A Frog's Life


The smaller male frog sits on the female frog as she lays her eggs. She can lay one egg or hundreds of eggs.

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First Grade

High frequency words a, are, can, come, do, from, has, have, her, his, how, in,
is, it, like, little, look, not, now, of, on, one, or, out, she,
some, that, the, there, they, this, to, were, where, will, with
Story words absorbed, breathe, camouflage, female, fertilizing, releases,
sperm, vocal sac

Reading Recovery 15–16
DRA 16 Guided Reading I
First Grade Science Standards 1-LS1-2, LS1.B, 1- LS3-1

Guiding questions:

  • How do frog parents help their babies?
  • Why do some frog parents put their tadpoles in trees?
  • Where do frogs lay eggs?
  • How are tadpoles different from their parents?
  • How are tadpoles the same as their parents?
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Other Kindergarten-level readers:

  • Can you see me? Reading Recovery 1; DRA 1; Guided Reading A; Kinder Science Standards K-LS1-1
  • Frog colors Reading Recovery 1; DRA A1; Guided Reading A; Kinder Science Standards K-LS1-1
  • In and on Reading Recovery 2; DRA 2; Guided Reading B; Kinder Science Standards K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1
  • The rainforest Reading Recovery 1; DRA A1; Guided Reading A; Kinder Science Standards K-ESS3-1
  • The river Reading Recovery 2; DRA 2; Guided Reading B; Kinder Science Standards K-ESS3-1
  • Water Reading Recovery 2; DRA 2; Guided Reading B; Kinder Science Standards K-LS1-1
  • What do we eat? Reading Recovery 3; DRA 3; Guided Reading C; Kinder Science Standards K-LS1-1, K-ESS3-1


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