Author: Alex Vern

The _______writes the stories.

The ___________ takes the pictures.

Photographer: Gary Meszaros

photographerauthor

Genre -

Look for:• Animal photographs.• Lots of information.

NonfictonA nonfiction story tell about things that are real.

Summary: This story tells about the life cycle of a frog starting with the eggs.

Eat

eat - to chew and swallow food

Will the frog eat the bug?

eat

From

From - out of; starting at

They hop from lily pad to lily pad.

from

Gone gone - past form

of go

“The bug is gone,” said the frog.

goneThe bug is gone.

Grows

grows - becomes larger

A tadpole grows into a frog.

grows

Or or - word used

between two other words to show choice.

Is he a prince or a frog?

or

Two two – one more than oneThere are two frogs in the pond.

two

Do You Remember Your Vocabulary Words

A. eat - to chew and swallow food

B. from - out of; starting at

C. gone - past form of go

D. grows - becomes larger

E.or - word used between two other words to show choice

F. two - one more than one

1. Say the words.

2. Read the sentence.

3. Fill in the blank.

Frogs come ____ small eggs.

eat

from

gone

grows

or

two

Now the tadpole is ________.

gone

from

two

grows

or

eat

The eggs grow into tadpoles, and a tadpole ____ into a frog.

two

from

or

eat

grows

gone

Do you like the green one _____ the blue one?

grows

two

from

eat

gone

or

_____ frogs are dancing.

Grows

Or

Eat

Gone

From

Two

The frog will ____ the bug.

two

eat

grows

from

gone

or

Match the words to its meaning.

A.to chew and swallow

food

B.out of; starting at

C.past form of go

D.becomes larger E.word used between two

other words to show choice

F.one more than one

1. or___

2. gone ___

3. grows ___

4. two ___

5. from ___

6. eat ___A

B

C

D

E

F

Say the Sight Words

from

or

gone

soonthere

this

under

well

went

what

New words in the story: Where Do Frogs Come From

body

bugs

could

eggs

fast

frog

from

front

has

kick

long

lot

out

plant

plop

under

pop

small

soon

strong

swim

tadpole

tail

things

Vocabulary Power

A frog grows fast.

You’ll see where frogs come from.

You’ll see what frogs eat, too.

Look at this frog’s two long legs.

Look fast, or the frog is gone!

Spelling Words

1.sing

2.sang

3. hang

4.rang

5. ring

6.bring 

7.bus

8.must

9.your

10.when

Anne Miller

Web LinksYou should be able to click on these sites and go to them by pointing and clicking.

INTERACTIVE SITEWhere Do Frogs Come From?

Reading SkillsTest Tutor

Where Do Frogs Come From? Mrs. Alphabet

Where Do Frogs Come From? Life Cycle of a Frog Activity

The End

by Anne Miller