Ribbit ribbit! Hop through a series of activities based on A Tale of Two Frogs. Kids read the Russian folktale and answer reading comprehension questions before working on phonics exercises, tracing dotting lines to make a path between lily pads, making butter from cream in small jars, and making their own sticky-tongued frogs to catch paper flies.

Concepts

folktales, phonics, listening comprehension, gross motor skills, cooking, reading comprehension, tracing, counting, frogs, story sequencing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Divide the class into groups, and have them rotate through stations in your class that focus on each activity
• Incorporate into your lesson about frogs, habitats, or folktales
• Send some of the activities for homework, including the extension activities

Classroom Considerations

• The cooking activity involves whipping cream; be sure that your learners don't have any dietary restrictions from dairy

Pros

• A fun way to address themes and concepts from the folktale
• Involves several hands-on activities for kids to engage with the story
• Comes with two different versions for kindergarten and first grade

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.K.1 RL.K.2 RL.K.3 RL.1.1 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.2.1 RL.2.2 RL.2.3 RF.K.2.a RF.1.2.a