Five Little Speckled Frogs is a fun and engaging early childhood book based on a familiar children’s rhyme. This read-aloud tactile storybook incorporates both large print and contracted UEB text. It is designed to introduce early counting concepts, develop key literacy skills, and encourage imaginative play. Included in the book are a storyboard and pieces that can be used by the reader to bring the story to life with an additional layer of tactile exploration.
This installment in the On the Way to Literacy series follows five frogs as they enjoy a nature-filled setting, sitting on a log, and jumping off one by one until they are all cooling off in a refreshing pond. Use the storyboard to interact with the text by making the frogs physically “jump” off the log into the water.
Five Little Speckled Frogs will assist in developing core curriculum skills: counting, algebraic thinking, grouping by characteristics, sorting, one-to-one correspondence, spatial recognition, and number recognition.
Colorful visual and tactile illustrations with textures and objects make this book exciting for readers who are blind or have low vision, as well as readers with typical vision.
The texts encourage book exploration, pretend play, and hands-on experimental learning.
This storybook can be used in conjunction with the Five Little Speckled Frogs children’s rhyme.
Five Little Speckled Frogs book
Storyboard
Frog log
Five detachable sitting frogs
Tactile dragonfly
3D dragonfly
Rubber frog
0 – 5 number tiles
18 black hook/loop coins
“Five Little Speckled Frogs is used in every pre-k class I have been in during the three years I have spent with my current school district. Having this book allows students who are blind or low vision to fully participate in the Five Little Speckled Frog song with their class.”
“I think this product fits the needs for a variety of students and will be very popular, once released!”
“If you have a population that is young enough, this is a great addition to your classroom, library, or home. I enjoyed the opportunity to use it and will continue thinking of ways to use it with other students.
“It was perfect with the song playing for both my young students and my older student who has a severe intellectual disability. They enjoyed it over and over.”
“The patterning and repeating theme of the pages helped in language development and order and number concepts.”
