English Language Arts: Communication Strategies

K-12: Standard 5

• Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

English Language Arts: Evaluating Data

K-12: Standard 7

• Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.

Standards for the English Language Arts, by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, Copyright 1996 by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. Reprinted with permission.

Source: NCTE/IRA Standards for the English Language Arts

Science: Life Science

As a result of the activities in grades K-4, all students should develop an understanding of the life cycle of organisms.

As a result of the activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an understanding of:

• the structure and function in living things.
  
• reproduction and heredity.
  
• regulation and behavior.
  
• diversity and adaptations of organisms.
  

Source:National Science Education Standards

Research and write interesting reports about frogs and their characteristics, adaptations or life cycles. Make writing fun with thematic books that students can design and decorate. Create a visual connection with the topic and encourage students to support their writing with illustrations throughout their report.

Supplies Used: Construction Paper, Glue, Googly Eye, Scissors, Stapler, Writing Paper

The teacher will die-cut the materials for student use prior to the lesson.

1. Die-cut three XL Book, Frog Covers from two sheets of dark green construction paper and one sheet of light green construction paper. Leave the dark green Frogs whole and trim the light green Frog to add highlights (see Main Photo).
2. Add an eye for the Frog: white circle with a black center or a googly eye. Write the title on the front of the book.
3. Die-cut Book, Frog Pages from white or lined paper. Bind the written report pages between the front and back Covers with a binding machine, staples or hole punches using ribbon or yarn (see Main Photo).