{"id":1754,"date":"2009-09-14T19:58:59","date_gmt":"2009-09-15T00:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1754"},"modified":"2009-09-14T19:58:59","modified_gmt":"2009-09-15T00:58:59","slug":"teaching-life-science-with-childrens-literature-toad-by-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/09\/14\/teaching-life-science-with-childrens-literature-toad-by-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature: Toad by the Road"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Introduction<\/strong>
\nToad by the Road<\/a>, written by Joanne Ryder and illustrated by Maggie Kneen, is a fun way to introduce students to the life of toads.\u00a0 The books is compiled of several poems about toads.\u00a0 Depending on what the topic of the poem is, there is a corresponding fact about toads at the bottom of the page.\u00a0 The poems are also written in seasonal order (starting with spring and going in chronological order until it is spring again).
\nAn example of one of the poems:<\/p>\n

“In the rain
\nOthers hide,
\nBut I’m
\nQuite pleased
\nTo sit outside
\nIn a little
\nMossy rut-
\nEyes open,
\nMouth shut.
\nHere I drink
\nThe rain within,
\nClear drops
\nTrickling
\nThrough my skin”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The book has several great poems, like this one, that provide for a nonfictional but fun way to discuss habits and life cycles of a particular amphibians.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections<\/strong>
\nThis book will fit in great for a fourth grade curriculum.\u00a0 The students will be focused on understanding different life cycles, habitats, behavioral adaptations, and ecosystems.<\/p>\n

Additional Resources<\/strong>
\n1.\u00a0 This website<\/a> offers a lesson plan complete with activities on the distinguishing the difference between frogs and toads.
\n2.\u00a0 This website<\/a> is full of different worksheets, activities, quizzes, and just fun facts about all different kinds of amphibians.
\n3.\u00a0 Enchanted Learning<\/a> gives several different reproducables on frogs and other amphibians which would be helpful in the classroom.<\/p>\n

General Information:<\/strong>
\nBook:<\/strong> Toad by the Road<\/a>
\nAuthor:<\/strong> Joanne Ryder
\nIllustrator:<\/strong> Maggie Kneen
\nPublisher:<\/strong> Henry Holt and Co
\nPublication Date:<\/strong> April 2007
\nPages:<\/strong> 40 pages
\nGrade range:<\/strong> 3-4 grades
\nISBN:<\/strong> 080507354X<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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