Frogs: Lesson Plans, Videos, Books & More

This Friday is Save the Frogs Day!

Did you know that worldwide, amphibians have seen a dramatic decline in their populations? Frogs appear to be especially vulnerable to changes in their environment.  

Save the Frogs Day takes place every year on the last Saturday of April. This year, I'm ahead of the game and sharing resources so you can plan your own frog lessons/celebrations. I hope you enjoy this list. 

But first, just a note to my newsletter subscribers: be on the lookout for this month's newsletter in your inbox. The freebie is this adorable and super fun set of Frog Checkers! 

Lesson Plans

Some great lesson plans found online ready to be downloaded or great for ideas...

• All About Frogs :: Scholastic  (PreK - 2nd)
• FROG FRENZY! LEARNING ALL ABOUT FROGS :: Mrs. Jump's Class (K -1 st)
  
• Life Cycle of a Frog Lesson Plan :: Study.com  (5th)
• Frog Dissection: Lesson Plan :: PBS LearningMedia (6th & up)
• Frozen Frog WS :: NGSS Biology (9th - 12th)

Frog Websites & Articles

Here are some remarkable websites and articles with tons of resources. 

• SaveTheFrogs.com has so much information on it, including an "Academy" that houses one of the largest collections of conservation resources.
• University of Wisconsin has a site dedicated to frogs.
• The World’s Most Endangered Frogs :: PBS

Videos

I love all of these videos! And your kids will, too.

• How do frogs swallow food? - Natural World: Attenborough's Fabulous Frogs
• The Glass Frog: Ultimate Ninja Dad | Animal 24
• Gliding Leaf Frogs | Planet Earth | BBC Earth
• He Spent His Career Studying a Frog. Then He Discovered Its True Identity. | Short Film Showcase
  
• This South American Frog is Deadly to the Touch :: Smithsonian Channel (shown below)
  
• Finding Frogs in Cameroon :: (wildlife documentary) by Living Zoology
• Jewels of the Neotropics :: Poison Dart Frogs, The Documentary (In SPANISH with English subtitles)

Books

Check out these fascinating books from your local library or order them from your favorite bookshop! (affiliate links to Amazon)

Celebrate World Bee Day!

Jon Sullivan / Public domain

Did you know that today is World Bee Day? Bees play SUCH an IMPORTANT role in our earth's ecosystem. Without bees to pollinate 75% of the world's flowering plants, entire ecosystems would would be affected or lost. The honey bee alone pollinates 35% of the world's food crops. Here in the U.S., the honey crop was worth more than $300 million just seven years ago.

But bees all around the world are in decline. We need to educate our children about bees and foster a sense of appreciation and preservation in our youth.

To celebrate World Bee Day, I've put together this packet. Bees of the World Fandex & Activity Sheets is designed to teach your children/students all about bee biology with reading passages, coloring pages, worksheets, and a printable board game. In addition, they'll learn about 9 different types of bees using the printable fandex, which also serves as a reference for the worksheets. This file is English only, but I'll work on getting a Spanish version available by June 1st.

You can find it (and a list of the bee species covered), here in my TpT shop. 

MommyMaestra subscribers! Be on the lookout for a free download in this month's newsletter. It is a sample of the big packet. I hope your kids have as much fun playing it as I did making it.

Long live the bees!

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