Lily Pad Pond
Frogs, Directions & Equations
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It was a BEAUTIFUL summer day.
Fluffy white clouds floated in a brilliant blue sky. The frogs of Lily Pad Pond stretched out lazily on their lily pads. Some of the frogs splashed their long feet in the warm water. Other frogs zapped out their long sticky tongues to catch careless insects as they flew close. The frogs quietly croaked and ENJOYED the WARM SUMMER AFTERNOON.
Grandma Alane, the oldest and wisest frog of Lily Pad Pond was thinking about how she missed the great PARTIES they used to have. She thought, "Why don’t I plan a summer celebration for Lily Pad Pond? We will meet on the gigantic lily pad in the middle of the pond."
Grandma Alane talked with other frogs and found that everyone was excited about a party. What fun they were going to have.
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The frogs of Lily Pad Pond are enjoying a beautiful summer day when Grandma Alane, the oldest and wisest frog, decides they should have a party. She invites some younger frogs to spread the news and think about games.
Grandma Alane wants to make invitations to send out with the young frogs, but there’s one big problem: the frogs of Lily Pad Pond can’t read. To solve this problem, Grandma creates a song to spread the news. She also invents a system using symbols to help the young frogs in their travels.
Developing new concepts such as addition and subtraction can be a daunting experience for some children. Lily Pad Pond allows kids to write math equations by using hops and symbols. Learning to write equations can be as easy as hop, hop, hop. Just be mindful of symbols, and write away like the frogs do.
About the Author
Anita VanBrackle, EdD completed her undergraduate degree in elementary education at Radford University. She also holds a master’s in curriculum and instruction and learning disabilities and a doctorate in curriculum. Anita spent seventeen years teaching elementary and special education students and twenty-five teaching both graduate and undergraduate college students.