Now, invite students to begin thinking about basic addition, subtraction, and number recognition by placing or drawing five flies on the frog’s tongue and asking students how many there would be if you added four more flies, or took away three flies, etc. Keep going from there! This is a great way to warm your students up for learning arithmetic and becoming familiar with the numbers 1-10.

Are the social norms in the book beneficial for all the animals? Will the animals be better off if there are no rules?Is it wrong for someone not to do something they are supposed to do, because it makes them uncomfortable? Frog on a Log? is about a bossy cat who tells a curious frog what each animal sits on — for example, a lion sits on an iron. The entertaining picture book is filled with rhyming text and repetition to help increase phonemic awareness.

After they glue the frog on the log, hand out pictures that depict words from the -og word family — think hog, fog, cog, bog, dog, jog, clog, smog, etc. — and then instruct students to glue the pictures onto their log next to the frog. For an extra challenge, ask students to write the words below each picture from the -og word family! Original questions and guidelines for philosophical discussion by Emily Crocco and Catrice Zhao. Edited June 2020 by The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics. If your students love the rhyming read-aloud Frog on a Log?, extend their learning beyond story time with engaging activities surrounding this series. From addition and subtraction to sight word practice, here are three fun ways to help your students meet their reading goals, while learning new skills from one of their favorite books!Some garden ponds may have the scarce and protectedgreat crested newt, while some gardens, especially in south east England, may have non-native green marsh frogs Unsatisfied with his assigned seat on a log, Frog asks Cat several questions about whether or not he may sit on certain objects and where other animals should sit. Cat attempts to provide a lesson in animal responsibilities via a tour of various animals and their special places to sit. In the end, Frog decides to do what he ought to and sit on the log, only to be sat on by a dog. In this case, acting in a way that satisfies his role in this animal society is to his detriment, and refusing to do so would have been self-preserving. Can it be beneficial not to do what you ought to? Questions for Philosophical Discussion Rights Allow new ponds to become colonised naturally by amphibians that are likely to be already present in the area, rather than transferring spawn or tadpoles. This reduces the risk of spreading infection and diseases which can kill amphibians Hare, Pillar, Stool, Gopher, Mule, Newt, Puffin, Gibbon, Stork, and Plow are examples of such vocabulary words. Guidelines for Philosophical Discussion

Careful if moving pots or wheelie bins, especially in hot weather, as amphibians can be hiding out under them where it is nice and dampNow, it’s the next team’s turn to try to find a match! The team with the most matches wins. For an extra challenge, replace some of the pictures with words.