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Life Cycle Wheel

by on January 26, 2012 in Center Ideas, First Grade, Grade Level, Reading, Science, Second Grade, Special Education, Subject, Third Grade

Life Cycle of a Frog Life Cycle of a FrogThe following activity is a great way to demonstrate the life cycle of frogs. The Life Cycle Wheel can be used to teach students a frog’s stages of development or as an ongoing assessment tool. To help students gather the information they need to complete the Wheel, provide a copy of one of the suggested leveled books for them to read. Information gathered can then be solidified through the viewing of the Life Cycle of a Frog Video. 

Materials Needed for Cycle Wheel:

1 salad plate-sized circle traced on tag board

1 coffee cup plate-sized circle traced on tag board

1 rubber band

glue stick

scissors

hole punch

fine point marker or colored pencil

ruler

Cycle Wheel Worksheet (see our Modified Cycle Wheel Worksheet)

Frog Images Worksheet

Directions for Making the Life Cycle Wheel:

*This is a multi-step project. Refer to example as needed. For younger students, students requiring assistance due to decreased fine motor ability or with multi-step directions, modify by decreasing the number of steps needed to complete the wheel. Have samples already prepared or offer one-to-one assistance.

  1. Complete the Cycle Wheel Worksheet.
  2. Cut out the squares from the Cycle Wheel Worksheet.
  3. Cut out both the large and small circles from tag board.
  4. Color and cut out the frog images.
  5. Place the small circle on top of the large circle.
  6. Punch a hole through the middle of the two circles.
  7. Place a rubber band through the two circles and tie a knot on each end to hold the circles together.
  8. With circles together, use a ruler to draw 6 lines equally spaced apart (this will create 6 sections) on the front of each and the back of the large circle.
  9. On the front of the small wheel, add numbers 1-6.
  10. Glue frog images to front of large circle (*They should not be in order.)
  11. Glue matching description to back of large circle (*They should be in the same section as the corresponding frog image on front.)

To Use the Wheel:

Once completed, the wheel is used by selecting the image that occurs first in the life cycle of a frog. The 1 is placed on that image and the child is to describe that stage of development. The child will then flip over the wheel to read if she/he is correct by reading the description that matches the picture. The wheel is flipped over and the students will continue until stage 6.

Information to complete the Life Cycle Wheel can be gathered through several leveled “Tadpole to Frog” books:

From Tadpole to Frog (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)

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From Tadpole to Frog (Lifecycles)

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Tadpole to Frog (Qed Lifecycles)

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From Tadpole to Frog (Start to Finish (Lerner Hardcover))

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From Tadpole to Frog (How Things Grow)

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Life Cycle of a Frog

by on July 14, 2011 in Center Ideas, First Grade, Grade Level, Science, Second Grade, Special Education, Subject, Third Grade

One of the best ways to teach children about frogs is to study the life cycle of how they transform from an egg to an adult frog. Teaching students about various life cycles helps them to gain an appreciation for the magnificence of life and develop a realization of how patterns in the cycle of life are repeated.  The following activities will help children solidify the events involved in the life cycle of a frog:

Life Cycle of a Frog Video

Life Cycle Wheel

Frog Crafts

by on July 8, 2011 in Art, Art Projects, Center Ideas, First Grade, Grade Level, Kindergarten, Pre-K, Second Grade, Subject

Use any one of these fun art projects to augment your studies on frogs:

Toilet Paper Roll Frog

Hand Shape Paper Frog

Paper Frog Puppet

Paper Plate Frog Puppet

Frog Pouch Craft

 

 

Frog Songs

by on July 6, 2011 in Blog, First Grade, Grade Level, Kindergarten, Music, Pre-K, Subject

Here are several songs to assist you in your teaching of both tadpoles and frogs. Aid students in their learning of the songs by adding hand/body motions, frog sounds, and/or colorful visuals.

Frog Went A-Courting: A Musical Play in Six Acts

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Down By the Banks

Down by the banks of the hanky panky,
Where the bull frogs jump from bank to bank-y
With a hip-hop, flipity-flop,
Missed that bank-y and went ker-plop.

Polly-Wog

There once was a polly named Wog
Who wanted to change to a frog,
So he dropped off his tail
Grew legs without fail
And croaked all day on a log.

Five Little Tadpoles

Five little tadpoles swimming near the shore.
The first one said, “Let’s swim some more.”
The second one said, “Let’s rest awhile.”
The third one said, “Swimming makes me smile.”
The fourth one said, “My legs are growing long.”
The fifth one said, “I’m getting very strong.”
Five little tadpoles will soon be frogs.
They’ll jump from the water and sit on logs.

Five Little Speckled Frogs

Five little speckled frogs,
Sitting on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs,
Yum, yum.
One jumped into the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Then there were four little speckled frogs.

(Repeat from the beginning as you work your way down to one speckled frog.)

One little speckled frog sitting,
Sitting on a speckled log,
Eating the most delicious bugs,
Yum, yum.
He jumped into the pool,
Where it was nice and cool,
Then there were no little speckled frogs.

I Have a Little Frog

I have a little frog
His name is Tiny Tim,
I put him in the bathtub,
To see if he could swim,
He drank up all the water,
And gobbled up the soap!
And when he tried to talk
He had a BUBBLE in his throat!

Little Froggy

(To the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”)

See the little froggy Swimming in the pool
The water’s great- It’s nice and cool
When he gets all cleaned up Out he’ll hop
Squeaky clean From bottom to top.
See the little froggy On the lily pad
Trying to catch flies She’s getting sad.
When she catches one, She’ll gobble it up
Back in the water She’ll go kerplop!

Frog Snacks

by on July 5, 2011 in Center Ideas, First Grade, Grade Level, Kindergarten, Pre-K

Oreo FrogLooking for a fun and creative way to incorporate frogs into your spring or summer curriculum? Consider eating them! The following links provide some super cute and super simple frog snacks for kids:

 

 

Frozen Frog Eggs

Peanut Butter Apple Frogs

Cookie Frog

Sherbet the Frog