2. Frog and Toad Frog and Toad Are Friends. This week we read Frog and Toad Are Friends. Did you know that there are many similarities and differences between frogs and toads?Did you know that there are many similarities and differences between frogs and toads?

3. Skin A frog has smooth, moist skin A toad has rough, bumpy skin

4. Habitat (where they live) A frog lives mostly in or near water Do you think toads swim?

5. Toad Sometimes toads will go into water They spend most of their time on land

6. Swimming Frogs are fantastic swimmers Toads aren’t as good because they have shorter, less powerful back legs!

7. Jumping A frog hops and makes very long jumps A toad walks instead of jumping

8. Heat Both frogs and toads avoid direct sunlight They don’t like the heat

9. Activity Frogs and toads like to do things at night and on rainy days Can you guess why?

10. Correct They don’t like sunligh!

11. Vision Frogs and toads both have bulging eyes Do you think they have good vision?

12. They both have amazing vision! It must be those big eyes!

13. Tongues What do you think frogs and toads use their long, sticky tongues for?

14. Do you think frogs have teeth? Do you think toads have teeth?

15. Yes you are correct! They have teeth to chew food like we do!

16. Group A group of frogs is called an army Do you think a group of toads is called an army?

17. A group of toads is called a knot

18. Eggs Frogs and Toads both lay eggs They do this differently

19. Who do you think lays eggs in clusters or groups? Who lays their eggs in chains?

20. A frog lays their eggs in cluster and a toad in chains!

21. Life Span Both frogs and toads tend to live anywhere from four to fifteen years