All About the Pond is the ultimate resource for teaching children about a pond and for practicing important language and math skills that help children make cross-curricular connections. This wonderfully illustrated thematic unit has an easy-to-use format that makes it a must-have!The five pond themes explored are: A Pond Pond Plants Pond Animals A Frogs Life Pond Seasons The five sections in this book are overflowing with fun stories and activities such as:storybooks: "A Pond"; "Pond Plants"; "Pond Animals"; "A Frogs Life"; "Seasons" full-color storyboard pieces that make it easy and fun to review concepts while you re-tell the story art projects: My Very Own Pond; Floating Waterlily; Dragonfly Finger Puppet; A Popping, Hopping Pond; Winter Pond cooking: Waterlily Cookies; Pond Jell-O®; Ducks Nest Crunch; Tadpole Surprise; Summer Celery story comprehension, language, and math activity pages that are engaging and offer essential skills practice learning centers: Pond Life; Frogs and Lily Pads; Animals Magnified; Animal Memory Match; Draw and Write outdoor: Come to the Pond; Pond Hoops; Fish in the Pond; Where Did Froggy Go?; Skating on the Pond music/dramatic play: "Ducklings"; Paper Bag Duck Puppet; Animal Yoga; "Then and Now" Chant; "Sing a Song of Seasons" alphabet cards: charmingly illustrated, full-color, theme-based, upper- and lowercase alphabet cards