A Short Tale of a Tadpole to a Frog
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What's Inside
As children listen in a group, they learn about the change from tadpole to frog and hear frog facts connected to science. The book gives you a simple way to guide talk during circle time, or to use as a short small-group science read-aloud.
Frogs are very fascinating and you will love the Grog the frog. Science is the magic in the universe just waiting to be discovered.
Use this book when you want to introduce frog life cycles and basic science words. It fits well with kindergarten, first grade, and second grade science lessons.
Teaching & Discussion Guide
Use this guide to turn A Short Tale of a Tadpole to a Frog into a mini reading lesson at home or in the classroom.
Concepts & skills practiced
- Frog life cycle
- Science vocabulary
- Observing living things
- Fact learning
- Listening for key details
Discussion Questions
- 1 What do you already know about frogs before we read about the tadpole changing into a frog?
- 2 The title says a tadpole changes to a frog. What changes do you think happen first, next, and last?
- 3 The page copy says frogs are very fascinating. What facts about frogs do you want to listen for as we read?
- 4 What does the word science mean in this book, and how does science help us learn about frog life?
- 5 How could we tell, by looking or listening, that a tadpole is not the same as a frog anymore?
- 6 After we read, what frog fact would you want to share with someone else at circle time?
Words to Learn
- tadpole
- A tadpole is a young frog that lives in water.
- frog
- A frog is an animal that can live near water and on land.
- life cycle
- A life cycle is the way a living thing changes as it grows.
- science
- Science is learning about the world by asking questions and observing.
- fascinating
- Fascinating means very interesting and fun to learn about.
- facts
- Facts are things that are true.
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