As you reread the story, have students use the counters to model the characters movements in and out of the pond. Splash by ann jonas splash is one of my favorite math books. For more seamless adventures in splashing, stick to flora mcdonnells splash. This book has been written by ann jonas, who has written books like color dance,splash. When your speech therapist gives you homework, we hope that you will be able to fold it into what you are already doing. Falling in and crawling out, how many animals can you count.
Her books often used odd, abstract images in order to stretch childrens imaginations. Provide each student with a story mat and a set of picture counters. By ann jonas, ann jonas its hard to keep up with the goingson at ann jonass pond. Some inhabitants stay in plain view while others go in and out of the water a process similar to counting the residents of the united states. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase.
Read splish, splash by sarah weeks, splash by ann jonas, and the problem with puddles by kate feiffer. Pause frequently to ask how many animals are in the pond and how many are out. Then some of the animals jump out and again students get to figure out how many animals are in the pond. She watches as a variety of animals come and go many of them ending up in the pond, either on purpose or by accident, and some of them even entering then exiting then entering the pond again.
This book invites readers to add and subtract the number of fish, amphibians, insects, and animals that jump in and out of the pond. A book about the worlds people, also by smith, looks at the inhabitants of the world as a village to allow its diversity to become more understandable for adults and children. If the latter, hed be a real rarity in stories for younger childrenbut the lopsided plot suggests that this is more a case of awkward, rather than subtle, writing. Ann jonas has 18 books on goodreads with 45 ratings. Mathematics instructional plan kindergarten splash. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the us.
We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. A little girls turtle, fish, frogs, dog, and cat jump in and out of a backyard pond, constantly changing the answer to the question how many are in my pond. Reflections, and round trip, which was an ala notable book and a new york times best illustrated book. Miss sofies story time kids books read aloud 310,339 views. The humorous situations and interactive questions make this book an excellent choice for both group and individual sharing. Create new splash comparison stories for the students to act out and describe using plain counters. Ann jonas is married to donald crews, a wellknown author and illustrator.
Fiction, fishes, counting, animals, juvenile fiction. The book can be used as a resourse for lessons on adding and subtracting. Check out these fun and educational storytime ideas to compliment the story splash. The dog goes splash, the cat goes splash, what will splash next. Oct 14, 20 wacky wednesday by dr seuss count all the wacky things kids books read aloud duration. Colorful illustrations accompany the understandable text.
Splash by ann jonas is a very fun book for students. The book starts out with a few animals jumping into a pond and students get to count along as each animal jumps in. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
Its hard to keep up with the goingson at ann jonas s pond. This book can be used in prek to 2 grade classrooms. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. This book is read by people who are interested in reading books in category. This book offers a fun way to add and subtract objects one to ten materials 10 objects when dropped into water will make a small splash small blocks, crayons, several sponges10 paper plates with a number written on it 110stickers of pond animals or a bingo dauber vocabulary pond a small body of water with. They are also a fun and easy way to boost speech therapy progress at home. This book has been written by ann jonas, who has written books like color dance, splash. Splash, is a fun book that gets students adding and subtracting to figure out how many are in the pond. The book contains animals that jump or crawl out of the pond leaving you to count how many are in and how many are out. Here is a counting book as fresh as a springfed pond. Jul 14, 2016 speech language pathologists are well known for using picture books for speech therapy. Wacky wednesday by dr seuss count all the wacky things kids books read aloud duration.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. If available,read the book splash, by ann jonas, to the class. Its hard to keep up with the goingson at ann jonass pond. Slps are well known for using picture books for speech therapy. Today marks the birthday of one of the most reclusive childrens book authors of the 20th century. Animals jump in and crawl out as readers work through each addition or subtraction problem to find out how many animals are in the pond. Splash ann jonas a little girls turtle, fish, frogs, dog, and cat jump in and out of a backyard pond, constantly changing the answer to the question how many are in my pond. But it takes a keen eye and good counting skills to keep up with that number. Language activities literacy activities craft activities for kids teaching resources teaching ideas homemade books childrens picture books stories for kids story time. If there is repetition in the book or if its become a familiar favorite, your child can chime in with the target word when you pause.
Three books for the first days of school that dive into. They can locate and count the one turtle, two catfish, three frogs, and four goldfish. Ann jonas january 28, 1932 september 29, 20 was a writer and illustrator of several picture books for children. About the author 1997 ann jonas has written and illustrated many popular books for children, including color dance, reflections, and round trip, which was an ala notable book and a new. If i was to select one ann jonas book this would be the one for its playfulness, use of color and line, and design. So, if you want to explore books similar to this book, you must read and buy this book. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.