Changes Are Happening!

I have noticed that Pin is getting his back (hind) legs. We are working on a frog report to post onto this blog. (Nick 3LC)
I went to my Dad's creek and my brother caught a frog. I knew it was a frog because it had smooth skin. (Matty 3LC)
One of our tadpoles in the library has hind leg buds. I've seen frogs back in the rainforest in Puerto Pico in my neighborhood. (Sasha 3LC)

Differences Between Frogs and Toads

Frogs have webbed feet, but toads don't. Frogs live near water, but live on land. Frogs have a narrow body, but toads don't. There are many other differences with frogs and toads, but they also have a lot in common. (Ryan 3SP)
Our tadpole, Pin, has been growing his hind leg buds. They are webbed which means he is a frog. (Marissa 3SP)
Our tadpoles keep moving their mouths. They are chewing the plants. (Megan 3SP)
Some frogs don't have poison behind their eyes. Poison Dart Frogs do. Toads also have poison behind their eyes. (Patrick 3SP)

Prince of the Pond

Prince of the Pond is the best book ever. Pin is a prince who was changed into a frog by a hag. (Imogen 3JC) Pin can't pronounce a few letter sounds. The narrator in the story can't understand him. (Anja 3JC) The library tadpoles' names come from the story. (Jocelyn 3JC) One of our library tadpoles, Pin, is growing legs. Pin is enjoying a nice spot under the plant which is his food. (Jared 3JC)

Frog Eggs and Toad Eggs

The frog eggs are different from toad eggs because frog's eggs are in a blob. Toad's eggs are in a string shape.
(Matthew 3JC)

I like to catch frogs in my grandparents' pond. I can catch a lot. They have legs, but our tadpoles in the library tank don't.
(Quinn 3JC)

Milton Avenue School's New Pets

Third graders at MAS are enjoying their library read aloud, Prince of the Pond, by Donna Jo Napoli. Although the book is fiction, it contains a lot of factual information about frogs and their life cycle. To make connections to the book, we decided to watch the metamorphosis of tadpoles in our library.