I Don't Want to Be a Frog is part of our Starts With a Story Collection, which includes more than 550 picture book companions based on high quality children’s literature that support you in delivering highly-engaging interactive read alouds with follow up activities. Learn more about this children’s book below! - Jodi and the Starts With a Story Team
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SUMMARY
In "I Don't Want to Be a Frog" by Dev Petty and Mike Boldt, a young frog named Frog is dissatisfied with being a frog. He yearns to be something else, like a cat or an owl. Through a humorous dialogue with his father, Frog learns about the unique and wonderful traits of being a frog. As the conversation progresses, Frog realizes that being a frog has its advantages, such as swimming and making loud croaking sounds. Eventually, Frog comes to accept and embrace his identity as a frog. With vibrant illustrations and witty banter, the book delivers a heartwarming message about self-acceptance and embracing one's true nature. "I Don't Want to Be a Frog" is a delightful story that teaches children the value of embracing their own identities and finding joy in who they are.
 USE THIS BOOK TO TEACH:
Our read aloud lesson plans for this picture book come with reading comprehension questions (with sample student responses), 30 writing prompts, teaching ideas for grammar skills, social emotional learning discussion ideas, and more. Check out our list below to get a sneak peek at some of the skills this resource teaches.
- Teach a lesson on making connections to enhance comprehension.
- Have students practice their questioning skills as you read the book.
- Help students to analyze what the author’s purpose for writing the book might be.
- Review capitalization including what it is and why it's used.
- Teach students how contractions are used.
- Use examples from the book to teach a lesson on punctuation.
NO-PREP PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES:
If you are looking for “ready to go” activities for the first day of school, be sure to check out the book companion. With it you’ll receive all of the following resources to align with this specific book:
- comprehension questions
- 30Â writing prompts with themed paper
- vocabulary activities
- word study print & go activities
- ideas for grammar lessons with focus sentence printables
- social emotional learning discussion topics
- graphic organizers to target specific comprehension skills and strategies
This book is a must have for your school or classroom library. Your students are going to love completing these activities for the book and you will be impressed with how much they learn. You will want to read this book to your class every year.
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ADDITIONAL BOOK SUGGESTIONS
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