2HereIaminanegg.Theeggishiddeninthepond.Theseeggsaresortoflikejelly.3IgrowandsoonIhatchoutofmyegg.Myfriendshatchoutoftheireggs,too.4Iamalittleanimalcalledatadpole.IhaveatailbutIdon’thavelegsyet.Iswim,float,andlookinthewaterforfood.5Watchoutforducks!Ducksflyheretothepondtoeattadpolesandsmallfish.Wemustwatchoutforbigfish,too!6Lookatmenow.Igrewsomelegsinback.Ilookalittlebitmorelikeafrog.7NowIamafrog,butIstillhavemylittletail.Ineedtocomeoutofthewatertolookforfood.HereIamsittinginthewarmrain.8Lookatme!Ihavelostmytail.Iammuchbigger,too.Itistimeformetohopandplaywithmyfriends.Iusemystronglegstojumpintheair!WordCount:180TeacherRead-AloudThinkCritically1.Howdoesthetadpolechangeasitgetsolder?2.Whatcanafrogdothatatadpolecan’t?3.Whatanimalsdothetadpolesneedtowatchoutfor?4.Wheredotadpolesandfrogslive?5.Whatfactfromthebookdidyoufindmostinteresting?ScienceDrawPicturesDrawpicturesthatshowhowatadpolechangesintoafrog.Writeasentenceundereachpicture.School-HomeConnectionTalktoafamilymemberabouthowatadpolechangesintoafrog.Talkabouthowyouhavechangedsinceyouwerelittle.
