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Books by Mercer Mayer

The following is a list of books by an author who has been illustrating books since 1966! SInce then, Mercer Mayer has published over 300 books (some of them are the lovable “Little Golden Books”). View his website for a host of resources such as coloring pages, interactive games, and sing-alongs that accompany his Little Critter Books.

Just Say Please (Little Golden Book)

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I Was So Mad (Little Critter) (Look-Look)

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Just a Bully (Look-Look)

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This Is My Family (A Little Golden Book)

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A Very Special Critter (Golden Look-Look Books) (Little Critter)

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Frog Crafts

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 Games

Board Game About FrogsHere is a list of some interactive frog games to support your teaching of the little creatures:

 

Frog Games for Early Childhood:

Frog Facts Board Game- Children use their knowledge of frogs to answer questions in this simple to make board game:

Leap Frog- This game can take on many versions. In its simplest form, have the children squat down and leap like a frog. Don’t forget to have them say, “ribbit” each time they jump! As an added interest/challenge, tape lilly pads made from green construction paper to the floor and have students try to leap from pad to pad. Letters or numbers can be added to the pads so children are encouraged to find the sequence.

Frog Puzzles- Find pictures in magazines of frogs (National Geographic, Time for Kids, or use Google images). Glue each picture on card stock/tag board. Once dry, cut into puzzle pieces appropriate for your age level.

Catch That Bug- Using party blowers, attach a small amount of Velcro to the end of each blower. Attach the opposing side of the Velcro to several small, plastic bugs (can purchase at Dollar Store, Big Lots, etc.). When students blow the party favor, they can try to catch the bugs.

Online Academic Frog Games:

Word Frog provides practice in matching antonyms, synonyms and homonyms.

Children must follow directions to dissect a frog.

Online Frog Games:

http://allaboutfrogs.org/funstuff/java/index.html -Toad Checkers, Memory games, Tic-Tac-Toe and Madlibs

http://www.froggame.org/ -Frogger, Leap Frog, Jumping Frog, Frog Mania

http://www.playanimalgames.com/tag26-Frog-Games -Fly n’ Frog, Witty Frog, Frod the Frog, Frog Prince

Frog Songs

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

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