Froggy Plays T-Ball

It's Froggy's first day on the T-ball team, and he couldn't be more excited, with his dad as the coach and his whole family cheering him on. But when Coach Dad tells him to catch some flies out in right field, he takes the advice literally! Froggy can't seem to do anything right, but once he starts paying attention, his playing improves. He even hits a home run, and runs all the way—to his house! This is a perfect book for introduction to a favorite sport. Froggy Plays T-Ball shows kids that it's not whether you win or lose—it's how you play the game. I really liked this book. In the classroom would ask the students what do they know about T-Ball and have anyone of them ever been to a T-ball game.

This would make a good class show more discussion. I would ask the students if they have ever seen a frog at school. I would tell the class, "Today our story is about Froggy and his first day at school. Listen to the story and try to think of how you and Froggy are similar." After reading the story to the class we would make a list together of words that describe Froggy (silly, curious, absent-minded, etc) show less

Today was froggy's first day of T- Ball. He couldn't wait to play and his dad couldn't wait either. They went over how to run the bases and repeated themselves until they got to the ball field. Froggy got a hit on his first time up to bat he was so excited. It was time to play outfield and his coach told him to catch some flies. That wasn't the best idea because froggy actually caught real flies instead of pop flies while catching the ball. The next few times froggy was up to bat he made mistakes. The last time he was up to bat he hit a home run and ran as fast as he could around the bases. He couldn't have been more excited that he got a home run. After the game he went home and his parents praised him with a yummy hot dog with fly show more relish on top.
This book is a great book for any range of children. This book is very helpful when teaching children the rules of baseball. Froggy messed up a few times when playing baseball, but he learned his lesson and that's all that matters. show less

Fun book to read for a first timer to T-ball! Gives a whole new meaning to "shagging flies"! And a very different twist to the Giants/Dodgers rivalry!

This is a modern fantasy book about a frog named Froggy. Froggy is excited about his first game of T-ball. He isn’t the greatest T-ball player, but he tries really hard. He does finally hit a home run, but then he starts running for his home. In the end, he finally catches on and makes it to the home plate.

I thought that this book was really cute. I really liked the illustrations. It is a great book to read to young kids. I think that the book would be best for pre-k to 2nd grade.

In the classroom, I would use this book to do a lesson on team work. I would also have the students share with the class what they liked about Froggy, and tell me what words describe him.

This modern fantasy book is about alittle frog named froggy who has his first game of t-ball. When he goes to his first game, evereyopne hits the ball except for him. Everytime he was told to do something related to baseball, he misunderstood. At the very end of this story, he finally hits the ball and can make a home run. Yet again, he mistakes a home run for runnign home. After the team told him to go to home base and not him, he did so and made his first home run. He then went home to his family.

I enjoyed this book because the illustrations were amazing. This would be a great book to read to k-2 grade levels. I also thought the book was very comical. Froggy just didnt understand what people were trying to tell him.

In the classroom, I show more would ask the class who plays baseball and ask them how the game is played. I would also read this book if i was doing a unit on these particular froggy books since there is so many of them. show less

Froggy is about a frog who dreams of making a home run. He overcomes some adversities, as he learns to play the all american game of baseball. Froggy hits the homerun for his team in the end. Froggys dreams finally come true though hard work.
The illustrations by Frank Remkiewiez are fabulous and full of color. Mr Londons learning technique "first on first, second on second, and third on third then home" is a great way to help student's learn how to count, and play the game. I could see a coach reading this for his team to help them learn as well as to encourage them to love the game of baseball.
A activity a teacher could use with this is taking a group of pictures from the same story or different one and having the children put them in show more order of events. Another activity might be to introduce a stuffed frog and ask the children to describe in detail things they know about frogs. show less

Summary: This book is about the young frog known as "Froggy," who is very excited for his first day playing T-ball. However, once the game starts, Froggy doesn't exactly do well, missing pitches that were thrown at him. Froggy dearly wishes to be able to hit a home run, and thanks to his perservearance and hard work, he does just that.

Personal Reaction: This is a good book for young children, like all the books in the Froggy series are. This books helps kids learn to not give up when thing don't immediately go well and the values of sportsmanship. The illustrations are nice too.

Classroom Extension Ideas:

1. Have everyone gather together and tell stories of the first sport they ever played and what it was like. For those who have not show more played a sport yet, they can tell what sports they may want to play in the future and what they hope it will be like.

2. For recess, have the kids come together and have children from another class come and learn the basics of baseball by teaching them T-ball. show less