 6 x 9 inches green painted paper (green)
• Yellow & orange painted paper
• Crayons
• Scissors & glue
• Circle tracers: one large and one small

The Background

Use a crayon to draw a curved line for the hill on the back of the green painted paper. Start near the middle on the left side of the paper, curve up almost to the top, then back down to the middle of the right side of the paper.
Cut along the line, then glue to the blue background. Make sure to line up the bottom of the hill with the bottom of the paper.
You can flip your paper over and rub the back to make sure that everything is flattened down.