Frog and Toad

• This week we read Frog and Frog and Toad Are Friends.Toad Are Friends.

• Did you know that there are many Did you know that there are many similarities and differences similarities and differences between frogs and toads?between frogs and toads?

Skin• A frog has smooth, moist skin

•A toad has rough, bumpy skin

Habitat (where they live)

• A frog lives mostly in or near water

• Do you think toads swim?

Toad•Sometimes toads will go into water

•They spend most of their time on land

Swimming• Frogs are fantastic

swimmers

• Toads aren’t as good because they have shorter, less powerful back legs!

Jumping• A frog hops and makes very long jumps

•A toad walks instead of jumping

Heat•Both frogs and toads avoid direct sunlight

•They don’t like the heat

Activity•Frogs and toads like to do things at night and on rainy days

•Can you guess why?

•Correct•They don’t like sunligh!

Vision•Frogs and toads both have bulging eyes

•Do you think they have good vision?

•They both have amazing vision!

•It must be those big eyes!

Tongues•What do you think frogs and toads use their long, sticky tongues for?

•Do you think frogs have teeth?

•Do you think toads have teeth?

•Yes you are correct! They have teeth to chew food like we do!

Group•A group of frogs is called an army

•Do you think a group of toads is called an army?

• A group of toads is called a knot

Eggs•Frogs and Toads both lay eggs

• They do this differently

•Who do you think lays eggs in clusters or groups?

•Who lays their eggs in chains?

• A frog lays their eggs in cluster and a toad in chains!

Life Span•Both frogs and toads tend to live anywhere from four to fifteen years