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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Life Cycles

For Teachers 1st - 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is set up to either teach or review the life cycles of humans, butterflies, frogs, and ducks.
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Activity
Other

Springboard Magazine: The Circle of Life

For Students 3rd - 5th
A brief explanation of life cycle is provided along with pictoral respresentations of three different examples of life cycles (apple tree, butterfly and frog). The term metamorphosis is introduced and the resouce has an interactive...
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Activity
Songs for Teaching

Songs for Teaching: Double Life of Amphibians

For Students Pre-K - 1st
At this site from Songs for Teaching, you can learn of the double life of the amphibian. Learn how it changes, what dangers they face and how we can help them survive those dangers.
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Website
Other

Frog Fables and Parables

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
All these fables feature frogs as their main characters. Like all fables, they each have a message about life.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Amphibians for Kids: Frogs, Salamanders, and Toads

For Students 1st - 9th
What is an amphibian? Kids learn about these cold blooded animals including salamanders, frogs, and toads. Lifecycle such as tadpole and metamorphosis.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Role of Amphibians

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Humans have used amphibians for a number of purposes for thousands of years, if not longer. Amphibians play significant roles in many food webs and are thus an...
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Handout
Other

Marine Studies: Symbiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
View graphics of a mimic octopus, frog fish, snake eel, hermit crab and clown fish. Discover how they form symbiotic relationships.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian National Zoo: Reptile Recovery Center

For Students 9th - 10th
This website presents fact sheets about numerous reptiles. Choose from a pull-down list between snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles. The fact sheets contain information such as taxonomy, distribution and habitat, eating habits,...
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Website
Natural History Museum

Natural History Museum: Reptiles, Amphibians and Fishes

For Students 9th - 10th
This online exhibit from the Natural History Museum branches out in many fields to cover the broad topics of reptiles, amphibians and fishes. Thirteen subtopics are provided including several videos and informative articles.
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Handout
Environmental Education for Kids

Eek!: Species With Status: Endangered

For Students 3rd - 8th
Endangered species are animals, plants or other life forms facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. Learn about some endangered species in Wisconsin.
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: 1st Grade Lesson: Classifying Texts

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students use the books Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London and Life Cycle of a Frog by Angela Royston to learn to classify texts as fiction or nonfiction. Lesson includes direct...
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Genre 1st Grade Unit: Identifying Information in Nonfiction

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A activity in which young scholars use the books Nature's Food Chains: What Polar Animals Eat by Joanne Mattern, Life Cycle of a Frog by Angela Royston, and Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London to...
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: 1st Grade Lesson: Purposes for Reading

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson plan in which students use the books Nature's Food Chains: What Polar Animals Eat by Joanne Mattern, Life Cycle of a Frog by Angela Royston, and Froggy Goes to School by Jonathan London to...
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Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Marvin & Sweetie: Storybook

For Students K - 1st Standards
This resource presents its third children's storybook for the classroom. Marvin and Sweetie, is an original work by Michelle Tocci. The story is about a frog who learns an important life lesson from a friendly bird.
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Handout
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Inventor of the Week: George Westinghouse

For Students 3rd - 8th
This brief article on the life and contributions of George Westinghouse (1846-1914) includes a picture. Read about his air brake as well as his development of the alternating current system.
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Handout
Other

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation: Natterjack Toad

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the Natterjack Toad, including how to identify it, and its life cycle. It also provides a video [6:06] of an edition of the Living World with Lionel Kellaway, focussing on the natterjack chorus.
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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Amphibians

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers extensive information about amphibians. Visitors can click on the listed amphibians for further information.
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Website
Museums Victoria

Museum Victoria

For Students 9th - 10th
Museum Victoria is Australia's largest public museum organization and is responsible for the care of the state's collections and conducting research.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution: Jim Henson's Fantastic World

For Students 9th - 10th
A traveling exhibit is sweeping across America in 2009 bringing the colorful world of Jim Henson and his Muppets to cities everywhere. Even if you aren't able to make it to the show visiting this site will give you a taste of what you...
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Handout
Other

Wonder Club: Praying Mantis

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that large mantises will tackle and eat tree frogs and nestling birds? Find out more interesting facts plus information on habitat, breeding, lifestyles, and more in this complete site.
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Graphic
Curated OER

[Frog Spawn]

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the reproduction and life cycle of a frog from mating through spawn, eggs, tadpoles, and growing legs to the final frog. Nice details.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Still Life With a Snake, Frogs, Tortoise and a Lizard

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Still-Life with a Snake, Frogs, Tortoise and a Lizard", created by Paolo Porporaz (Oil on canvas).
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Graphic
Curated OER

Marine Studies: Symbiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
View graphics of a mimic octopus, frog fish, snake eel, hermit crab and clown fish. Discover how they form symbiotic relationships.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Marine Studies: Symbiosis

For Students 9th - 10th
View graphics of a mimic octopus, frog fish, snake eel, hermit crab and clown fish. Discover how they form symbiotic relationships.