Filed Trip Lesson Plan

Teach this lesson after going to Fernbank Museum to see the Frog exhibit.

Title of Lesson: Life Cycle of a Frog
Grade Level: Second Grade
Class Time: 45-60 minuets
Concepts: The students will make illustrations of the life cycle of a frog using pencil and markers. The student will use a variety of colors to create his or her picture but everything must come together to create unity.
Georgia Art Standard: Discusses how culture and environment provide inspiration for creating artworks.
GPS: S2L1 Students will investigate the life cycle of different living organisms.
Objectives: The students will work together to illustrate the life cycle of a frog.
Motivation: The field trip to Fernbank Museum to see Frogs: A Chorus of Colors will be the motivation to learn about the life cycle of frogs.
Vocabulary: frog, tadpole, eggs, sequence, cycle, illustrate, unity
Procedures:Read, “ From Tadpole to Frog” by Wendy Pfeffer. After reading the story, discuss the sequence of events that must occur before a frog develops. Tell students that first there are tiny eggs that cling together in the water. Begin to make a list on the dry-erase board (1. Tiny eggs are in the pond). Ask students what happens next. Prompt students when necessary, and continue to write the sequence of events on the dry-erase board (2. Tadpoles come out of the eggs and they swim in the pond, 3. The tadpole grows legs and lungs, 4. The tadpole changes into a frog). After making the list of events that must occur before a frog develops, explain to the children that they are going to work in groups to illustrate one part of the cycle. Give each group a piece of white paper that is labeled with their particular part in the sequence/cycle. Have children spread out in the room and use pencils and crayons to complete their pictures. After the children have illustrated their part of the cycle, have the children return to their seats. Ask one member of each group to come to the front of the room. Have volunteers tell the order they should come in. Hang and display the finished sequence in the room. Students will then complete the page in their Field Trip activity book about the life cycle of the frog and label each part.

Modifications:
The students with special needs will work with a partner.
Assessment:
Students will be assessed on their participation in the group activity based on teacher observation. They will also be assessed on the correctness of the worksheet they complete. If they have labeled the life cycle correctly they will receive a plus for skilled, and if they are not labeled correctly they will receive a minus for need improvement.
Materials/Supplies:
Dry-erase board and marker4 pieces of white paper, Crayons, Pencils, and The book, “From Tadpole to Frog” by Wendy Pfeffer
Resources:
“From Tadpole to Frog” by Wendy Pfeffer
Closing Statement:
“Today we learned about the life cycle of a frog. Tomorrow we will explore the eating habits of frogs, how they catch their food, and what they eat.”