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The Frog and the Lizard
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Presented by Gricel Luna Bodden Recommended
Grade Level Sixth Grade
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Introduction
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Why do frogs have no tails? Why are lizards
cheeks puffed out? The purpose of this lesson is
to learn peoples explanations of how animals
develop certain characteristics to survive in
their environment, and to explain why they need
these characteristics.

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Materials

• Literature needed
• Copy of the fable The Frog and the Lizard
• Ancient Amphibians The History of Amphibians.
  Routh, D. (2002)
• Amphibian Behavior. Routh, D. (2002)
• Metamorphosis How Frogs Develop. Routh,D.
  (2002)
• Lizards. Snakes and Frogs and Turtles and
  such. p. 41- 56. Angell, M. (1979)
• One comparison Chart per student
• Posterboard
• Colored pencils
• Markers
• One laptop per student (COW Computers on Wheels)

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Before Reading
Take a Look at the first paragraph of the story.
Based on the first paragraph, make a predictions
on why you think Frogs have no tails. Then make a
prediction on why lizards have their cheeks
puffed out. Write your answer in your journal.
Below take a look at the following websites
. As you are looking through these
websites, create list of facts in two columns. In
one column jot down facts that are new to you. In
the next column write down facts that you already
knew. Based on what you have read, how do you
predict the author will explain frogs lack of a
tail and lizards cheeks?

Fables http//webinstituteforteachers.org/phuds
on/teachingguidetemplatephudson.html Frogs
http//www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/mainstory/index
.html Lizards http//www.giveusahome.co.uk/aust
ralian/frilled.htm

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During Reading
While you are reading the story The Frog and
The Lizard, write down the problem, the character
traits and the habitat described in the story.



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How was the problem in the story solved? Why
was the frog so mad at the lizard? From the
storys explanation, why does the frog have no
tail and the lizard puffed out cheeks? How
does the storys explanation compare to what you
have learned about frogs? Fill in the comparison
chart below.

Text Explanation of traits Website Explanation of traits






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After Reading

Separate yourselves into two groups One group
is the frog group and the other group is the
lizard group. In your groups you will research
habitat, traits, adaptations, and survival rate
of frogs and lizards. By the end of the work
with your groups, you will be responsible for
teaching each other about your animal. Your goal
at the end of this activity is to understand why
frogs and lizards have their characteristics and
use that knowledge to create a fable of your own.

Lizard Group Click Here
Frog Group Click Here
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Frogs

• Your job in this group is to research
  information about frogs and report back to each
  other.
• Select which category you will be responsible
  for
• History of Amphibians
• Amphibian Behavior
• Frog Development

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Collect Materials

• In The front of the classroom, you will find
  worksheets that corresponds to your chosen topic.
  

History of Amphibians
Amphibian Behavior
Frog Development
Once your group as gathered the information, you
will create an amphibian.
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Invent an Amphibian
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Highlight box. Copy and Paste it onto a Word
document.
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Lizards

• Your job in this group is to research
  information about frogs and report back to each
  other.
• Select which category you will be responsible
  for
• Lizard Characteristics
• Lizard Behavior
• Lizard Development

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Collect Materials

• In The front of the classroom, you will find
  books that will help you research your chosen
  topic.

Lizard Characteristics Lizard Behavior Lizard
Development.
Once your group as gathered the information, you
will invent a reptile. On the next slide you will
find a worksheet to help you
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Invent a Reptile
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Credits and Reference
Angell, M. (1979). Snakes and Frogs and Turtles
and Such Amphibians and Reptiles of the United
States. New York The Bobbs-Merrill Company,
Inc. Routh, D. (2002) Learning About Amphibians.
Mark Twain Media Inc. Robb, L. (2003) Teaching
Reading In Social Studies, Science, and Math.
New York, New York. Scholastic, Inc. Sussman,
E. (1998) Reptiles Activity Book. Dana Point, CA,
Edupress, Inc. Hudson, P.M. (2008). Teaching
Guide African Folktales and Fables Retrieved
From http//webinstituteforteachers.org/phudson/
teachingguidetemplatephudson.html Frilled
Lizards Retrieved October 21, 2008, from
http//www.giveusahome.co.uk/australian/frilled.ht
m www.SlideRocket.com Retrieved on November 18,
2008 Tesler, P. (2008) Frogs The Amazing
Adaptable Frog. Retrieved from
http//www.exploratorium.edu/frogs/mainstory/index
.html


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This cyber lesson is intended for students to
work in groups of 4-5. Grouping should be
heterogeneous in ability. Slide Four - Have
students jot down in their journals how they
believe frogs and lizards developed their
characteristics. In their groups, students will
look at three different sites to learn more
information about fables, frogs, and toads, and
will write their responses as a group, not
individuals. Slide Five You can make a copy
of the story and transfer it to an overhead.
Students will have their own copy and a copy can
be place on an overhead. This will help students
focus in on the reading. Slide Six Have
students discuss the answers to the questions
prior to writing them down. Students will present
their findings of similarities and differences to
the other groups and fill in each others
responses. When class splits into two groups
(frogs and lizards), keep in mind the individual
levels of the students. Pair higher functioning
students with lower functioning students so that
they can help each other out.

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History of Amphibians
History of Amphibians DIRECTIONS Research the
answers to the following questions and report
back to your group.   What animals do some
scientists believe to be the ancestor of
amphibians?   What are the two reasons early
amphibians flourished the land?   How are modern
amphibians different from their ancestors?   What
are three adaptations the ancient amphibians had
for living on land? Why do you think they made
this adaptation?     Why are amphibians dependent
on water?     How do young amphibians differ from
adult amphibians?  
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Amphibian Behavior

• Amphibian Behavior
• DIRECTIONS Research the answers to the
  following questions and report back to your
  group.
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• What are the five basic senses all animals have?
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• List 3 ways amphibians protect themselves
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• What are some examples of amphibian behavior and
  what causes this behavior?
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Frog Development

• Frog Development
• DIRECTIONS Research the answers to the
  following questions and report back to your
  group.
• What is metamorphosis?
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• What are the stages of metamorphosis?
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• When do female frogs lay their eggs?
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• What affects the amount of time spent in the
  larva stage?
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• Why is there a jellylike coating around frog
  eggs?
• How many weeks does it take for tadpoles to
  develop into frogs?

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Lizard Characteristics
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Lizard Behavor
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Lizard Reproduction
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