{"id":26471,"date":"2015-03-12T08:48:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T12:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/?p=26471"},"modified":"2019-07-25T11:23:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T15:23:25","slug":"duck-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/duck-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"31 Days of Read-Alouds: Duck for President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0689863772\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0689863772&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=KWVTBNPDGZN57EKB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Duck for President<\/a>\u00a0is a funny story about a duck who becomes\u00a0tired of doing all the farm chores and decides to hold an election to replace Farmer Brown.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-26473\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/duck-for-president.jpg\" alt=\"duck for president\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/duck-for-president.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/duck-for-president-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/duck-for-president-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/duck-for-president-142x142.jpg 142w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/duck-for-president-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/duck-for-president-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When farm work becomes to tough he runs for Governor and when being Governor is too much work he decides to run for President. My kids think this book is so funny and still love to read it.<\/p>\n<p>There are many different activities that you can do with your kids based on this book. It&#8217;s a great way to talk about ducks, farms, government, and even chores!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Activities for\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0689863772\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0689863772&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=thehaphou-20&amp;linkId=KWVTBNPDGZN57EKB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Duck for President<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Hand&#8217;s on activities\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-26475\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/barn-craft.jpg\" alt=\"barn craft\" width=\"601\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/barn-craft.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/barn-craft-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.love-and-lollipops.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/little-big-red-barn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barn craft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/printable-toddler-sorting-activity-animal-classification\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Animal sorting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/theinspiredtreehouse.com\/milking-cow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Milk a cow<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.allkidsnetwork.com\/crafts\/nursery-rhymes\/old-macdonald\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Old MacDonald farm craft<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.love-and-lollipops.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/little-big-red-barn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farm sensory bin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lakeshorelearning.com\/general_content\/free_resources\/teachers_corner\/projects\/presidentsDayMask.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">President mask<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.housingaforest.com\/simple-american-flag-craft-for-kids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American flag<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/age-appropriate-chores-for-kids-printable\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Chore chart<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Snacks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-26476\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/chicken-feed-snacks.jpg\" alt=\"chicken feed snacks\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/chicken-feed-snacks.jpg 650w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/chicken-feed-snacks-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.chickabug.com\/2011\/04\/country-western-party-max-is-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicken feed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.karaspartyideas.com\/2013\/01\/farm-themed-1st-birthday-party.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mud cups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.armelleblog.com\/2012\/04\/diy-easter-carrot-snacks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Carrots&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.hwtm.com\/2013\/05\/john-deere-themed-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hay bales<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bloomdesignsonline.com\/2012\/05\/make-it-monday-patriotic-popcorn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patriotic popcorn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Printable worksheets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-26477\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/Farm-Fun-Printables.jpg\" alt=\"Farm-Fun-Printables\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/Farm-Fun-Printables.jpg 640w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/03\/Farm-Fun-Printables-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freehomeschooldeals.com\/free-instant-download-farm-printable-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preschool farm worksheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/teachingmama.org\/letter-f-printables\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">F is for farm printables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.1plus1plus1equals1.net\/2012\/03\/farm-fun-printables-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Farm printables<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stepintosecondgrade.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/presidents-day-and-question-for-you.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">President&#8217;s Day alphabetical order<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/31-days-of-read-alouds\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26314\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square.jpg\" alt=\"31 Days of Read Alouds Square\" width=\"600\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square.jpg 720w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/files\/2015\/02\/31-Days-of-Read-Alouds-Square-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/homeschool\/31-days-of-read-alouds\/\" rel=\"noopener\">See all of our Read-Aloud Books and Activities for the entire series here!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duck for President\u00a0is a funny story about a duck who becomes\u00a0tired of doing all the farm chores and decides to hold an election to replace Farmer Brown. 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