LIFE CYCLE OF A FROG

Dear Parents,

This week we have moved from observing differnt parts of animals to discovering the life cycle of frogs. Observing and recording changes in the life cycle of organisms is part of our science TEKS.

We will be looking at these five stages of a frog's life.
1. Eggs
2. Jellie Babies
3. Tadpoles
4. Froglets
5. Mature Frogs

Here is a short poem about the life cycle of frogs from this web site: http://www.hummingbirded.com/freebies/5-Little-Tadpoles.pdf. Your children will be writing, reciting, and acting out this poem in class. We will act out the poem in groups of five on Friday at 3:00 p.m. All parents are invited to come and watch your little tadpoles.

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 a while."

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.

Do you know the life cycle of a frog. See if you can pick out the stages of Frederick the frogs life cycle in order. Just click on the pictures at the bottom of the screen; if you guess the correct order, it will put the picture in the correct box; however, if you miss a stage, it will let you know and you can try again.

Play Frederick's Matching Fun and match the frog life cycle pictures to questions. Just match the pictures to the sentence by clicking on the buttons next to the sentences and choosing the letter that goes with the picture.

Oh no, we can't find Frederick. Can you help us? See if you can find him in the pond. Click on the other animals in the pond for clues.

Who doesn't love a funny story? Check out this madlib site and read a funny frog story. Type in whatever type of word they ask for like an adjective, noun, or verb and then click the finish button and read your story. I bet you'll create a hopping good story.

Want to ge in touch with your creative side? I have just the sites for you. Try making a frog cake or try folding a paper origami jumping frog. Bring your origami frogs to school and share them with your classmates.

As a conclusion for this weeks study on the life cycle of a frog, I have ordered some tadpoles that we will be observing in class. When they grow into mature frogs, I will let them go in my garden. Parents, you are welcome to drop by and check out our tadpole habitat anytime.

See you next week!

Mrs. Ziohn