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Homepage >>Task >> Resources >> Teacher Information >> Contact Us =Teacher Information = This is our suggested lesson schedules to help teachers plan lessons involving the life cycle of a frog. Lesson Time: 2 hours per day Learning Content: The life cycle of a frog, Using Technology, Writing in a Forum/Blog, Doing an oral presentation, cooking, Resources: Microsoft Word, YouTube, PowerPoint, Smart board, Online Group Forum
 * Suggested Lesson Schedule: **

Day 1: Place students into groups of 5 and allocate one student per, life cycle stage. Start setting up forums for each group. Put in first post, set up each day. What they have learnt experienced etcetera. Students will be expected to post each day.

Day 2: Read the book From the Tadpole to the Frog By Gerald Legg and David Stewart. Then discuss with the children and allow them ask questions before continuing on and watching the video [] then discuss.

Day 3: Visit the library to find books on frogs, websites etc, allow students to write notes. Review notes in groups and do a brain storm of the information gathered.

Day 4: Computer group work: Students start their PowerPoint, Each student taking their turn to input the information and pictures onto their part of the life cycle. Discuss each part of the life cycle.

Day 5: Part 1 of the life cycle. (During days 4-8, students that have finished their slide, will do a script of what they are going to say about their slide, have it checked, then narrate their own slide using Author Stream [] )

Day 6: Part 2 of the life cycle.

Day 7: Part 3 of the life cycle.

Day 8: Part 4 of the life cycle.

Day 9: Part 5 of the life cycle.

Day 10:-Students that have finished early may work on the colouring in competition [] and create their own life cycle diagram on an A3 sheet of paper, play games and activities on the smart board, read stories. Students will vote for the favourite one and the winner will get a prize

Day 11-12Will be spent writing (on the computer or on paper) an imaginative story on the life cycle of the frog (draft and good copy)

Day 13:Will be finishing good copies of story and presenting in front of the class as practice for parent day.

Day 14: Students get into their groups and each student makes a “Frog in the Pond” after watching this video [|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Top8eSFEiK]

Day 15: Parent Day in the Morning than watch the movie “Wind in the willows on YouTube” and "The Princess and the Frog".



**Teacher Resources:** ** Helpful websites with information, images, activities etc. on the life cycle of a frog. ** Online Animated Book: Frogs Teachers Corner Frog Life Cycle: Labelling Sheet Fact Sheet on Life Cycle of a Frog How to raise tadpoles! Mueseum Fact Sheet Frog Fact Sheet Frog Life Cycle Game Worksheets Frog Life Cycle: Fact Sheet [|Information on the frog life cycle] [|Label the Frog Life Cycle Diagram] [|Learning Games for Kids]

** More helpful websites for creating fun and innovative lessons ** Life Cycle of a Frog: Lesson Pond Lesson Plan Life Cycle: Lesson Plan Resources Life Cycle Lesson Plan Life Cycle: Lesson Plan Science and Technology Lesson Plan Frog Cycle Lesson Plan Life Cycle Lesson

**References:** Margaret (2010). Flickr [image]. Retrieved 04/05/2012 from: []