1. By: Mary Loveless EDEL 2200 Section 02
FROM TADPOLE TO FROG
The Life Cycle of a Frog
Second Grade
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By: Mary Loveless
EDEL 2200 Section 02

2. Frogs are Amphibians This means they live in water and on land.
they go through
METAMORPHOSIS
met.a.mor.pho.sis
this means a change of physical form
A frog starts out as an egg.
The egg has a brown center.
Click on this egg!
You have to wait 6 to 21 days before the eggs will hatch.

3. look like…..How many eggs
This is what real frogs eggs
look like…..How many eggs
do you think female frogs lay? A 1 B
300 C
,200
Photo © Kristie

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6. They start as tadpoles that have gills and a tail and swim like a fish.

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As they develop, they begin to grow hind legs first. These legs grow on the outside…
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…Then the front legs begin to grow on the inside: you can see them bulge and watch them eventually
“POP” out!

8. Listen to different frogs:
An Adult Frog
A frog is fully mature
at about
years of age.
Listen to different frogs: 3
Southern Leopard Frog
Green Tree Frog
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Bull Frog
Spring Peeper

9. FROGS Frogs have an unusual life cycle, Changing their form completely
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Frogs have an unusual life cycle,
Changing their form completely
As they mature.

10. Frogs can hear using big round ears on the sides of their head.
Fun Frog Facts:
When a BULLFROG scuttles across your garden, the marks he'll leave will look like the ones above! They aren't really footsteps though, they're more like - belly and toe marks! Look for them near wet marshes, ponds and streams wherever frogs are common!
Frogs can hear using big round ears on the sides of their head.
Do Frogs have teeth?
Actually, yes! But not like in this silly picture!
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Most FROGS do in fact have teeth of a sort. They have a ridge of very small cone teeth
around the upper edge of the jaw.

11. Play Leapfrog Game Frogs are one of the best leapers on the planet!
Did you know that frogs can launch themselves
over 20 times their own length using those big strong legs of theirs?
That would be like if you could jump 100 feet!
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Play Leapfrog Game
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12. Want to color a frog page?
Yes!
No!
Frog Jokes:
What is a frogs favorite time?
2. What kind of shoes do frogs wear? 3. What do frogs do with paper?
4. What does a frog say when it sees something' great? What did the frog say to the fly?
1. Leap Year! 2. Open toad! 3. Rip-it! 4. Toadly awesome! 5. You are really starting to bug me!

13. Frog Games
Froggy Tic-Tac-Toe
Frog Mania
Tree Frog Game
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14. Core Standard: References:
Second Grade Content
Standard 3
Students will develop an understanding of their environment.
Objective 1 Investigate relationships between plants and animals
and how living things change during their lives.
Describe the life cycle of local plants and animals using diagrams and pictures.
References:
Dorota, Frogland. Retrieved December 10, 2007, from All About Frogs Web site:
Utah Lesson Plans, (2003, August 12). Second Grade Tadpole Diary. Retrieved December 10, 2007, from UEN Web site:
(2007, June 28). Frog Leap Brainteaser. Retrieved December 10, 2007, from NIEHS Kid's Pages Web site: