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Nature · The activity desk
Frog growth picture trail
Draw a simple picture trail showing how many frogs grow.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
Open interactive activity →Add to play journal →What you need
Paper and large child-appropriate crayons.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Stay with the child throughout. Check the space and supplies, including anything within reach of younger siblings. Skip any activity that is unsuitable. Stop if a child puts non-food material in their mouth or becomes distressed. Use intact books, full sheets of paper, a large child-appropriate crayon and a clean, dry towel. Follow product labels; remove torn paper and keep broken crayons and caps away from children. Adult handles and stores supplies.
Set up: An adult divides the sheet into three large spaces.
Adult's role: Stay beside the child and explain that frog species can grow in different ways.
Let's make it happen
- Draw a group of eggs in the first space. Many frogs hatch from eggs as tadpoles.
- Draw a tadpole with a tail in the second space and a frog with legs in the third.
- Point along the pictures and tell the story of a tadpole growing into a frog.
Make it simpler: Draw a tadpole and a frog together, then point between them.
Clean up: Put away the paper and crayons.
Look at wildlife from a distance. Do not collect eggs or handle frogs.