Montessori frog life cycle activities can be fun for toddlers as well as preschoolers. My 19-month-old granddaughter has been in love with frogs lately. She adores the miniature frog in our beginning sounds object game, and she’s fascinated with three small frog lawn ornaments on a neighbor’s front lawn that we pass in our regular walks. So I put together a frog life cycle tray for her.
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Montessori Frog Life Cycle Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
It’s best to start any zoology activity by observing the live animal if possible. If you have access to frogs or can make a trip to the pond, that’s great! If you can grow your own frogs, that’s even better!
For work materials at home or in the classroom, I love the toddler frog life cycle materials available inexpensively from Montessori Print Shop. They have high-quality photographs that are perfect for showing the frog life cycle. I used the Toddler Frog Life Cycle Book and Toddler Frog Life Cycle Cards.
Matching Frog Life Cycle Cards and Objects at 19 months
Zoey enjoys matching the frog life cycle objects to the cards.
Putting Away the Frog Life Cycle Activity at 19 Months
A Montessori frog life cycle game is especially fun for toddlers.
Montessori Frog Life Cycle Game
I think the toddler frog life cycle materials are great for preschoolers, too. Montessori Print Shop has additional frog materials for preschoolers that work well for any frog work.
Montessori Frog Life Cycle Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers – YouTube Video
In this video, my adult daughter, Christina (a former Montessori child), shows a way to present the life cycle of a frog for toddlers and young preschoolers. She also shares some frog life cycle activities with her niece/my granddaughter, Zoey.
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Montessori Frog Resources
Related Blog Posts and Pinterest Board:
Life Cycle of a Frog Basket from Montessori-Inspired Life Cycle Activities
Materials Used
- Toddler Frog Life Cycle Book
- Toddler Frog Life Cycle Cards
- Montessori Print Shop Toddler Bundle
- Montessori Print Shop has more frog materials (just search for frog)
- Safari Ltd. Life Cycle of a Frog
- Multicraft Trays
- Montessori Services Rugs and Baskets
- Scotch Thermal Laminator
Frog Life Cycle and Spelling Work
Frog Life Cycle and Spelling Work
This life cycle activity is from my free life cycle printables and Montessori-inspired activities post.
Free Printable: Frog life cycle alphabet cards – available in print and cursive, so just sign up for my newsletter to get the link and password … or check the bottom of your latest newsletter if you’re already a subscriber)
More Frog Resources and Blog Posts
- Montessori-Inspired Frog Activities for Leap Year or Anytime
- Montessori Frog Life Cycle Activities for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Free Frog Printables and Montessori-Inspired Frog Math Activities
- Free Frog Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Frog Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- “5 Green and Speckled Frogs” with Props and Free Printables
- Lots of Learning and Fun with Frogs Sensory Bin
- Free Oviparous Animal Printables and Montessori-Inspired Oviparous Animal Activities
- Free Amphibian Printables and Montessori-Inspired Amphibian Activities
- Free Amphibian Songs and Educational Videos
- Free Frog and Toad Songs and Educational Videos
- Favorite Books for an Amphibian Theme
- Free Amphibians Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Kids’ Frog and Leap Year Activities Pinterest Board
Montessori-Inspired Frog Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, and DIY Movable Alphabet (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber)
Montessori-Inspired Life Cycle Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my newsletter to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
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Loved the idea
I love this sweet little video and hearing Zoey say the different names of the life-cycle of a frog. Super cute! I also love the printables. I need to print those off for an added activity to our frog unit. 🙂
Zoey is so cute! Must try this technique with Vito 😀 Zoey is so lucky to have you Deb!
Zoey is just soo cute! And this post has inspired me to start zoology activities with Vito as well. Thanks Deb for sharing! I’m always inspired by your work.
I love this! Zoey is so sweet. These videos are such a great reminder that even young toddlers have intense interests that can lead to learning!
Such a great example for those using Montessori at home. I love how she cleans up at the end. And her speech is just wonderful. Thank you for sharing her with us! Pinning this for sure!
I always love your activities with Zoey — she is lucky to have such a great aunt and grandmother working with her and developing such fun activities!
I truly appreciate the videos you create. It helps clarify the critical steps of the activity. There are so many helpful tidbits in it! Thank you.
Learning is always so easy and fluid when we follow the child’s interests! My favorite part of the video is when Zoey cleans up! LOL 🙂 I love MPS printables too, we used it for our Snails study, and I’m always blown away by how much my 3 year old can absorb. In Zoey’s case, 19 month old, but never too young to learn!
What a fun post! I love it that you add videos to explain the lessons and presentations. 🙂
This is awesome. Thanks for the frog resources and I absolutely love your videos. 🙂
I love how you observe your granddaughter’s interests so closely, and are always sure to follow her lead when creating activities for her. You’re such a great example of how to follow the child, no matter their age or ability! My favorite picture in the post is of your granddaughter concentrating so hard, as she matches up replicas to the life cycle cards!