Our Unit on Frogs
I decided to start focusing even more intensely than we previously have been on specific themed units to see if that held Tater Tot's interest more. These are shorter, more direct studies with multiple subjects integrated following the same theme. It has it's pros and cons, as far as getting things done, but Tater Tot seemed to really enjoy this unit. Even Boo Bear got involved on some level. I found a lot of wonderful resources online for ways to make complete learning folders, and this is what we came up with for our first attempt at these. It seems like a fun way to get pretty creative and pack a lot of information into a small amount of space.
Frog life cycle wheel, interesting facts and her vocabulary words:
Inside of folder
A lift-a-flap of Wisconsin frogs
Making a frog using a "Roll a Frog" dice game
Learning to count by 5s
Tater Tot made a frog
Tater Tot used a drawing book for this particular frog picture and made a couple of sentences using several of her "-og" words
Frog life cycle wheel, interesting facts and her vocabulary words:
- amphibian
- herpetologist
- cold-blooded
- prey
- predator
- hibernate
- camouflage
- metamorphosis
Inside the folder contains a wealth of information
We had a jumping contest and marked the distances with a fold out ruler and then compared those to a typical frog 7 foot long-jump.
Tater Tot chose her "favorite frog" which she liked because it partially freezes in the winter. She thought it was funny when I referred to it as a "frogcicle"
Pictures of projects and other artwork she did
These are some of the links I used to get templates, ideas, and information:
Adopt-A-Pond Close this template window when done printing EEK! - Know Your Frogs Exploratorium: Frogs: The Amazing, Adaptable Frog / page 2 of 6 FREE Frog Coloring Pages to Print Out and Color! Frog Lapbook « Seek Knowledge From The Cradle To The Grave Frog Math Ideas Frog Theme Frog Unit Study: Hopping to Learn Frogs - National Wildlife Federation frogs - YouTube Frogs: A Chorus of Colors Kindergarten - Frogs Kindergarten - Frogs MFW Kindergarten: F is for Frog Mrs. Wills Kindergarten: Frog and Toad Reading and Writing Unit FREE
We also used various IPad apps and our own mixture of books and home resources.
That is really neat, but you have to remember when dealing with me I am no where near as crafty but I love that it was super cute and I can see why it caught the girls attention and held it!
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