Duck Family

Follow the leader! This page shows a caring mother duck walking across the grass with a row of four little ducklings trailing behind her, each one slightly smaller than the last. The mother looks back over her shoulder to check on her brood, giving the whole scene a warm and gentle feeling. With several characters of different sizes, it offers plenty to color and is a lovely chance to talk about families, taking turns, and staying together. Ducklings really do walk in single file behind their mother in a behavior called imprinting, treating the first thing they see as their parent. Younger children can give each duckling its own bright color, while older ones can shade the grass and add gentle shadows beneath the little feet. The slightly different sizes make a fun chance to put the ducklings in order from biggest to smallest. Print it on US Letter or A4 and color the whole happy family.