A Frog’s Life Cycle

By April Bandell

Table of contents- Meet Mr. Frog

-Mr. Frog as an egg

- Mr. Frog as a tadpole

- Mr. Frog as a tadpole with legs

- Mr. Frog as an young frog or froglet

- Mr. Frog as a frog

- Mr. Frog reviews the life cycle

-A fun activity

-Lets see what you remember

-The end

- Resources

My name is Mr. Frog and I am here to tell you all about the life of a frog!

Egg

Frogs first begin life in the water. Some female frogs may lay as many as six thousand eggs. Each egg is in a ball of jelly. In 6-21 days the egg will hatch and the tadpole will wiggle out of the jelly ball.

Tadpole

The Tadpole has a long tail and it lives in the water. Tadpoles breathe through gills on the outside of their bodies for about five weeks.

Tadpole with Legs

After a while the back legs begin to appear and its outside gills begin to disappear. In about a week after the back legs have appeared the tadpole develops lungs and now breathes air like us.

Young Frog or Froglet

At about ten to twelve weeks the tadpole grows front legs. After about three and a half months the tadpole has become a froglet and is ready to eat small bugs and spend time out of the water. The frog continues to grow, and loses its tail completely

Frog

Thirteen weeks after the egg was laid, a fully developed frog with lungs, legs, and no tail emerges from the water. This frog will live mostly on land, with occasional swims. The tiny frogs

begin to eat insects and worms. 

Review of Frogs Life Cycle

Review the life cycle to see how much you remember.

A Fun Activity

-Click on the link below -Than click on Interactive Whiteboard Activity 2

-Than click on Part 1

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/Phase2delivery/Wales/Science/Keystage2/Lifeprocessesan/Lifecycles/Introduction/

Let’s see what you’ve learned

Frog Life Cycle WorksheetClick on me

-Click on the link

-Than print out the worksheet and answer all the questions.

The End

I hope you have enjoyed my story. Come back soon!!

Resourceshttp://www.google.com/

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/lvelem/frogsandtoads/lifecycle.html

http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/general/cycle.html

http://www.tooter4kids.com/Frogs/life_cycle_of_frogs.htm