Max the Cat cooperative Board Game Max the Cat is Hungry! Scurry, Climb or Fly for your Lives! While blue jays sing in the trees, chipmunks scavenge for nuts and seeds, and mice do what mice do, a fat old cat named Max finds his way out the door of his house. His owners have [...]
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- Frogs are a popular Unit StudyChildren love learning about animals and frogs are one of the more interesting wild animals that can easily be observed by children. In the Frog Unit Study, written by The Homeschool Club Co-Founder, Evelyn Saenz, children learn about frogs and all areas of the curriculum are addressed.The games Swat the Verb Flies has children pretending to be frogs catchin […]
- The Frog Writing CenterThe green spotted table and frog chairs inspire young frogs to write their life histories.Provide plenty of paper, pencils, and frogs to observe. Novelty pens that are shaped like frogs or paper that is cut in a frog shape can also inspire writing.Spend time writing every day. Write in all curriculum areas and don't forget to publish the best writing so […]
- Autumn Frog and Leaf LitterFallen leaves provide shelter for a multitude of animals including earthworms, pillbugs, and millipedes. These animals provide food for frogs, toads, and other small animals. As winter draws near, the leaf litter becomes a warm blanket which helps these small animals to survive the cold.Consider leaving a leaves on a portion of your lawn to increase the faun […]
- Mixing frog green for Painting FrogsGreen Frog PaintColor the Frog GreenSet out lots of yellow and some blue and let the kids mix the colors to make various shades of green.Photo Credit: Frog Watercoloron Flickr, Creative Commons.Large paper covered in shades of green can be cut into frog or vegetation shapes to create bulletin boards, collages or other froggy art projects.
- Cat-o-nine-tails in the Frog PondToday we look at cat-o-nine tales. Growing up in Vermont, Cat-o-nine-tails grew in swampy areas along the roads, in the setbacks of ponds and in low lying damp areas. I remember picking them with my mother and feeling the roughness of their brown blossoms. When we picked them in the late fall they would fall apart in clouds of fluff to disperse in the wind l […]
- Using frogs to enhance learning...Looking around my house I discovered that we had many different frog shaped objects that could be used to inspire children to work on language arts and math skills while playing games. Often these games are so much fun that the children may not even realize that they are working on these skills. Recently I was given a pair of froggy salt and pepper shakers. […]
- How to create frog green paint. Mix, swirl and paint a frog...Photo Credit: Frog Watercoloron Flickr, Creative Commons.Whether you want just straight green or you want to mix up your own there's enough paint here to paint hundreds, maybe even thousands frogs.Set out lots of yellow and some blue and let the kids mix the colors to make various shades of green.Large paper covered in shades of green can be cut into fr […]
- Frog Lifecycle GamesSpring is a wonderful time to learn about the life cycle of frogs.1) You can print, color and laminate the Frog Racing Life Cycle Game.2) The Life Cycle of Frogs in French Description Frog lifecycle.jpg English: . Before hatchingNewly hatched larvæ hanging on to water-weedWith external gillsExternal gills are covered over and are absorbedLimbless larva about […]
- Florida's Pig Frogs were saved by Save The Frogs!Because of Save The Frogs, Florida's Pig Frogsare no longer on the menu at San Francisco's Restaurant Gary Danko. This a major victory for SAVE THE FROGS! and for worldwide amphibian conservation efforts as this is a well-know place in culinary circle and it is expected that more and more restaurants around the world will follow their lead.The 3rd […]
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