Ideas For Extending His Books
Alliteration and onomatopoeia is a staple
in the Froggy series. This involves having
words in a sequence all start with the
same first letter and words that represent
sounds. After reading any of the Froggy
books, have the children chime in with the
whimsical, repeated sound words. For a
writing extension, students draw a picture
of Froggy labeled with his "sounds."
Flip! Flap!Flop!
After reading several of the Froggy books, brainstorm other titles for a new
Froggy adventure. As a class
collaboration, use one of the ideas and
write a class book. Older children can
write them individually or work with a
partner.
How about some Froggy Centers or Stations? Maybe even a Froggy Celebration set
up for one day at the end of the unit.
Snacks could be served fit for a frog!
Here's a few ideas. Splish! Splash!
Splat!
1.
Frog Fact Booklet
2.
Froggy Paper Bag Puppet
3.
Froggy Paper Tube Craft
4.
Paper Frog Finger Puppet
5.
Paper Plate Frog
6.
Accordion Arm and Leg Frog-
7. Listen
Station- Many of the Froggy books with
accompanying tapes can be purchased from
Scholastic.
8. Science
Station-Books about real frogs. How about
some tadpoles that the children can
observe. Here's a great site that tells
All About Raising Frogs.
9. Math
Center-Make frog math problems. Here are
some
Frog Counters to have ready for the children.
10.
Frog Bookmarks
These wonderful Froggy books are perfect for a reader's theatre.
Here is a site that shares a one week lesson plan for exploring the world of
Froggy.
Lesson Plan for Froggy
"5-W's Poems" are always one of my favorites. In this type of poetry form
students tell the Who-did
What-When-Where-Why of a story or
character in a story. Here are some
sample 5-W Poems written by a 1st grade class.