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World Water Day became a UN observance day in 1993. It seeks to focus attention on the global water crisis. On 22 March every year, people and organizations mark World Water Day by taking action to tackle the water crisis. World Water Day 2021 will focus on the theme, 'Valuing Water'.

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Porquoi Tale

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Checkmate!

While most educators feel too worn out to take on anything else this year, classroom games-old and new-can provide a much-needed respite for students and teachers who are burned out on video lessons and miss social connection.

We found some easy-to-use virtual games that elementary teachers are playing with their students this year, along with tips on how to incorporate them into the classroom.

Gaming With Google Slides

After noticing how much her students missed informal socializing during hybrid learning, Liz Henneberry, a third-grade teacher in Franklin, Massachusetts, transformed Connect Four, Trouble, Chess, and Checkers to Google Slides-all of which can be downloaded and immediately used in your virtual classroom. During recess breaks, students click a board game shelved in a virtual recess room, which creates their own copy of the game. Students can then share the game with their friend using Google Drive so that the two can play a round together. If students are new to sharing Google Slides, Henneberry recommends modeling the step-by-step process first.

Similarly, Robin Nahhas says her third-grade students have loved playing Multiplication Tic-Tac-Toe, a downloadable game she created on Google Slides so that they could practice their multiplication facts. Before playing, Nahhas goes over directions and the code of conduct with students, reminding them of protocols such as not interfering with classmates' games or else having their gaming privileges revoked.
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Then, she pairs up students and places them in breakout rooms on Zoom. Each student in the pair selects a set of color pieces, and when it's their turn, they roll two digital dice, multiply the numbers shown, and place a piece onto the virtual board with the corresponding number. To play again, they move their pieces back to the side of the board. If students need help solving a problem, they can rely on their partner or click the "Ask for Help" button after trying one of the strategies they learned in class with pencil and paper first.

Games to Boost Creative Thinking

During morning meetings, fifth-grade teacher Sarah Wood says she incorporates games like scavenger hunts that the whole class can play together while learning from home. When it's time to play, Wood projects a word like blanket and a matching image on a slideshow, and then students run to find the item in their homes. When they find the object, they can share it on video or by typing in the chat box.

Wood has even focused the game around particular learning goals, like having students find objects that reinforce vocabulary or putting together a project with the items. Once, they were asked to find a broom, a blanket, and a few heavy objects, and then they had 10 minutes to build a reading fort. During asynchronous time, they used Flipgrid to give a tour of their forts.

She says her students have also enjoyed directed drawing exercises-when students are directed to draw something without seeing it. Wood gives directions like "Draw a large oval with a smaller oval inside; on the left side, attach a triangle," based on images from a drawing book or a directed drawing YouTube channel. When her students are done drawing, they turn on their cameras, put their artwork up to the screen, and guess what they drew. Wood then reveals the actual drawing and it tends to bring out a lot of laughter, she says.

Wood's students also love games where they take a more active role. Using Blackboard Collaborate for Pictionary, students take turns drawing on a whiteboard-prompted by a word generator-while students call out their guesses. The next time Wood plays, she'll use Whiteboard.fi instead of Blackboard Collaborate, a free virtual whiteboard. When playing Taboo, her students take turns trying to describe a word like crack, for example, while being prohibited from using related words like drop or glass while the rest of the class guesses. And her students are obsessed with competing against their peers by being the first to name Disney movies, for example, in the ever-popular quiz platform Kahoot.

Viral Sensations

Initially, during remote learning, it was hard getting students comfortable with face-to-face interactions over Zoom, but the viral video game Among Us -a kid-friendly murder mystery-has stimulated engagement and conversation in Vickiela Wright's fifth-grade class, she says.

In the game, each student is a crew member on a spaceship and is given a task to keep it running. One or more students are impostors, and their mission is to kill the crew members without getting caught. In between each round, students use Google meets to try to guess the impostors and form alliances to identify the killer.

"The conversations, problem-solving, engagement, and teamwork were robust and surprising. One student said it was the best part of her life," says Wright.
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Similar to Among Us, Werewolf is a game of deduction where students take on the role of villager or werewolf. Students collaborate and problem-solve to kill the werewolves before they become werewolves themselves. And the hugely popular Minecraft: Education Edition can serve as a hangout for students' pixelated avatars to socialize and even partake in English language arts-based station rotations.

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13 Virtual Games to Play in Your Elementary Classroom

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Checkmate! While most educators feel too worn out to take on anything else this year, classroom games-old and new-can provide a much-needed respite for students and teachers who are burned out on video lessons and miss social connection.

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Do you have frog-loving kids? If so, this unit is for them! Below you'll find lots of links, videos and activities that will guide you and your children on a fun learning adventure about frogs and toads!

At the end of this unit, there is a list of books and apps that may assist you during this study. You will also find lots of free notebooking pages. You can download from the online shops (links below). Please read my terms of use to learn more about my freebies.

I hope you enjoy this unit. I definitely could have added so much more! If you have some great resources, feel free to add them to the comments area.

I'm considering creating other units like this. If you have a minute, I'd love your feedback about this study. It will help me in planning future units and how I might make them better. Thank you!
Download Notebooking Pages: Currclick.com TeachersPayTeachers Teachers Notebook
The words below are linked to their definitions. The number/letter indicates the correct definitions from the website provided.
Watch this short video to see lots of different kinds of frogs and toads! Here's a fun, short video for your younger students about amphibians.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti0HDtRY8u4
See the difference between frogspawn and toad spawn

Kingdom Animalia (animals)
Phylum Chordata (animals with a notochord)
Class Amphibia (amphibians)
Order Anura (frogs and toads)
Family Many families, including Family Bufonidae (toads), Family Centrolenidae, Family Dendrobatidae (poison dart frogs), Family Discoglossidae, Family Hylidae (tree frogs, etc.), Family Hyperolidae, Family Leptodactylidae, Family Microhylidae, Family Myobatrachidae, Family Pelobatidae, Family Pipidae, Family Pseudidae, Family Ranidae (true frogs), Family Rhacophoridae, Family Rhinophrynidae.

With more than 4,000 species of frogs, there's sure to be a few strange ones!

There are lots of different kinds of frogs. Watch the video below from the San Diego Zoo to learn about a few of them.

The last two downloads in this section can be used as mini-books to add to your notebooking pages (the small mini-books fit into the illustration boxes of the frog study pages - also below). You can also add them to a lapbook, create a wall poster to display the frogs you're studying, cut out just the frog portion and use as flash cards, or copy two sets of flash cards and play a memory game. There are lots of different uses for them!

The video below is suited best for older students. Bullfrogs hunt...anything! - Watch and see! Poisonous Dart Frogs Watch the video below to see how a Wood Frog survives the winter. Poisonous Dart Frogs Fact Sheet
Check out these awesome Pinterest boards with fun frog crafts for kids!
Make some Kermit the Frog cupcakes! Photo credit
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Strategies to Encourage Students to Turn Their Cameras On

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Incorporating SEL approaches, playing games, and giving students options can inspire them to show their faces.

While there is a tremendous amount of value to being able to see your students' faces during distance learning, we can't force them to be on camera, just as during in-person teaching, we can't force unengaged students to lift their heads or remove hats or hoodies that obscure their faces.

With experimentation and persistence, however, you can arrive at strategies that work. Whether they need options, encouragement, or trust in order to turn their cameras on, there's likely a solution that is the right fit for your classroom, circumstances, lessons, and students.

SEL Strategies to Encourage Camera Use

If you want to incorporate social and emotional learning (SEL) strategies to prompt camera use among your students, start with the recognition that words matter: Our communication with our students needs to be rooted in community, not compliance.

From there, you could leverage any number of SEL approaches.

Build relationships. Focus on trust, both teacher to student and student to student. Students who know they are safe and cared for by their community will be more comfortable having their cameras on.

Survey students. Ask students individually or in a Google form what deters them from using a camera and what would make them comfortable. Once you identify the barriers to camera use, you can collaborate with students to reduce or remove those barriers.

Use icebreakers. Try community-building activities that encourage camera use. For example, prompt students to "find the largest yellow thing in your house that you can safely bring back to the camera." As a variation, try within reach. Pass the pen is also a playful approach to building community remotely.

Play games. Rock, paper, scissors works well in a remote classroom setting, as do Pictionary and charades. Explore 25 games to play on Zoom, which includes options that work for different ages.

Visually vote or share understanding. Have students vote with their thumbs up or down on a topic, or poll the class with a Fist-to-Five, a simple signaling system that can engage reluctant students and build consensus within a group.

Encourage students who have social capital to use their cameras. The best role models are likely in your classroom already. Consider using a Google form to ask students to name three classmates with whom they would most like to be in a breakout room or with whom they would most like to work on a group project. The students with the most requests are likely the students with the most social capital and can be positive role models for camera-on activities. You can also consider using a sociogram to identify the best role models when it comes to camera use.

Be empathetic. Share with your students times when you haven't felt like being on camera in a meeting. Talk about how you prepare yourself to turn on the camera, even when you're not in the mood. If you're self-conscious about looking prepared or about multitasking while on camera, talk about it. Sharing will bring out your humanness.

Zoom Tips to Encourage Camera Use

Admit students into class one by one. Arrive to class five minutes early and enable the waiting room. As students arrive, admit and greet them individually, and check in with them about camera use. You might be able to check in with only a few students before needing to "admit all," but those who arrive early and have their cameras on will gain comfort from being in a small group to start. Plus, as the other students enter, they will register that some cameras are already on.

Use the "Ask to Start Video" option. As the host, you can invite participants to turn on their cameras by clicking the participant's black screen; then click the horizontal "..." and select "Ask to Start Video."

Send a private message in the chat. Use the chat feature to welcome the student, check in with them, and encourage them to turn on their camera.

Encourage virtual backgrounds. It could be that a student is resistant to using their camera because of their home environment, so teach them how to use Zoom virtual backgrounds or introduce them to Unscreen.

Instructional Tips to Encourage Camera Use

Let students know when cameras can be optional. Brainstorm with your class times when it is fine to have the camera off and when it's best to have it on. Discussing camera-optional policies and having camera routines provide students with predictability and autonomy.

Allow students to show only part of their body or space on camera. Some students are particularly self-conscious about exposing their face on camera. Consider allowing students to dip their toe into their onscreen time by encouraging them to turn the camera so that only a portion of their body appears.

Provide options for rubrics that include camera usage. At the onset of a lesson or unit, share rubrics or criteria for success for a given objective. If having the camera on is relevant to your objective, then consider including it as a criterion for success. Many students will align themselves with the rubric if they know the expectations upfront before instruction begins. To avoid forced compliance, consider providing options for students to create their own rubric based on the objective.

Have students submit a prerecorded video demonstrating skill or objective. If students need to visibly demonstrate a skill, allow them to make a recorded video. While the whole class won't see it, you can still assess the student and build their comfort with being on camera.

Ask students to suggest alternatives. Your students might have insights into other ways to participate and share their learning visually. Many educators have found that students will share videos on TikTok, Vimeo, or private YouTube channels or Instagram accounts.

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Teaching With Pourquoi Tales

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Why do chameleons change color? Why is the ocean blue? Children are naturally curious about the wonders of nature. To feed this interest in the natural world - as well as inspire great imaginative writing - you can use pourquoi tales! Pourquoi [por-kwa] means "why" in French. Pourquoi tales are old legends told to explain why certain events happened. These tales often start in the past, e.g. A long, long time ago . . . and end when the explanation is complete. Pourquoi tales are most often concerned with animals and the natural world. As you begin to read pourquoi tales together, encourage your students to discover similarities and differences in the various stories. Keep a large class chart labeled "What We Discovered About Pourquoi Tales." As you talk about each story, record the class's new discoveries on your list.

HOW THE LEOPARD GOT ITS SPOTS
A Read-Aloud Retelling
A long, long time ago, Leopard was the plain, solid brown-yellow color of the desert. He was so plain he was almost invisible against the brown-yellow desert. When he headed out to hunt, Giraffe and Zebra and the other animals didn't know which way to jump. To escape Leopard's appetite, Giraffe and Zebra headed into the great shadowy forest. When Leopard tried to follow them, he stood out like a bright-yellow sunflower against a dark fence. He could not hunt at all. Giraffe and Zebra saw yellow Leopard right away, and ran off deeper into the forest. Leopard had to do something. He asked his human friend to help him. So the Man carefully dipped his five fingertips in black ink and painted spots all over Leopard's fur. Now Leopard could blend into the shadows, and once again he became a great and powerful hunter!

Exploring the Tale
Talk with the children about the story of Leopard and his spots. Ask them to consider the story from Leopard's point of view and from Zebra's. Is it good that Leopard was able to get his spots and hunt again? As part of their exploration of the story, take a vote to decide whether leopard should have gotten his spots. Your class might want to try dramatizing the story.

Camouflage Counting
After you've enjoyed "How the Leopard Got Its Spots," try this counting-by-fives activity. In the fable, a human paints spots on the leopard using his five fingertips held closely together. Give each child two sheets of yellow construction paper. One piece serves as the body of the leopard. The children use the second sheet to draw and cut out the head and legs. After they paste their leopard together, ask students to dip the tips of their fingers and thumb in brown paint to print 100 spots on their leopards. When the leopards are finished, count their spots by fives and by tens up to one hundred!

WHY THE SUN AND THE MOON LIVE IN THE SKY
(Southeastern Nigeria)
A Read-Aloud Retelling
A long time ago, when the world was new, the Sun married the Moon and they lived happy as can be in a little cottage near the Ocean. One day, Sun and Moon invited Ocean over to their house for a visit. Ocean liked it so much he wanted to stay. Sun and Moon liked Ocean, and hoped the cottage would be big enough for all three of them. So Sun and Moon invited Ocean to stay with them. In came Ocean with all his friends: the whales, the fish, the porpoises, and all the creatures that live in the sea. The water rose higher and higher in the cottage. Soon there was no more room for Sun and Moon, so they rose up into the sky where they have lived ever since!

WHY THE SUN AND THE MOON LIVE IN THE SKY
(A Zuni Legend of New Mexico)
A Read-Aloud Retelling
A long time ago, there was no day. It was always dark and always summer. This was because the Kachina, a very powerful people, had stolen the Sun and the Moon and locked them away in a box. In the dim light, Coyote and Eagle, two friends, wandered the desert. Coyote and Eagle had always hunted together, but Coyote could not hunt anymore because he could not see at night. Coyote suggested that they go to find the Sun and Moon and make them light up the world. Eagle was worried. He reminded Coyote that the Sun and Moon were very strong, and it was dangerous to try to trick them. In the end, Eagle agreed to help Coyote. While the Kachina were sleeping, Coyote and Eagle crept into their village, stole the Sun and Moon, and headed into the hills. Coyote told Eagle that he wanted to open the box containing the Sun and the Moon. Eagle said no. They must wait until after their travels and open it with their eyes closed. Coyote grumbled. He couldn't wait to see what was in that box. Finally he grew so curious that he threw it open. The light of the Sun was so bright it blinded Coyote's eyes. The Sun and Moon laughed and flew far away, up into the sky where they are today.

Exploring the Tale
Talk with the children about these two tales of the origin of the sun and moon. How are they different? Do the children like one explanation better than the other? In the Nigerian tale, Sun and Moon are forced up into the sky. Why does this happen? Is it fair? Ask the children to think about the character of Ocean in this story. How is he like the real ocean? In the Zuni tale, the Sun and Moon are stolen and Coyote decides to steal them back. Talk to the children about the meaning of this story: Why did Coyote do what he did? Was Coyote right? Encourage the children to argue both sides. Finally, use this story as a writing prompt. Ask the children to write about night. What would the world be like if one morning the sun forgot to rise?

Sun, Moon, and Ocean Poems
As you read these tales, it's a good time to work on imaginative language. Ask the children to write poems that describe the sun, the ocean, or another natural feature of the Earth. Begin with the stories. What descriptive words can students find? Adjectives that might describe the Sun in the Nigerian tale are generous and happy. Other "Sun-ny" adjectives are fiery and enormous. Ask each child to come up with twelve adjectives, and then choose the best six for his or her poem.

Learning About the Sun and Moon
Gather children in a circle and invite several children to act out each of the sun and moon fables. Then, help the class to understand the scientific knowledge we have about the Sun and Earth. Here's an easy way to demonstrate the relationship between two. Stick a sharpened pencil into an orange to make a simple model "Earth." Ask a child to act as the Earth and hold it lollipop-style. Put a lamp without its shade in the middle of the circle. This represents the Sun. Explain to children that both the Sun and Earth rotate on their own axes, and the Earth revolves around the Sun. With the room darkened, have the child holding the Earth model circle the lamp, while slowly turning the pencil holding the orange. The children will see the way the light and shadow fall upon the model, simulating night and day.

WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS
A Read-Aloud Retelling
A long, long time ago, Mosquitoes didn't buzz, they talked. And talked and talked and talked. One day, Mosquito was talking to Iguana, telling him about his vacation, about every minute of his vacation. Mosquito would not let Iguana say one word. Iguana was so annoyed that he walked away, leaving Mosquito still talking. Iguana grumbled and waved her tail. She was still grumbling when she passed her friend Snake, and forgot all about saying hello. Snake's feelings were hurt. He felt so sad that he slithered down a rabbit hole. "Help," yelled Rabbit as she scurried out of the hole, terrified of Snake. "What's wrong?" cawed Crow as he saw Rabbit racing. Danger must be near. "Run for your lives!" cawed Crow. Monkey heard Crow's warning and took off through the treetops, leaping branch to branch. When monkey landed on Owl's branch, high up in a leafy tree, Owl's nest tipped off the branch and fell to the ground, breaking Owl's eggs. Owl was heartbroken, so much that she didn't hoot for the sun to come up. The whole jungle was in darkness. Everyone was mad at Mosquito. Finally Owl hooted for the sun to come up and when it did, Mosquito lost his voice. All he could do was buzz in everyone's ears: "Zzzzzz! Is everyone still mad at me?"

Exploring the Tale
Brainstorm with the children about the mosquito who talked too much. Ask: Is Mosquito to blame for everything that happened? Did he deserve to be punished? This is a good story with which to explore cause and effect, action and consequence. Next, encourage children to explore their own feelings. If only one person is talking, is it a conversation? Why is it important to listen? Then ask: How would they feel if someone broke something of theirs, as Monkey broke Owl's eggs? What if it was an accident? After your discussion, ask the children to write short letters from the characters: For example, Iguana could write a friendly letter to Snake.

And Then What Happened?
In Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears, one thing after another goes wrong in the jungle! On large index cards, have children illustrate each event, and write a sentence summarizing the picture. Then mix up the cards and have children try to put them back in order. The children will enjoy the mixed-up story and learn important sequencing skills as they reorder the events.

Mosquitoes and Iguanas
Use this fable as an opportunity to explore the difference between fact and fiction. Learn the facts about mosquitoes iguanas, owls, and the other animals mentioned in the story. In small groups, have your students record the creature's factual characteristics and those according to the fable.

Write Your Own Animal Pourquoi Tales
Encourage your students to learn about the animal world by writing their own pourquoi tales. After reading a series of pourquoi tales with your class, talk about the many elements they contain. Ask your student to choose animals for their stories that arouse their curiosity, from alligators to yaks. Encourage them to learn about their animals using the Internet and the library. Next, have children start to write using a story frame: Begin with "Long ago...," and end with "...and that's why (example: the whale has a spout!)" When the stories are finished, have the children illustrate them and bind them into a book titled "The World According to (name of teacher)'s Class."

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THE PLOT

A chance meeting of a family of frogs and a family of snakes in the woods one day allows wonderful and fun new friendships to be made. Later‚ when the siblings tell their parents about their new friends‚ they are told to never play together again. Find out why in this easy-to-produce play that teaches about the serious topic of prejudice.

THE CAST OF CHARACTERS

UNDERSTUDIES

There is no need for casting to become competitive. The casting can include various understudies who can take turns playing lead roles as well as participating in the group roles of trees and flowers. Also‚ the Narrator role may be shared by more than one student.

COSTUMES

Keep it simple. Green T-shirts for frogs‚ gray T-shirts for snakes‚ yellow for sun‚ blue for moon‚ brown for trees‚ bright colors for flowers‚ white for wind and black for the narrator and pourquoi instructor. To add art lessons to the production of this play‚ have students use poster board to make a sun face‚ moon face‚ wind face‚ flower and tree faces.

PROPS

Minimal. Father Frog needs a large newspaper with a heading The Daily Fly. Parent animals may be sitting watching television‚ playing cards or cooking. These activities may be pantomimed‚ without sets‚ or you may create simple sets to accompany the play.

SUGGESTED USES OF THE PLAY

Back-to-School night

Parent-Teacher night

As a traveling show where older classes perform for younger classes in the same school

As a traveling show where one elementary‚ middle or high school travels to a local elementary school

As a traveling show to perform for community groups

OPTIONS FOR EARLY GRADES

This play works for preschool children and other young children if parents or guardians read the lines and the children pantomime. Children also may draw the characters, put them on sticks and perform the play as a puppet show.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

What did the frogs and snakes do when they met each other in the forest?

What did they learn later that night from their parents?

What do the youngest frog and snake do at the very end of the story that brings us hope? Why does it bring us hope?

WRITE AN ALTERNATIVE ENDING

The story can have an alternative ending written by the children to express a more tolerant view.

Load questions for the students to begin rewriting the story can be:

What would happen if the frogs and snakes continued to play together?

What would the parents do if they met?

What would happen if the two families got together at a park and got to know each other?

-ACT ONE-

POURQUOI INSTRUCTOR: The word "pourquoi" - pronounced por-kwa - comes from the French word for "why." A pourquoi is different from a folktale. A folktale tells about the origin of nature‚ like who will be the sun or how night came. A pourquoi tells about an explanation of nature that came later‚ like how the camel got its hump or how the leopard got its spots. Our tale is a pourquoi and we hope you enjoy it as much as we do...

This African pourquoi tale takes place a long‚ long time ago in the jungle‚ before there were people.

(The staging should look like a tropical rainforest and have a clearing in the middle for the actors. As the play begins‚ we see the Frog siblings leaving their parents to go play in the forest. The Snake siblings are already stage right‚ basking in the warmth provided by the Sun. After saying goodbye to their parents‚ the Frogs happen upon the Snakes‚ and this is where our tale begins.)

Mom‚ Dad! We're going into the jungle to play and look for flies for snacks. Ribbit‚ ribbit.

Yeah‚ ribbit‚ we'll be back before the Sun sets.

See you later‚ bye‚ ribbit‚ ribbit‚ ribbit.

(Frog siblings say all of this together and hop away from their parents. Father Frog is reading a newspaper called The Daily Fly.)

Now you kids stay away from the elephant paths

for heaven's sake. You saw what happened to that

nice little frog across the pond. Oh my‚ ribbit! He

was such a sweet tadpole‚ too.

(Mother Frog looks up at the ceiling and covers her face as if an elephant foot were about to crush her. Frog children exit the stage.)

-ACT TWO-

(Frog siblings come on stage‚ stop moving and get quiet. Snake siblings are lying on rocks‚ basking in the Sun who looks down upon them. The Snake siblings act as if they're snoring‚ but instead of snores each lets out a loud‚ long snake "Sssssssssssssssssssss!" After a few moments of snake snoring‚ the Frogs continue to the center of the stage laughing and playing. Suddenly‚ all six of them freeze and gasp at the same time.)

Ribbit.

Ssssss.

Ribbit‚ ribbit.

Ssssss‚ ssssss.

Ribbit‚ ribbit‚ ribbit.

Ssssss‚ ssssss‚ ssssss.

(Introducing himself to Slithera) Hi‚ I'm Croaker.

What's your name?

(Shaking Croaker's hand)

Hi‚ Croaker. My name is Slithera. Nice to meet you.

(All other siblings shake hands and the audience hears them say their names all at once: Croaker‚ Warts‚ Tadpole‚ Slithera‚ Hiss‚ Fang.)

Hey‚ would you want to play some gamesssssssssss
with ussssssss?

Sure! Yes! Absolutely! Ribbit‚ ribbit!

And so all day long the frog children and the snake children had the MOST fun they could have ever imagined! What wonderful games they played. First‚ all the frogs taught the snakes how to play leap frog and catch flies. And then all the snakes taught the frogs how to play "strike and hug" - which really was not supposed to be a game at all. The snakes learned how to hop‚ and the frogs learned how to slide.

The entire day was wonderful. The Wind blew a cool breeze over them. The Grove of Trees clapped their limbs in joy. And the Wildflowers in the forest giggled their pleasure at the fun play the children were all having together. They played happily together all day long until Sun went down and Moon began to rise.

(The Wind blows‚ the Grove of Trees claps their limbs and sways in the wind and the Flowers huddle together‚ point and giggle at the playful group.)

Let's meet again tomorrow and play some more‚

OK? This was more fun than gnat-flavored ice
cream and shoo-fly pie!

Yes‚ yes! See you tomorrow then. Thanks! Yes‚
nice to meet you‚ too. Bye now.

-ACT THREE-

(The children run into their homes excitedly telling their parents that they met the nicest new friends today. The parents are overjoyed that they have made new friends and listen intently.)

Well‚ it sounds like a sssssssenssssssational day in
the forest for everyone!

FATHER SNAKE:
What kinds of games did you all play together?

Oh! We played leap frog and fly-catch and we
taught them to play "strike and hug" and ...

(The snake parents gasp and look at each other in horror before interrupting Fang.)

Oh‚ no! My darling children‚ "strike and hug" is

not a game! This is how we get our food‚ not how

we play. And my goodness! We do not hop. Why‚
that's just ssssssssscandolousssssss!

I forbid you to play with those kind. You must
stick with your own. Eating flies! Well‚ I never!
Shamed‚ I tell you! We are absssssssssssolutely
ssssssssssssssssshamed by thissssssssss!

(The snake children all hang their heads and slither away. The same thing is happening at the frog house as well.)

Ribbit‚ ribbit! Snakes are our enemies. You must
NEVER play with snakes. Why it's a miracle

you're not being digested at this very second.
Ribbit‚ ribbit!

But‚ Dad! They're a really nice family. They even
go to the same pond as us.

Ah‚ Mom‚ you can't be serious.
(Tadpole acts likehe sees a fly and sticks his tongue out‚ grabs the
fly and begins eating it).

You watch your tongue‚ young frog!
(The frog children all hang their heads and hop sadly away.)

(The Moon goes away and the Sun comes up as the children go to the forest to play again. When they see each other‚ the snakes hiss and go into a striking pose and the frogs jump back in fear.)

We're not allowed to play with you anymore. You are our enemy.

We're not allowed to play with you anymore‚
either. You are our food.

(As they sadly walk away from each other with their heads down‚ the two youngest children‚ Tadpole and Fang‚ turn‚ smile and wave at each other happily.)

(Tadpole and Fang come center stage and hold hands to recite the following poem.)

It's sad.

It is.

It's really sad.

I liked you!

So much fun we had.

(Tadpole and Fang drop hands and begin to move away from each other.)

But now we're told that we can't play.

That from each other we must stay.

Away!

(The last refrain is read slower and with a great deal of sadness.)

It's sad.

It is.

It's really sad.

I liked you!

So much fun we had.

Now we know why the frog and the snake won't be found playing games together. They were taught not to be friends. But‚ often‚ you will see the snake sunning and the frog sitting quietly on a lily pad. And when you do‚ it is a sure thing that they are thinking of the one day of friendship they had together a long‚ long time ago.

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Frogs are small animals that can jump very well. Frogs are similar to toads. However, a frog has smooth skin and long legs. A toad has rough skin and shorter legs.

Frogs are found throughout the world except in very cold places. They are most common in rain forests. Frogs are amphibians, meaning that they can live in water or on land. Most frogs spend most of their lives in water. Some live in underground holes or in trees.

A frog has smooth, moist skin and big, bulging eyes. Its hind legs are more than twice as long as its front ones. Most frogs have webbed back feet to help them leap and swim. Tree frogs have sticky disks on the tips of their fingers and toes. These disks help them climb slippery surfaces.

Many frogs are tiny. They can be less than an inch (2.5 centimeters) long. The largest frogs are about a foot (30 centimeters) long. Most frogs are green, brown, gray, or yellow. Some are brightly colored.

A frog catches prey by flicking out its long, sticky tongue. Most frogs eat insects and worms. Some also eat other frogs, rodents, and reptiles.

Frogs have glands in their skin that make poison. But this poison does not protect them from snakes, birds, and other enemies. Instead, frogs most often protect themselves by blending in with their surroundings.

Frogs usually lay their eggs in water. There can be hundreds or thousands of eggs. Within a few weeks the eggs hatch into tadpoles. Tadpoles are fishlike creatures that breathe through gills instead of lungs. To become an adult frog, a tadpole loses its tail and develops lungs and limbs.

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Submit your reservation request for our 2020-21 Season for Young People, featuring daytime performances designed for students.

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LLE 3rd Grade

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ELA Class Texts for EL Education - Elementary 3-5

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"Esperanza thought she'd always live a privileged life on her family's ranch in Mexico. She'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and Mama, Papa, and Abuelita to care for her. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to California and settle in a Mexican farm labor camp.

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Found this cute frog bookmark freebie from TPT! My kids love bookmarks. It would be fun to have the streamers and green paper on desks (mentioned above) and to have a book mark sitting on their desk when they walk in on day 1 of the module!

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Found this cute frog bookmark freebie from TPT! My kids love bookmarks. It would be fun to have the streamers and green paper on desks (mentioned above) and to have a book mark sitting on their desk when they walk in on day 1 of the module!

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Will cover desks in green paper for Lilly pads...also using green streamers as kids enter room

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Wall paper to cover windows in hallway at dollar tree and the removable paper for my classroom windows at target on clearance..it’s locker decoration...lol

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Wall paper to cover windows in hallway at dollar tree and the removable paper for my classroom windows at target on clearance..it’s locker decoration...lol

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Reading Learning Challenges and it's strategies 

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I type the task card on a full page and laminate it. They are placed in a certain place in the room and the kids know where to get them and how to use them.

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Lesson in More Than Anything Else and details that help to convey the message!

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Reading Challenges Idea Shop Padlet (Erin Dwyer-CES)

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Reading accountability for digital learners

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Reading accountability for digital learners

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Online students collaborating with in person friends to identify strategies!

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Mid Unit 3 Assessment

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If you've been up at night trying to figure out the best ways to keep your students safe for in-person learning, you're not alone. Teachers everywhere are finding clever ways to promote social distancing, mask wearing , and other safety precautions. They're using all kinds of random materials from zip ties, photo albums, and shoe organizers for that complies with CDC guidelines and to make sure students don't share materials. As always, teachers are putting their creativity and resourcefulness to keep their students safe.

Here are 23 back-to-school hacks that teachers are raving about!
Just so you know, we may get a small share of the sales made through the Amazon affiliate links on this page.
1. Prevent condensation on desks and make sure those water bottles don't touch anything they shouldn't!

Via: @hilaritywithmrshorst

Most schools won't be using water fountains this year, so this water bottle hack will be a must! All you'll need for this hack is a cut-up shoe organizer , , and !

Don't want to invest in a shoe organizer? Plastic cups from the Dollar Tree and zip ties will do the trick!

2. Turn your dividers into something more attractive, like Jeeps!

Via: @jenniferpierson11

The teacher behind this awesome classroom used lamination, cardboard boxes, poster board, and card stock to turn her students' desks into Jeeps! She's also created a free template for other teachers to make their own. You can download it .

3. Use caddies to separate clean and dirty shared supplies!

Via: @mrspridgenteaches

Get your caddies at Target or grab a set on .

4. Create a safe zone space where students can take mask breaks.

On rainy or cold days when we just can't get outside, the kids will still need mask breaks!

5. Create welcome bulletin boards that also remind students of the new expectations

Via: @littleyellowclassroom

Check out more bulletin board ideas for your classroom here!

6. Send postcards/letters to students to welcome them to the new school year!

Need more ideas to build a classroom community online? Click . Do you want to create your own Bitmoji classroom but don't know where to start? Check out these 10 easy steps !

7. We may not be able to pop into our colleagues' classrooms leisurely anymore, but walkie talkies will do the job to ensure communication is always available!

Via: @justpeachyinelementary

You this set of 3 walkie talkies on Amazon!

8. When teaching in-person and virtually, create an easy system for families to pick up materials once a week while also dropping off completed work!

Via: @truelifeimateacher

9. Put social stories into Dollar Tree photo albums for students who need a better understanding of new safety precautions.

Find those at your local Dollar Tree or grab a set of 5 for under $10.

10. Create your own sanitation station out of inexpensive PVC piping.

Even though districts are required to provide sanitary products, we could always use another DIY project!

11. For our virtual teachers, use to set expectations when teaching remotely!

Via: @learningwithmsluna

This teacher used a to label her tap lights. If the lights are on, it means mics and cameras should be on. If the lights are off, mics and cameras should be off! You can also use tap lights in-school to display voice-level expectations.

12. Hide prizes inside soap to encourage hand washing!

Some teachers have been hiding mini erasers inside their bars of soap. Others, like @Happi Crafts create them with bracelets or other prizes inside! Each student receives and stores their own bar (no sharing!) Hand washing just got super fun!

13. Use zip ties to attach baskets under chairs for extra storage

Grab some baskets at your local Dollar Tree or on Amazon

14. Quarantine books for at least 72 hours in between student use with this bin hack.

You can purchase those labels and up to 30 different designs !

15. Give students all of their logins on a key ring that can be brought between home and school.

Via: @lonestarclassroom

In case of an emergency shut down, it's important students are able to access all of their online learning tools. Having login information at home is essential!

16. Hang up a sign on your door before beginning to record a lesson or hosting a live meet.

Via: @thesweetlifeofteaching

17. Create individual early finisher activity boxes.

Via: @madeforfirstgrade

Get these fun labels .

18. Bedazzle your face shields because we still deserve to look our best!

Via: @teachingthewholechild

19. Use to show where desks need to be to ensure at least 6 feet between desks.

Check out these genius washi tape hacks for your classroom!

20. Create a sanitation station to keep all your cleaning supplies in one place.

21. For teachers who are traveling this year from classroom to classroom, use a small cart on wheels to cart around only the essentials

22. Use Dollar Tree containers to separate students' manipulatives

23. Teacher mask tip: Order these silicone mask brackets ASAP to help you breathe and make your voice more clear under the mask.

Order them and also check out these 20 fun teacher masks to add to your school wardrobe !

Just like every other school year, there's so much to prepare for a new start. Hopefully, these hacks make your life easier going into this uncertain year ahead!

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