TEACHER+INFO

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Week 1

 * Day 1 - One - Two hours**

Introduce the topic and play the short video included on the Teacher Resource page to familiarise the students and help them understand some key changes to look for. This would be then followed by mat session to set up the tank and allow children to understand how to look after the tadpoles. After answering questions, introduce the idea of keeping a journal on the process. As changes do not occur daily, we would recommend the journal entries to be updated weekly. The first entry may include the set up process and some initial observations the students have found.

Here is a suggested template for the journal writing..........

In keeping with making the children responsible we would suggest that a weekly monitor is selected to help attend to the tadpoles.

Week 2

 * Day 7**


 * Task 1 - Half an hour**

Have the class update their journals noting any changes to the tadpoles and perhaps drawing what they see. This is suggested on a weekly basis, on a day that best suits the class programs.


 * Task 2 - One hour**

Separate the class into five groups. We recognise that all students are at different literacy levels and suggest that every group has at least one strong reader.


 * 1) Eggs/spawn
 * 2) Tadpoles
 * 3) Back Legs
 * 4) Front Legs
 * 5) Frogs

Have the students do some research using the resources and websites listed on our Resources page. Have them find a suitable picture and relevant information on the cycle stage of their group.


 * Task 3 - Half an hour**

Introduce the life cycle song.

Week 3

 * Task 1**

Introduce a website creation site and explain how to set up a page and enter information and picture or alternatively a powerpoint presentation. One suggested method would be by creating the home page and have the children offer some information (like class name, year level, topic). It is recommended that the teacher prepares for this lesson by setting up the site with pages for each cycle. Some suggested free and easy to use sites [|Weebly], [|Yola] When this is completed have the students form their groups again and using the information found start writing a small three to four sentence story on their stage. Then allow them to design their cycle page on the website.


 * Task 2 - Half an hour**

Practise life cycle song.

Week 4 - 6

 * Art - 1 hour per week**

Once again have the students form their groups. For this segment it is suggested that each group has access to a computer. After a lesson explaining how to use Tux paint have the groups create artwork based on the particular stage of the cycle.

When the individual groups are happy print these pictures and enlarge them with photocopiers.

From there have the class arrange the prints in order with some large arrows in-between (this can also be produced on tux paint).

**Week 7 - 9**

 * Half an hour per session**

Send home the information place on the website about each cycle stage and have the class practise three times a week both the stories and the frog cycle song.

Week 10
Perform the story and song at an assembly in front of the entire school. As apart of the performance have the Tuxpaint artwork in front and stand the individual groups behind their cycle picture. If you have access to an interactive whiteboard the website or power point could be shown in the background to the same timing of the cycle stories.

The Final Reward
As a reward it is suggested that an excursion is planned to a suitable frog habitat and release the frogs back to the environment.