1. H OW F ROGS G ROW BY R USS B UYOK I LLUSTRATED BY L EIGHANNE S CHNEIDER A Reading A-Z story

2. H OW F ROGS G ROW This story can be found on the Reading A-Z website. It is a C level story www.readinga-z.com Worksheets include sequencing and final consonant /s/,

3. E XTENSION A CTIVITIES Frog Songs http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/frogs/activities- songs.htm Life Cycle of Frog diagram http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/frogs/ws7.htm Itsy Bitsy Frog Book http://www.kidzone.ws/lw/frogs/ws13.htm Frog Life Cycle Craft http://www.dltk- kids.com/animals/mfroglifecycle.htm

4. ACTIVITIES Easy Frog Paper Craft http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mefrog.html Interactive game http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/games/hopt oit.html Frog Life Cycle Game http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/life _cycle/frog_lifecycle.htm

5. B OOKS ABOUT F ROGS A Frog Prince by Alix Berenzy A Frog Thing by Eric Drachman Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel Frogs By Gail Gibbons From Tadpole to Frog (Lifecycles)by David Stewart

6. C OMPREHENSION Q UESTIONS 1. What is the main idea of this book?

7. 2. Which of the following happens first in a frog’s life?

8. 3. Tadpoles have ___________________ tails.

9. 4. Which of the following happens after a tadpole grows back legs?

10. 5. What is a tadpole?

11. C OMPREHENSION A NSWERS 1. Frogs change as they grow 2. Tadpoles come out of eggs 3. long 4. A tadpole’s tail gets smaller 5. A baby frog

12. D ATA C OLLECTION T OOL How Frogs Grow-- Comprehension Student: Trial 1Trial 2Trial 3Trial 4Trial 5 Date: Question 1: What is the main idea of this book? Frogs are born out of eggs Frogs change as they grow Frogs have four legs and no tail Question 2: Which of the following happens first in a frog's life? Tadpoles become froglets Tadpoles come out of eggs Tadpoles grow back legs Question 3: Tadpoles have_____ tails long fat short Question 4: Which of the following happens after a tadpole grows back legs? A tadpole's tail gets smaller A tadpole grows a long tail A tadpole comes out of an egg Question 5: What is a tadpole? a baby frog an adult frog a froglet Notes:

13. S TORY P ICTURES

16. tadpole frog froglet tail frog eggs