Three Little Ducks

posted by Mommy

   

This past Saturday, it was our 2nd session at the UC Davis Family Connection Program. We had a blast seeing Erik explore his world. He played with lots of stuff but I think his favorite is still the carpet tunnel gym area since he uses his legs so much to try to push off.

He also had some "water" play time, basically, its just a plastic container of 2 inch deep water with 3 plastic ships. Chhimi held him over the edge and Erik was able to touch the ships and see it move, which is quite cool.

However, the highlight from the session was a new song that the Director sang during circle time "Three Little Ducks". It utilizes baby signs to indicate duck and play plus some gestures for over the hill, far away, waddling. Erik paid attention to it to the whole song even though he was quite cranky and was rubbing his eyes wanting to take a nap!

So for the rest of the weekend, Chhimi and I took turns singing the song to Erik which he listens intently and watches the signs. I'm just amazed at the little guy's attention span!

For the parents viewers, the song lyrics goes something like this:

Three little ducks went out to play (sign: number 3, duck, play)
Over the hill and far away (gesture: over, far)
When the mommy duck says quack quack quack (sign: mom, duck)
**NOTE** When Chhimi says it, he signs Daddy Duck instead
Two little ducks came waddling back (sign: 2, duck)
Two little ducks went out to play
Over the hill and far away
When the mommy duck says quack quack quack
One little duck came wadding back
One little duck went out to play
Over the hill and far away
When the mommy duck says quack quack quack
No little duck came waddling back
This made the mommy duck very sad (sign: sad)
One day mommy duck went over the hill and far away
When the mommy duck says quack quack quack
All three little ducks came waddling back