Are you looking for some Frog children’s books to use in your classroom that include literacy extension ideas? This list may be just what you are looking for!
Frogs are a wonderful theme and is filled with some exciting literacy experiences to explore. You may have had the opportunity to read some of these Frog books already, but hopefully some will be a new adventure for you and your kids. Whether you like or dislike Frogs, try these engaging books and some of the extension activities suggested.
1. I Don’t Want to Be a Frog by Deve Petty
The hit book about a willful young frog with a serious identity crisis and his heard-it-all-before father. Frog wants to be anything but a slimy, wet frog. A cat, perhaps. Or a rabbit. An owl? But when a hungry wolf arrives a wolf who HATES eating frogs our hero decides that being himself isn’t so bad after all.
In this very silly story with a sly message, told in hilarious dialogue between a feisty young frog and his heard-it-all-before father, young readers will identify with little Frog’s desire to be something different, while laughing along at his stubborn yet endearing schemes to prove himself right.
2. Ribbit by Rodrigo Folgueira
A group of frogs are living happily in a peaceful pond, until they discover a surprise visitor: a little pink pig. Sitting contentedly on a rock in the middle of their pond, the pig opens his mouth and says: RIBBIT! The frogs are bewildered at first, and then a bit annoyed. “What did that little pig just say?” “Does he think he’s a frog?”, “Is he making fun of us?”
Soon the pig draws the attention of all the nearby animals; everyone is curious to know what he wants! After much guessing and shouting and a visit to the wise old beetle, the animals realize that perhaps the pig was not there to mock them after all maybe he just wanted to make new friends! But is it too late? This is a warm, funny, and beautifully illustrated story of friendship, with boisterous RIBBIT!s throughout perfect for reading aloud.
Literacy Extensions:
- “To Catch a Frog” Classroom Book
- “Frogs Counting” Student Booklet
- Venn Diagram Comparing Frogs vs Fish
- Frogs Build a Two Addend Number Sentence
3. A Frog Ate My Sandwich by Christine Durkin
What happens when two boys meet up with a fun-loving, sneaky frog? Chaos! Caden and Nate make friends with a misbehaving frog who secretly hops a ride with them to their elementary school.
What could possibly go wrong? Everything! This fun-filled, multi-racial adventure is full of surprises, life lessons, and most of all, laughter to the very end!
Literacy Extensions:
- Classroom Book: “All About Frogs”
- Frogs Story Parts Worksheet
- Paper Plate Frogs Art Project
- Frogs Number & Ten Frame Match Game
4. The Icky Stick Frog y Dawn Bentley
This book features a frog with silly googly eyes and a long sticky-stretchy tongue. Out comes frog’s long tongue and slurp another critter is gone! The hilarious read-aloud story features bright, humorous illustrations and you won’t believe the surprise ending.
Bendon’s Icky Sticky Frog is an irresistible book that combines silly, googly eyes and a long, stretchy tongue with a clever story for hands on fun. The hilarious read-aloud story features bright, humorous illustrations and a surprise ending that captivates readers.
Literacy Extensions:
- Frogs Literature List
- Frogs Story Parts: Student Worksheet
- Frogs Roll It! Read It! Short Vowels
- Toilet Paper Roll Frog Art Project
5. Frogs by Elizabeth Carney
WHAT WAS THAT? That’s the roaring burp of a bullfrog! SEE THAT? That’s the slick, shiny skin of colorful little rainforest frogs!
Alive with froggy facts, this book has the coolest photos to bring kids deep into the swampy world of our amphibian amigos.
Literacy Extensions:
- “If I Were a Frog” Classroom Book
- Frogs Story Sequencing Student Worksheet
- Frogs Art Project
- Frogs Add & Subtract Match Game
6. From Tadpole to Frog by Wendy Pfeffer
A tadpole is a baby frog! Female frogs lay masses of jelly-coated eggs in the water, but what hatches from each egg isn’t a frog yet it’s a tadpole. Tadpoles are likely tiny fish that breathe underwater through gills.
As the tadpole gets older, it loses its fishy tail and its gills and grows legs and develops lungs. The tadpole has become a frog. From Tadpole to Frog is a lovely first look at this amazing metamorphosis.
Literacy Extensions:
- Frogs Word Bank
- Frogs Literature Retelling Organizer Student Page
- Frogs Make a Short Vowel Word Game
- Frogs Roll & Cover Math Games
7. Why Are Frogs Wet by Judy Hawes
How does a frog catch a flying insect with its tongue? How big is the biggest frog? What’s the most poisonous frog in the world? What do frog eggs feel like?
Find out everything about frogs, including why they must always keep their skins wet, in this beautiful book filled with lush and detailed nature paintings.
Literacy Extensions:
- “All About Frogs” Student Booklet
- Frogs Make a Short Vowel Word
- Frogs Sight Word Games
- Frogs Build 2 Addend Addition Number Sentences
8. Fabulous Frogs by Martin Jenkins
There are so many kinds of frogs in the world more than 5,000! and all of them are fabulous. Huge frogs, tiny frogs, hairy frogs, and flying frogs hop through the pages of this colorful nonfiction book.
Discover the Goliath frog, biggest in the world, and the Darwin’s frog, which has a pointy nose and holds its tadpoles in its mouth until they are big enough to care for themselves. Learn why some frogs are brightly colored, and which one can bury itself in the desert until rain comes. Curious minds will jump at the chance to explore all kinds of frogs, from the most exotic to the greenish-brown specimens in their own backyards.
Literacy Extensions:
- “If I Were a Frog” Classroom Book
- Frogs Letter & Sound Match Game
- Frogs Build a Word
- Frogs Numbers & Ten Frames Math Game
Finally, there are so many Frog children’s books you can choose from. From fiction to nonfiction, the list of Frog books is endless. Remember to pick the books that best fit the needs of your students or children and support your learning activities. Happy Reading!
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