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Preschool, spring

Preschool: Frogs

March 26, 2018

We are loving our spring themes this year.  Our frog theme was a fun way to learn about animals and life cycles. Check out this week full of all kinds of frog themed learning and fun!

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  Here were our plans for our Frogs theme:

ons of frog themed activities and ideas. Weekly plan includes books, literacy, math, science, art, sensory bins, and more! Perfect for tot school, preschool, or kindergarten.

  And here are the details for each activity:

Frogs! by Elizabeth Carney was the perfect nonfiction text to learn about the frog life cycle. We practiced finding information in text and using nonfiction books as a resource to gain information. Great for spring in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Frog Life Cycle:

Our first read aloud was Frogs! by Elizabeth Carney. This book give a lot of information including the life cycle of a frog. Afterwards we practiced remembering the parts of the life cycle by drawing each stage.

Practice identifying problem and solution with "I Don't Want to be a Frog" by Dev Petty. Great for a frog theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Frog Problem & Solution:

Our next read aloud was I Don’t Want to Be a Frog by Dev Petty. After reading, we talked about the problem (the little frog didn’t want to be a frog anymore). Madelynn drew and labeled the problem then talked about how the problem was solved (he learned that it was a good idea just to be himself.)

Practice making predictions with "Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folguiera. Great for a frog theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Ribbit Predictions:

Nest we read a really cute story called Ribbit! by Rodrigo Folguiera. Before reading, we practiced making predictions.

I asked “After looking at the cover, what do you think this story will be about?”  Madelynn: “The pig is going to be friends with the frogs.”

    Then we read the story to find out if her prediction was correct.

Practice reading comprehension with "Frog on a Log" by Kes Gray. Great for a frog theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Frog on a Log Comprehension:

Our last read aloud was Frog on a Log by Kes Gray which was a great book for working on rhymes. After reading, we talked about the silly rhymes and animals in the book. Then I asked: “Which part of the story is your favorite?” Madelynn drew the ending part and even copied the word “HELP” from the story.

Practice tracking print with these easy readers. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Tracking Print:

Our last book was this letter P for Pond alphabet reader. Madelynn identified the picture then pointed to each word as she read. Since we switched to the more difficult version she is working on learning new sight words each week. Afterwards she colored all of the pictures in.

This frog journal writing activity is a great way to show learning, practice fine motor skills and learn about writing. Great for spring in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Frog Letter Writing:

Our first literacy activity this week was a frog themed letter writing tray. To make this fun sensory activity I filled our tray with blue sand. Madelynn used lily pad letter cards as a model and chose which ones she wanted to practice. Then she used frogs and/or her finger to write letters in the sand.

This pond sound stamping activity is perfect for letter, sound, and fine motor practice with a frog theme. Great for spring in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Pond Sound Stamping:

Next, for more letter practice we used our dot stampers. We started out stamping inside the letter to make a P. Then Madelynn had to find the upper and lowercase p’s in the pond, stamp them and make the “P” sound each time. Then she stamped the other letters different colors and tried to make the sounds for each one.

This rhyming lily pad activity is a fun and crafty to work on rhyming pairs with a frog theme. Great for spring in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Rhyming Lily Pads:

Our other literacy focus this week was on rhyming words. I printed frog word cards and lily pad cards. Madelynn chose a frog and glued it onto a blue sheet of paper.  Then she tried to think of a word that rhymes with the picture on the frog drew it on a lily pad and glued it under each frog.

This frog name craftivity is fun for name writing, recognition, and fine motor practice with a frog theme. Great for tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Frog Name Craftivity:

For this week’s name craft we created a frog pond.  First, Madelynn cut the frog and lily pad pieces out. Then she wrote the letters in her name on each lily pad. After she finished writing, she glued the frog together and added the lily pads underneath in order to spell her name.

This frog journal writing activity is a great way to show learning, practice fine motor skills and learn about writing. Great for spring in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Frog Journaling:

For our journal this week Madelynn chose to draw what she learned about frogs. She said “Frogs jump so high.” So I drew lines for each word, then we worked on writing the sounds together.

This color by shape frog activity is fun for geometry and fine motor practice with a frog theme. Great for spring in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Color by Shape Frog:

We worked on identifying 3D shapes this week for our color by the code activity. Madelynn worked on identifying and naming 5 different 3D shapes: sphere, cone, cube, cylinder, and pyramid. I told her the color for each shape and she had to search and color each one in the picture.

Practice counting and fine motor skills with these frog clip cards. Perfect for a frog theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Frog Clip Cards:

Our second math goal this week, was working on comparing numbers.  Madelynn choose a lily pad comparison card and counted the number of flies on each side. After comparing the numbers she decided which side had more and used a frog clip to chomp the side with MORE flies.

This grab and compare frogs activity is a great way to practice writing numbers, counting out sets of objects, and comparing sets. Great for spring in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Grab & Compare Frogs:

Next, for more comparing practice I filled a small bin with plastic jumping frogs. Madelynn grabbed one handful, counted the number of frogs, and wrote it on a recording sheet. Then, she grabbed another handful of frogs, counted and recorded the amount.  Then, she compared the two numbers and colored the lily pad with MORE frogs.

Sort & Compare Frogs:

Our last comparing practice activity incorporating sorting.  I filled a small bin with rainbow gummy frogs (you could also use colored plastic frogs again). Madelynn sorted the frogs by color.  Then she counted the number of each color and recorded in the appropriate place on the recording sheet. In each section she compared the two numbers and colored the lily pad with LESS frogs this time.

Frog Number Sense Mats:

We used these mats to practice numbers 11-20 this week. First, Madelynn identified the large number. Then she made it with play dough and counted the flies in the ten frames. Next, she used a dry erase marker to practice writing the number, and finally counted out mini frog erasers to fill the pond with the correct amount.

This comparing frog jump activity was a fun way to get outside and explore life science concepts. Great for spring in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Comparing Frog Jumps:

After learning about so many fun and interesting frogs, we talked about what it would be like to be a frog. Then we conducted a little investigation to show how amazing frogs’ jumps really are.  Ahead of time I marked a starting point with chalk, and measured the adjusted distances that the 3 frog types would jump if they were the same height as an average preschooler. Then I label each distance with a picture/name of that frog. Madelynn helped me lay out a 6 ft tape measure from the starting point. Then she stood at the starting point and jumped as far as she could.  We repeated this 4 times and recorded the data. Afterwards we discussed the results.  We definitely can’t jump nearly as far as frogs can with their amazingly strong legs!

We LOVE this froggy pond sensory bin. Perfect for exploration with a frog theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Froggy Pond Sensory Bin:

In this sensory bin: plastic frogs, foam lily pads, water, blue aquarium gravel, rocks

This label a frog craft was a great way to combine fine motor practice with science concepts. Great for a frog theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Label a Frog Craft:

Our first craft this week was a cut, paste and label frog.  First Madelynn cut the frog pieces out. Then she glued the pieces together to make a frog. And finally she added the labels and drew lines to each part of the frog.

We LOVE this jello pond frog excavation sensory bin. Perfect for exploration with a frog theme in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Jell-O Frog Excavation:

To prepare this fun sensory activity, I started by making 2 large packages of blue Jell-O according to the package directions.  Then before placing in the refrigerator to set, I added plastic frogs.  We waited for the Jell-O to set overnight.  Then Madelynn used spoons, scoops, and tools to rescue the frogs from the sticky pond.

We had a blast making these tissue plate frogs for our frog theme Perfect for spring in tot school, preschool, or even kindergarten!

Tissue Plate Frogs:

Our second craft this week was a tissue paper plate frog.  I watered down glue so that it was easily spreadable. Madelynn used a foam brush to paint a paper plate with glue and added green tissue paper squares. Then she painted over the squares with more watered down glue. And to finish off the face she cut out paper shapes to glue on the face.

Want all of this week’s Frog activities for preschool?  You can grab them here:
On my site : Frog Plans & Printables On TpT: Frog Plans & Printables

Tons of frog themed activities and ideas. Weekly plan includes books, literacy, math, science, art, sensory bins, and more! Perfect for spring in tot school, preschool, or kindergarten.

Or you can grab our entire year of themes and plans:
On my site here: Preschool Bundle On TpT here: Preschool Bundle

45 weeks of engaging themed activities and ideas ready to go for your 3-4 year old. Weekly plans include reading comprehension, literacy, math, sensory play, arts & crafts and Science/social studies concepts. Everything you need for a year packed full of Preschool fun and learning.

Then check out the rest of our 45+ themes on the Preschool Curriculum Main Page.

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