What Is a Duckling?
A duckling is a baby bird. It breathes air, has a bill and will grow feathers.
A mother duck keeps her ducklings warm and helps them find food.
Duckling
A duckling is a baby duck. It has soft, fluffy down, a bill and two webbed feet. Ducklings like to follow their mother.
Fun Facts About Ducklings
- A duckling hatches from an egg.
- Webbed feet help a duckling swim.
- A duckling makes a peeping sound.
- Ducklings often follow their mother.
Hatching, Eating, and Growing
- At first: hatches from an egg and stays warm
- Food: duckling food and clean water
- Movement: walks, paddles and swims
- Sound: peeps
Easy Practice Sentences
Easy: I see a duckling.
Medium: The duckling follows its mother.
Challenge: The fluffy duckling swims on the pond.
Say each sentence aloud and point to the picture.
Activity Idea
Make a fluffy duckling picture.
- Draw a duckling with a round body.
- Add a bill, two wings and two webbed feet.
- Draw blue water beside it.
- Tell a grown-up what sound it makes.
This activity helps children draw, speak and learn about ducklings.
Duckling Body Parts
- Bill: helps the duckling pick up food
- Down: soft fluff that keeps it warm
- Wings: help the duckling flap
- Webbed feet: help the duckling swim
- Legs: help the duckling walk
Look and Think
- What colour is the duckling?
- Can you point to its bill?
- Can you count two wings?
- Can you find its webbed feet?
Learning Safely Around Ducklings
- Stay with a grown-up.
- Never chase a duckling.
- Keep away from nests.
- Ask before touching a duckling or egg.
- Wash your hands after visiting.
Compare and Think
- Duckling and duck: a duckling is a baby. A duck is grown up.
- Duckling and chick: both hatch from eggs. A duckling has webbed feet.
- Duckling and calf: a duckling has feathers. A calf has hair.
Duckling Words to Learn
- Duckling: a baby duck
- Duck: a grown-up duck
- Hatch: to come out of an egg
- Down: soft fluff on a duckling
- Peep: a sound a duckling makes
Check understanding
Quick Questions
Say each answer aloud. Then check it with a grown-up.
Q1
What is a duckling?
Answer
A duckling is a baby duck.
Q2
How do webbed feet help a duckling?
Answer
They help the duckling swim.
Q3
What sound does a duckling make?
Answer
A duckling peeps.
Q4
Where does a duckling hatch from?
Answer
It hatches from an egg.