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SUMMARY

Lucky continues to play in the mud after being warned by his friends. He gets stuck in the mud. He cannot get unstuck. His friends can’t pull him out. He is truly stuck until the arrival of a special neighbor gives him the determination to pull himself out of the mud. --- Conversation Questions---

(1) Describe what happened to Lucky Duck. (Answer) Lucky got stuck. His friends couldn’t pull him out and more trouble was on its way. Lucky had to see for himself what his hard work was worth. (Follow Up) Should you rely on luck to get good grades?

(2) Imagine how Lucky felt when he found himself stuck in the puddle? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Do you think he became upset when none of his friends could pull him out?

(3) Imagine how Lucky began to feel when all his friends left him with Stinky on the way? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) How did Lucky feel when he pulled himself out of the puddle?

(4) Remember a time when you had to use hard work to get a job done. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Are you sometimes lazy and try to see if you can get lucky on tests?

(5) Substitute another word for grubby. (Answer) Dirty, messy, filthy or untidy. (Follow Up) Do you often end up grubby after playing outside all day?

(6) Name all of Lucky’s friends. (Answer) Buzzy bug, Gus the gull, the puppy chums. (Follow Up) Name several of your close friends.

(7) Order the appearance of Luck’s friends in the story. (Answer) 1. Buzzy bug 2. Gus the Gull 3. The puppy chums 4. Dusty and Rusty (Follow Up) Were any of these able to help Lucky?

(8) Search for words that rhyme with luck in the story. (Answer) Duck, stuck and muck. (Follow Up) Can you think of any more rhyming words?

(9) Hunt for words that describe how hard the friends work to pull Lucky free. (Answer) Mighty tug and huff and puff. (Follow Up)

(10) Find Stinky’s plans when he comes to the friends. (Answer) Stinky plans to have some fun! I’ll puff my stuff and make them run! (Follow Up) Was Stinky’s idea of fun very funny? Activities

1. Draw each of Lucky’s friends. Which do you think tried most to help him? Describe what he did to help Lucky.

2. Draw Lucky. Why was he considered a lucky duck?

3. Write a rhyming poem about Lucky Duck.

4. List as many rhyming word pairs from the story as you can find.

Introductions

1. Bring in a four leaf clover or a picture of one. Discuss what it means to say someone is lucky. Our story today is about a duck that needed hard work not luck to get itself unstuck.

2. Write the word luck down. Have the students name all the words they can think of that rhyme with luck. Our story today has a lot of rhyming words in it. Notice them as we read about a duck others say has a lot of luck.

3. Bring in a stuffed duck. Ask the students if they have ever heard someone called a lucky duck. What does it mean when someone is called a lucky duck? Our story is about a character who finds he needs to rely on hard work and not the luck to get the job done.

Book Title: Lucky Duck Author: Barbara de Rubertis Illustrator: Eva Vagreti Cockrille ISBN#: 1-57565-004-5 # of Text Pages: 23 AR: 1.4 LEX: 530 Building Oral Vocabulary 7 tumbles 7 bump 13 buddy Prediction Questions 3 What do you think Lucky will do to have fun? 8 Do you think Lucky Duck is lucky? 21 Do you think Stinky Skunk can help?

This resource is provided by THE LEARNING CORPS—Barren County Board of Education, an AmeriCorps project funded in part by the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.