our tadpole project

Daddy found some frog's eggs in a ditch. And also a big green frog. But he decided to release the frog before entering the house, luckily...

just hundreds of frog's eggs

After only three days we discovered some minor changes in the little black spots. And a couple of days later there were tadpoles. Hundreds of tadpoles, so daddy decided to bring a few back to the ditch and to share a few with some other nature interested friends.  

the making of 'mice stairs'

While waiting, we decided to find some information about a frog's life. We did some craft and also made a lapbook, in which we put a lot of this info. (http://www.homeschoolhelperonline.com/lapbooks/printables/frog_lapbook_templates.pdf)  Boas learned a lot of new vocabulary, like hibernate, enemy, camouflage, web, amphibian, etc. We also discovered what a frog likes to eat and who/what his enemies are. And did you know that there are many different types of frogs?

 We knew the theory of how a tadpole becomes a frog, but we had to wait a little longer to see it happen. But all of a sudden ...

We kept four little froggies. After one got lost (still haven't found it), we put a lid on the aquarium. There were three left. One died, not sure because of what, but not impossible with a little help of one of the same kind, because they seem to be a little cannibalistic. Then there were only two, who lived happily together for one week. Then one decided to escape through a little hole in the lid. Mummy (!) brought it back to the aquarium after she saw something hopping in the windowsill. And then we decided it became time to release them to nature again.

Wow! This practical learning is amazing. And so natural. I love it!