April is National Frog Month!

Celebrate this frog-tastic month with these fun froggy activities:

• Observe frogs in a pond or wetland.
• Read books about frogs.
• Make a frog craft.
• Write a poem about frogs.
• Play frog hopscotch.
• Pick up garbage at your local pond to help keep frog habitat clean.

Froggy crafts
Frog Life Cycle Craft: http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mfroglifecycle.htm
Frog Puppet: http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mpfrog.html

Books about frogs
Arnosky, J. 2002. All About Frogs. Scholastic, Inc.
Beltz, E. 2009. Frogs: Inside Their Remarkable World. Firefly Books, Limited.
Heller, R. 1995. How to Hide a Meadow Frog and Other Amphibians. Groslett & Dunlap.
Marent, T., and T. Jackson. 2010. Frog: A Photographic Portrait. DK Publishing, Inc.
Naden, C.J. 1972. Let's Find Out About Frogs. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Stewart, M., and H. Bond. 2010. A Place for Frogs. Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.

Fun Frog Facts

• Instead of drinking water, frogs soak it into their body through their skin.
• Frogs breathe through their nostrils, but they absorb about half the air they need through their skin.
• Frogs use their sticky, muscular tongue to catch and swallow food.
• Frogs can see forwards, sideways and upwards all at the same timeFrogs actually use their eyes to help them swallow food.
  

Want to do more?
April 25th is Save the Frogs Day! Learn more at: http://www.savethefrogs.com/