Thank you for purchasing Della's Dive by Panda Speech® LLC. I created this book to help my speech therapy students but is perfect to use with any young child. The target age range is 2-5 years old depending on skill and interest level.
Little readers will love lifting the flaps to help Della look for the clownfish while discovering other ocean animals along the way. This story is a fun way to explore an ocean animal theme, work on yes/no questions, target positional vocabulary, and more! Get ready to search (lift the flaps) and build sentence strips with this interactive story.
Read the book with your child or student. At the top of each page, it asks the child to look in under the flaps to see if it is the clownfish Della is looking for. Prompt the child to lift the flap to look and see. They will then answer yes/no (verbally or by pointing to the symbols on the page). The child will match the picture velcro symbol (move-able square images) to the box in the phrase and to answer the question “What did she find?” (“She found a _____”). Tapping the boxes as they say it (model when appropriate) encourages verbalization! Use the following supplemental worksheets/activities if desired.
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Picture supported comprehension page: Use a bingo dotter, marker, or crayon to color the answers to the questions. This is a great follow up activity.
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Cut & Paste Craft: Color and cut out the ocean animals and glue them in the ocean scene as you find them in the book.
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Read & Color: I use this page as a reinforcer for the vocabulary. After each page in the book, the student will color the animal they found on the page.
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Ocean and animals full color manipulatives. These are full color printables that you can print out, laminate, and play while using the book. The student can put the animal in the ocean while reading the story to add another layer of engagement to the book!
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Ocean/Character coloring pages: Bonus coloring sheet featuring the characters from the book.
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Bonus drawing/coloring activities: Dot-to-dot fish and fish directed drawing.
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Extra book moveable pieces to print and laminate in case you loose or damage one.
