Frog and Toad

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Days with
Vocabulary
Frog and Toad
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Meet the Author and Illustrator
Arnold Lobel

• Arnold Lobel was born on May 22, 1933, in Los
  Angeles, California. He used to tell stories to
  his friends at school when he was growing up. He
  attended art school in New York City.
• Arnold Lobel used to catch frogs and toads and
  keep them in his aquarium. He also had many pet
  mice.
• Arnold Lobel wrote and illustrated almost 100
  books. He died on December 4, 1987.
• "When I write my stories, I always sit in the
  same chair."

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The author and illustrator is Arnold Lobel
The author writes the stories.
The illustrator draws the pictures.
Summary Good friends like Frog and Toad enjoy
spending their days together. They fly kites,
celebrate Toad's birthday, and share the shivers
when one of them tells a scary story. But they
come to discover that it is also important to
sometimes be alone.
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GenreStory

• A story has characters, a setting and a plot.

Look for
A plot with a beginning, a middle, and an end.
Story events that happen in order.
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Vocabulary for
alone cheer fine
meadow reason spoiled
Day with Frog and Toad
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Glossary Time

1. Put your reading book on your desk.
2. Open your book to the glossary.
3. When you see the word Glossary, get ready to
   find the word in your book.

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alone -
not with anyone
Glossary Word
The walrus is alone on the ice.
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cheer
- make glad
Glossary Word

• Frog wanted to cheer up Toad.

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fine -
very good
Glossary Word
It is a fine day to go for a walk with Dad.
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meadow
- grassy land
Glossary Word
The horses are grazing in the meadow.
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reason

• cause

Glossary Word

• Is there a reason pigs
• like mud?

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spoiled
- ruined
Glossary Word
The spoiled strawberries cannot be eaten.
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Read and Remember

• alone - not with anyone
• cheer - make glad
• fine - very good
• meadow - grassy land
• reason - cause
• spoiled - ruined

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Vocabulary Review

• Say the words.
• Read the sentences.
• Fill in the blank.

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The rain _______ Eeyores day
alone cheer fine meadow reason spoiled
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You should swim with a buddy because its not
safe to swim _____.
reason alone cheer
meadow spoiled fine
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meadow cheer spoiled
reason spoiled fine
The rabbit lives in the _______.
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A bunny hug will ______ you up.
cheer reason alone
spoiled meadow fine
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The ________ I dont have my homework is that the
dog ate it.
spoiled reason meadow fine cheer alone
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cheer reason spoiled
meadow fine alone
Granddad will feel ____ after his nap.
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Match the Letters to the Words.

1. reason ___
2. cheer ___
3. meadow ___
4. spoiled - ___
5. alone ___
6. fine __

1. - not with anyone
2. - make glad
3. - very good
4. - grassy land
5. - cause
6. - ruined

E
B
D
F
A
C
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Skill Sites

• Days With Frog and Toad Matching exercise 1
• Days With Frog and Toad Matching exercise 2
• Days With Frog and Toad Matching exercise 3
• Test Tutor compare and contrast (Harcourt)
• Reading Rocket compare and contrast (Harcourt)
• Lesson in compare and contrast
• Practice in compare and contrast
• Contrasting Characters
• Quia Change y to i plurals
• Changing y to i and adding es/
• Let's practice using a Venn diagram!!
• Grammar Exclamations and Commands (Harcourt)

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More Interactive Sites

• Frog Facts
• Building Background Days With Frog and Toad
• Space Kids Things to do along.
• All About Frogs
• Color Me Frog! Coloring pages
• Frog Toad Facts (Teacher Information)
• Green Frog - Paint online
• Toad - Paint online

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Happy Reading
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