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. 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. 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. If i was to select one ann jonas book this would be the one for its playfulness, use of color and line, and design. The book can be used as a resourse for lessons on adding and subtracting. So, if you want to explore books similar to this book, you must read and buy this book. Provide each student with a story mat and a set of picture counters.
The book starts out with a few animals jumping into a pond and students get to count along as each animal jumps in. But it takes a keen eye and good counting skills to keep up with that number. Here is a counting book as fresh as a springfed pond. Oct 14, 20 wacky wednesday by dr seuss count all the wacky things kids books read aloud duration. The book can also be used for lessons on verbs and antonyms. This book can be used in prek to 2 grade classrooms.
If available,read the book splash, by ann jonas, to the class. Language activities literacy activities craft activities for kids teaching resources teaching ideas homemade books childrens picture books stories for kids story time. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the us. Ann jonas january 28, 1932 september 29, 20 was a writer and illustrator of several picture books for children.
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. Slps are well known for using picture books for speech therapy. 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 york times best illustrated book. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The book can also be used for lessons on characteristics of animals. 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. Pause frequently to ask how many animals are in the pond and how many are out. Fiction, fishes, counting, animals, juvenile fiction. This book has been written by ann jonas, who has written books like color dance,splash. Colorful illustrations accompany the understandable text. By ann jonas, ann jonas its hard to keep up with the goingson at ann jonass pond.
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. Jul 14, 2016 speech language pathologists are well known for using picture books for speech therapy. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Read splish, splash by sarah weeks, splash by ann jonas, and the problem with puddles by kate feiffer. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. 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. Its hard to keep up with the goingson at ann jonas s pond.
They can locate and count the one turtle, two catfish, three frogs, and four goldfish. Use the pictures in the book to explore partpartwhole stories. Miss sofies story time kids books read aloud 310,339 views. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Check out these fun and educational storytime ideas to compliment the story splash. Ann jonas is married to donald crews, a wellknown author and illustrator. Mathematics instructional plan kindergarten splash. Splash by ann jonas splash is one of my favorite math books. Her books often used odd, abstract images in order to stretch childrens imaginations. 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. Falling in and crawling out, how many animals can you count. 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. This book is read by people who are interested in reading books in category. Today marks the birthday of one of the most reclusive childrens book authors of the 20th century.
The dog goes splash, the cat goes splash, what will splash next. 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. 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. The humorous situations and interactive questions make this book an excellent choice for both group and individual sharing. Then some of the animals jump out and again students get to figure out how many animals 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. When your speech therapist gives you homework, we hope that you will be able to fold it into what you are already doing. 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. Splash by ann jonas is a very fun book for students. Create new splash comparison stories for the students to act out and describe using plain counters.