~Frogs~
   



 

We read,Jump, Frog, Jump, to start off our study of frogs!

 



 


We learn about frogs! I read a non fiction story about frogs, as well as, share a neat Scholastic News poster about the lifecycle of a frog. 


Five Little Speckled Frogs

Five green and speckled frogs
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs
Yum-yum!

One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are four green speckled frogs.
Glub ! Glub !

(Sing with decreasing numbers.....
Four little speckled frogs .......)

Last line :
One green and speckled frog
Sat on a speckled log
Eating the most delicious bugs
Yum-yum!
One jumped into the pool
Where it was nice and cool
Now there are no green speckled frogs.
Glub ! Glub !



 


I purchased these adorable finger puppets off EBay! I use these
as we sing Five Little Speckled Frogs! The students LOVE using these
finger counters at the Math Center too!



 

Frog and Toad Facts

As a class we create a Venn Diagram comparing a frog and a toad!
 

FROG TOAD
 

 
smooth, moist skin rough, dry skin
no warts on body  warts on body
narrower body broad body
live near or in water live on land 
longer hind legs for hopping
webbed hind feet for swimming
shorter hind legs, walks rather than hop
eggs are in massive lump of cloudy jelly eggs are long and stringy, wrapped around water plants



 

We estimate frogs at our estimation station!



 

We make frog puppets! Great activity to strengthen hand muscles (fine motor)!



 

Students make patterns using plastic frogs at the Math Center.



 

We make the lifecycle of a frog! VERY CUTE! I purchased a package of blue paper plates at my local dollar tree to use as the water.



 

We make Frog Floats! Each child gets a clear cup filled with lime sherbet. We place two Whoppers in the sherbert for the frog eyes. Then, I pour Sprite over the sherbert. The students LOVE eating their Frogs!



 

We make a shape take home book titled, Green Frog, Green Frog, What Shapes Do You See? I came up with this idea using the same concept as Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? 

Students use plastic jumping frogs and sticks ("logs" of various lengths). The students line the frogs across the log and count to see how many fit!

Students measure classroom items and themselves use plastic jumping frogs!

Students match the correct number of plastic flies to the corresponding number frog!

We have frog races...using our plastic frogs!

We make a class graph, Do You Like Frogs? 

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