All About Frogs

Activities: 

All activities are aligned with VA approved standards and can be used with students in grades Pre-K through High School. 

• • Math Strands Addressed

    • Number/Number Sense

    • Measurement/Geometry

  • Five Green & Speckled Frogs Song (with AAC GoTalk option)

    • Original song with 3 additional options to focus on Colors, Numbers, and Letters. Includes song sheets and manipulatives to use with song.

  • Jump to Letter Lily Pad Game

    • Students can jump their frog onto each letter (upper and lower case) during self directed or small group instruction.

  • Put the Frog - Learning Spatial Words

    • Give students opportunity to place frog in various places on the pond scene. Some options: in the sun, in the water, out of the water, below the surface, under the tree, above the pond, in the tree, over the pond, near to the sun, far from the tree

• • Let’s Eat! - Picture Card Activity

    • Lay out the cards. Teacher holds up frog and calls out a word or sound.  Student finds the corresponding picture and feeds it to the frog. Words included: log, lily pad, mosquito, fish, frog, butterfly, dragonfly, turtle, pond, duck, worm, sun.

• • Letter Clip Cards - Letter Matching Game

    • Match the lowercase letter on the frog to the uppercase letter.  Clip the clothespin on the correct letter.

• • Make A Match Magnets

    • Match each picture to it’s mate.

• • Pre-writing Sheets

    • Use a dry erase marker to trace the lines.  Erase when finished. (Mr. Clean magic eraser does well with erasing on laminated sheets) or copy for independent practice.

  • Shape Up A Toad

    • Complete shape puzzle for working independently or in small group setting.

• • Frogs & Flies - Alphabet Match Game

    • Students match lowercase fly with corresponding uppercase frog. Leave a few on as examples or limit number of options as needed for each student. If using with a group, give each group member same number of flies, and hold up flashcard (or lily pad from “Jump to Letter Lily Pad Game”) so each child can search their letters and see if they have it.

  • Frog Life Cycle

    • Puppet and diagram to be used as teach aids. Labeling activity for reinforcement of lesson.

Web Resources: 

• Make Learning Fun - Frog Literacy Resources

• Creative Resources - Frog File Folder Game

• Alphabet Upper and Lower Match

• Frog Beginning Sound Sort

• Frog Life Cycle

• Frog Land

• Frog Life Cycle Video (YouTube)

• Sticky Tongue Frog Craft

• Pond Printables for Preschool

VDOE Resources: 

• Virginia's Early Learning & Development Standards ELDS 

• Introductory and Implementation Guidance Webinar on ELDS