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
- Montessori Print Shop Toddler Frog Life Cycle Book
- Montessori Print Shop Toddler Frog Life Cycle Cards
- Montessori Print Shop Toddler Bundle
- Montessori Print Shop Frog Materials (not all used in this post but very helpful for a frog unit study)
- Safari Ltd. Life Cycle of a Frog
- Multicraft Trays
- Montessori Services Rugs
- Montessori Services Baskets
- Scotch Thermal Laminator
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Renae says
June 17, 2015 at 5:33 amI 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!
kimberly says
June 17, 2015 at 8:33 amThis is awesome. Thanks for the frog resources and I absolutely love your videos. 🙂
The Natural Homeschool says
June 17, 2015 at 8:48 amWhat a fun post! I love it that you add videos to explain the lessons and presentations. 🙂
Elaine Goh says
June 17, 2015 at 2:42 pmLearning 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!
Bess says
June 17, 2015 at 6:20 pmI 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.
Jennifer Tammy says
June 17, 2015 at 8:09 pmI 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!
Marie says
June 17, 2015 at 9:12 pmSuch 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!
Nicole says
June 18, 2015 at 5:39 amI 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!
Jae M says
June 19, 2015 at 12:23 pmZoey 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.
Jae M says
June 20, 2015 at 3:25 pmZoey is so cute! Must try this technique with Vito 😀 Zoey is so lucky to have you Deb!
Vanessa says
July 2, 2015 at 5:04 pmI 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. 🙂
Marie says
February 5, 2016 at 5:15 amLoved the idea