K-2 Lesson Plans and Units

Thematic Units

Frog Unit
K-6 - classroom activities ideas for science, mathematics, geography, music, art, physical education, as well as ideas to incorporate the study of frogs into the classroom. The actual unit is a PDF file, so you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download it for free.
URL: http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorer-db/html/890848566-81EDF7A2.html

Frogs: A Thematic Unit Plan
Grades K-2 - Interdisciplinary activities and ideas for teaching about frogs & tadpoles, metamorphosis, and their habitat.
URL: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Lessons/Interdisciplinary/INT0025.html

Frogs
Grades K-2 - 4 week unit with activities for all areas of the curriculum - Observe frogs, learn about their life cycle and habitat. The unit is a PDF file, so you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download it for free.
URL: http://busboy.sped.ukans.edu/projects/theme/pdf/frogs.pdf

Reading & Language Arts

Guided Reading using Gail Gibbon's book Frogs
Elementary - Activities for 3 days
URL: http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1134.html

Frog and Toad Are Friends CyberGuide
Grades K-3 - Designed for students to learn interesting facts about frogs and toads.
URL: http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/frog/frogtg.html

Frogs and Toads Are Different (But Still Friends)
Grade 2 - Read Frog and Toads are Friends, then research the Internet to learn about Frogs and Toads.
URL: http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1027.html

Frog and Toad Unit
Grades 1-2 - Several activities to accompany the Frog and Toad are Friends books & other Arnold Lobel stories.
URL: http://home.att.net/~cattonn/frog.html

Frog and Toad Mini-Unit
Grade 2 - Based on Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad are Friends. These activities have been designed around the story "A Lost Button".
URL: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Interdisciplinary/INT0024.html

Frog Prince Continued Activity
Grade 3 - Art activity to follow reading The Frog Prince Continued by John Scieszka
URL: http://ericir.syr.edu/Virtual/Lessons/Lang_arts/Reading/RDG0034.html

3-6 Lesson Plans and Units top

Thematic Unit

Frog Unit
K-6 - classroom activities ideas for science, mathematics, geography, music, art, physical education, as well as ideas to incorporate the study of frogs into the classroom. The actual unit is a PDF file, so you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. Download it for free.
URL: http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorer-db/html/890848566-81EDF7A2.html

Science

Frogs: Science WebQuest
Grades 5-6 - This webquest was created for students not completing the frog dissection project.
URL: http://www.can-do.com/uci/lessons98/Frogs.html

What's Inside
Grades 3-6 - students use the Internet to discover how bodies function on the inside by viewing a web frog dissection and completing related activities.
URL: http://l2l.org/pd/success/lessons/Lesson2/Lesson2b/ISCb1_L.HTM

Math

Measurement and Frogs
Grades 4-8 - Using The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain, students simulate a frog jumping contest and calculate mean, median, and range of measured distances.
URL: http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorer-db/html/813447469-81ED7D49.html

Reading and Language Arts

Frog and Toad Are Friends CyberGuide
Grades K-3 - Designed for students to learn interesting facts about frogs and toads.
URL: http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/frog/frogtg.html

Art/Geometry

Origami Jumping Frog
URL: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/origami/frog/

Middle & High School top

Science

Interactive Frog Dissection
High School Biology - The purpose of this lab activity is to help students learn the anatomy of a frog and get a better understanding of the anatomy of vertebrate animals in general, including humans.
URL: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/menu.html

The Deformed Frogs Mystery
Grades 7-12 Science - This project sets the stage for the issue of deformed frogs. It introduces the concept of scientific evidence and gets students to begin thinking about the issues of frog deformities and evidence in science.
URL: http://scope.educ.washington.edu/amphib/

Math

Origami Frogs
Advanced - Instructions for creating your own Origami frog, while learning geometry and other mathematical skills.
URL: http://www.ma.iup.edu/projects/SEQual/lessons/origami.html

Measurement and Frogs
Grades 4-8 - Using The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain, students simulate a frog jumping contest and calculate mean, median, and range of measured distances.
URL: http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorer-db/html/813447469-81ED7D49.html

Resource Pages top

Exploratorium: Frogs
Information, exhibits, and activities.
For 190 million years, the ancestors of modern frogs have roamed (if not ruled) the earth, looking much the same as they do today.

The secret to their success is their amazing adaptability. As amphibians, frogs have one webbed foot in each of two worlds.

Topics of frog biology are discussed, a frog researcher is interviewed, and there is a tour of "Frog City U.S.A". With the right

plug-ins, users can listen to frog calls from the rainforest and see how frog camouflage works.

URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/index.html

Somewhat Amusing World of Frogs
Photos, sounds, lots of facts.
: http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/commerce/account/frogs/frog.htm
Lots of facts about frogs, toads, and tadpoles, from a college lecturer in Australia.

The Froggy Page
Frog sounds, pictures, tales, and more.
URL: http://www.frogsonice.com/froggy/

Frogland
All about frogs, including a page outlining cool stuff for learning at Frogland.

Learn all sorts of weird and wacky facts about frogs and toads! Look here for any kind of

pet frog questions. Frog art and photos galore! Download all kinds of super neato keen froggy stuff:

games, icons, cursors, screensavers and more!
URL: http://allaboutfrogs.org/froglnd.shtml

Lesson Plans : Computers & Technology : *Grades K-2

• Frog or Toad Internet Sampler
  Students complete Internet activities to learn more about Frogs and Toads
  Grade Level(s): K-2; Rating: 5.00 Votes: 2 Rate It

Lesson Plans : Mathematics : *Grades K-2 : Algebra

• Leap Frog
  K-2 - Students play this online game to compute scores and learn concepts of algebra. Requires Flash Plug In
  Grade Level(s): K-2; Rating: 10.00 Votes: 1 Rate It

Lesson Plans : Science : Grades 3-5 : Life Science

• Making Rain Forest Items: Fast and Easy
  Instructions for making poison arrow frogs out of clay, vines, and leaves.
  Grade Level(s): 3-5; Rating: 9.00 Votes: 1 Rate It

Lesson Plans : Songs and Poetry

• Water Life, Beach Life and More: Songs & Poems
  fish, frogs, turtles, seals
  Rating: 8.50 Votes: 2 Rate It

Lesson Plans : Thematic Units : Grades 1-2

• Frog and Toad Unit
  Grade 1- poems, raising frogs, Frog and Toad are Friends activities, writing an adventure story, games, more!
  Rating: 8.00 Votes: 4 Rate It

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1.       Frogs

2.       Frogs (Acme) 3-00

3.       Frogs - Poison Dart Frog (National Aquarium in Baltimore)

Includes a description and a picture.

4.       Frogs (ESP)

Provides organized links to learn more about frogs. Elementary student level.

5.       Frogs Worksheets (Comp Ed - Free Worksheets)

Provides 10 worksheets on frogs. 11-99

6.       Frogs - Care (HomeworkCentral.com)

Provides an organized set of resources for caring for your pet. 3-00

Origami Frogs
Advanced - Instructions for creating your own Origami frog, while learning geometry and other mathematical skills.
URL: http://www.ma.iup.edu/projects/SEQual/lessons/origami.html

Measurement and Frogs
Grades 4-8 - Using The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain, students simulate a frog jumping contest and calculate mean, median, and range of measured distances.
URL: http://explorer.scrtec.org/explorer/explorer-db/html/813447469-81ED7D49.html

1.       Frog - Virtual Frog Dissection Kit

  Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
   As part of the "Whole Frog Project" one can dissect Fluffy
   the digitized frog, make a movie of the dissection, and play
   a game and learn about the "3D spatial relationships between
   the organs in the frog" at this interactive site. Available
   in several languages including Spanish, German, and French.
   http://george.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/dissect/

2.       Frog - Virtual Frog Builder Game

3.       Frog - Anatomy (Pictures)   

The Complete Treefrog Home Page 

: http://www.megsinet.net/~treefrog/index2.html
All about caring for tree frogs as pets.

 

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/themes/frog.shtml

many links

Frog Bean Bag

Froguts
An online frog dissection