This practice develops letter and sound recognition. Students use a drawing program such as KidPix or Paint to draw and label pictures that illustrates a fact learned about amphibians. Teacher put students' pictures into a slide show using KidPix or Power Point. Students learn to read the words as the slideshow is played over and over. As the students learn more facts about amphibians, have them tell another interesting fact about their amphibian as the slideshow is presented.
Children practice telling rhyming words that relate to amphibians.
Teacher write the words on a chart or chalkboard. Frog or Toad Keep your real frog or toad in a large tub or cage with damp soil and live plants that can be misted. Amphibians must keep their skin moist. The frog also needs a source of water to sit in . You could use a flower pot sauce or a small bowl with rocks in the bottom of it.