Introduction:

     In the wonderful series,  "Frog and Toad" by Arnold Lobel, you have met the characters Frog and Toad.  These stories are fantasy, where animal characters take on personalities of people!  They both have human feelings and behaviors.  We know that real frogs and toads are amphibians, which are animals that live in and around water.  Frogs and Toads look similar, but did you know that they are different in many ways?  You will learn about the similarities and differences by researching information on the computer.
 

The Task:

        * Read one or more Frog and Toad stories by Arnold Lobel

        * Write a story summary with a beginning, a middle and an ending.

        * Research frogs and toads on the internet.

        * Compare frogs and toads, and record your findings on a Venn  diagram.

What You Need to Do:

    1.  Begin by reading one or more Arnold Lobel stories in the Frog and Toad series.  Think about the important events in the beginning, middle and end of the story.

    2.  You will be writing a story summary on the computer.  First you will need to learn how to use a word processing program so you can write your summary.  Begin by doing the "BASIC INPUT" lesson on Learning.com.  To get back to this page, use the back button.  Remember, your username is input and your password is basic.

   3.   Now it's time to write your story summary on the computer.  You will open the Clarisworks program to write.  Open clarisworks, and open a new document.  Include the title of the story you are summarizing, and the author's name.  You will make revisions and do all of your editing on the computer.  Remember to save your work to the server!  Print your final draft.
 
 

       1.  To begin your research, click the frogto watch a video about amphibians.

       2.  Now read about frogs and toads on the internet.  You will take notes on each using a note-taking sheet.  You will need at least five facts for each section of your Venn diagram. Remember, for taking  notes you do not need complete sentences.

     3.  After reading and taking notes, you will be organizing your facts using a Venn diagram.  Print out the Venn diagram and write at least 5 facts in each of the three sections!

Evaluation
  Print out the self-evaluation sheet, complete and hand in to your teacher.
 
 
 
 

More Fun Activities! 
       Check out some of these fun sites to learn more about frogs and toads.

        Enchanted Learning - a site with information, coloring pictures, rhymes, crafts, poetry and
                  quizzes.

      FrogLand - a site with more games, jokes, and wierd frog facts.
 
 

Teacher Resources
Teachers- click here for more resources
 

Conclusion
Congratulations!  By using this Frog and Toad Webquest, you have researched information to learn about the similarities and differences of frogs and toads and you have written a summary of a Frog and Toad story by Arnold Lobel.  You did a "hopping" good job!