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Week 09 · Babies and Grown-ups

Wednesday

Tadpole to frog
// Like their parents, but not exactly
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Tadpole to frog

Raven kneels by the creek.

"Tiny swimmers!" she whispers.

Rocket looks. "Those are not frogs!"

Nova says, "Not yet. Watch them grow."

Frogs start in water

A frog lays its eggs in water.

A tadpole hatches from each egg.

A tadpole has a tail.

It has no legs yet.

It swims and lives in the water.

Most babies look like their parents. A tadpole does not.

A tadpole changes

Slowly, the tadpole grows back legs.

Then front legs grow.

Its tail gets shorter and shorter.

Now it is a frog.

It can hop on land.

Now it looks like its parents.

TADPOLE TO FROG
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
TADPOLE CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where does a frog lay eggs?
What does a tadpole have?
What grows first on a tadpole?
SentenceTrue or false?
A tadpole looks just like a frog.?
A tadpole lives in water.?
The tail gets shorter as it grows.?
A frog can hop on land.?
WHY THIS EXERCISETadpoles look very different. They change into frogs.
Try it
Visit a pond, creek or puddle with your grown-up.
Look at the water from the edge.
Do you see anything move?
Draw what you see when you get home.
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up near water.
Keep your feet on dry ground.
Never touch frogs, tadpoles or eggs.
Wash your hands after you come in.
FROG OR TADPOLE?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which one has no legs yet?
Which one hops on land?
What did Raven see in the creek?
You are near water. Where do you stand?
SentenceTrue or false?
A tadpole hatches from an egg.?
Front legs grow before back legs.?
A grown frog looks like its parents.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEBack legs first, then front. Then it is a frog.
Draw a tadpole and a frog side by side.

Word Spot: picture, change

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Picture: P-I-C-T-U-R-E.

Change: C-H-A-N-G-E.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Look at the ___ in the book.
Leaves ___ color in the fall.

A tadpole became a frog!

Tomorrow a seed will sprout.

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