Frogs Are Amazing: read-aloud with discussion questions
Read Frogs Are Amazing aloud on the projector: 17 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 100 words (about a minute), level 5, grade 1, and 5 questions to talk about.
Page 1 of 17
A frog is a pond animal.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page the questions come up on the screen. The same questions are below, with what to listen for.
About this book
- Level 5, Grade 1
- 17 pages, 100 words, about a minute aloud
- A true book, gentle
- A picture on every page
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About Frogs Are Amazing
A true book of frog facts in 100 words, ending with the life cycle: eggs in jelly, a tadpole with a tail, then legs and a frog. Short sentences hold one fact each, so it works well for practicing picking facts out of a page.
A true little book of frog facts. Frogs sip with their skin, jump far, and start life as tadpoles.
Before you read
Ask the class what they already know about frogs and write two or three facts on the board. After the book, check which ones the book also said.
Words to preview
- frog
- a pond animal
- tongue (TUNG)
- licking part
- skin
- body cover
- tadpole (TAD-pohl)
- baby frog
- jelly (JEL-ee)
- wet wobbly stuff
Questions to talk about
- What helps a frog jump far?Listen for: Its long legs, which the book says let it jump far. Ask children to show a frog jump with their hands.
- How does a frog drink, according to the book?Listen for: It sips with its skin, not with a lip. This surprises many children, so let them react.
- In what order does a frog grow up, starting with the eggs?Listen for: Eggs in wet jelly, then a tadpole hatches with a tail, then it gets legs while the tail gets less, then it is a frog. Draw four boxes.
- Why would eyes on top of the head help a frog?Listen for: The book says a frog can see up and back. The book gives the fact and the class supplies the use: watching for danger and for bugs.
- Which fact surprised you most, and which page was it on?Listen for: Any fact, with the page. Practice going back to the page to find it.
Questions
How long does Frogs Are Amazing take to read aloud?
It has 17 pages and 100 words, so about a minute at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is Frogs Are Amazing?
Level 5, Grade 1. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 5 sits at grade 1. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
Your browser's own. Read to me uses a speaking voice already on the computer, so it sounds like that computer and works without a sign-in. Voices differ: some light each word as it is spoken, and some do not, in which case the highlight follows a steady pace instead. Some browsers use an online voice; if yours does, the browser, not us, sends the words of the page to its speech service. If no voice is installed, turn the pages and read it aloud yourself.
Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Where does this book come from?
It was written for Peabody's library as a true book. It is not copied from a textbook or another site.
Nothing you do here is sent to us. The voice is your browser's own. No sign-in, no ads.