Frog Paper Bag Puppet Crafts Project

The kids might enjoy making this fun frog paper bag puppet craft project and reading some fun frog books to go along with their study of amphibians.

Materials

• paper bag
• green construction paper or green paint
• crayons, colored pencils, or paint
• scissors
• printer and 1 piece of printer paper
• template from DLTK

The templates and directions are from DLTK's Crafts for Kids.

Click Here: Frog Paper Bag Template and Directions 

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Suggested Fiction and Non-Fiction Frog Books


   

 

    

 

Plus, here is a free Amphibians Words Search Puzzle for your students! 

Amphibian Word Search Puzzle

This free worksheet is posted at my website on the science page (https://www.LearningWorkroom.com).

Learning Workroom Website

Just click HERE to go directly to my website to get your FREE copy!

Have fun learning about frogs!

Bill Nye Video - Amphibians

Bill Nye has a great video on AMPHIBIANS that can sometimes be found at your local library.

Edit: This video is no longer available at the website that was previously given.  You may be able to obtain a copy for viewing from your local library.

Bill does a great job teaching us about amphibians. He discusses amphibian characteristics as well as their metamorphosis. The kids will learn which amphibian is the BIGGEST in the world and lots of other interesting and amazing facts! 

Get ready to have fun with Bill Nye!

Here is a free Amphibian Word Search Puzzle for your kids!

Amphibian Word Search Puzzle

This free worksheet is posted at my website on the science page (https://www.LearningWorkroom.com).

Just click HERE to go directly to my website to get your FREE copy!

 

Amphibian Pictures, Videos, Games, and Puzzles

An awesome website:
 neoK12

Here is an awesome website! WOW! There is a wealth of  FREE information and activities here. It contains online educational videos, lessons, games, puzzles, and quizzes for students in grades K-12.  

The link below will take you to the section that is all about Amphibians.

In this section you will find:

• Online Pictures (and the opportunity to create a presentation)

• Online Games and Puzzles  

           ~ Frog Life Cycle for students to label

           ~ Jigsaw Puzzles           

           ~ Slide Puzzles

• Videos 

Click Here: neoK12 Website: Amphibians

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Another awesome website is:

National Geographic

This website has lots of pictures and videos.


Click Here: National Geographic Website: Amphibians

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What are Amphibians?

Amphibians 

• are vertebrates (have a backbone)
• are cold -blooded
• live partly on land and partly in the water
• hatch from eggs

Ideas and Suggestions

• Have the students brainstorm any characteristics of amphibians that they already know. (See list above.) 

• Share the above list of amphibian characteristics. (Older students can record this list in their science notebooks.)    

• Have students brainstorm a list of animals that fit these characteristics.             

               ~  frogs

             ~  toads

             ~  salamanders

             ~  newts    

Frog

Toad

Salamander

Newts

• Read a book to students about amphibians or have older students read books individually or with a partner.

  Suggested Books



   Books4Learning has a wonderful review of this book. You can read it here.



   

        
           

Coloring Book

Coloring Book

          

• After reading, have students share any new facts that they learned about amphibians.

Also here is a fun Amphibians Word Search Puzzle for kids.

Amphibians Word Search Puzzle

This free worksheet is posted at my website on the science page (https://www.LearningWorkroom.com).

Just click HERE to go directly to my website to get your FREE copy!

Have fun teaching about amphibians!

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