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Teachers For Frogs
Environmental education is an integral part of any student's educational development. Our of our primary goals is to provide the highest quality amphibian educational materials, and to make it as simple as possible for people to use those materials to teach others about amphibians and the problems amphibians face. Whether you seek fantastic frog slideshows, webinars, posters, fact sheets, or just good ideas, you will find it here!
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"Often one works passionately for something but does not realise what an effect one is having, so I felt that I must just say what a difference you have made. I teach high school biology (Grades 9, 11 and 12). Since I started receiving the SAVE THE FROGS! newsletter, I have made amphibians a focal point in my teaching. I have done a display on my classroom door with a countdown to Save the Frogs Day and put up a new frog fact daily. Our ninth graders are preparing a fact sheet on an endangered animal and I decided enough of cheetahs and leopards, they each have to choose a frog. I just want you to know that you have made a difference – I am making sure I am preparing a generation of school kids who know about the importance of and the plight of frogs, and it is because of you."
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Jenny Page, Johannesburg, South Africa
Save The Frogs Day is April 29th, 2011 - Get Involved!
Please get your school involved in the annual Save The Frogs Day events! The Save The Frogs Day page has lots of ideas for teachers, so please check it out! Be sure to register your participation if you plan to take part.
Slideshows
The SAVE THE FROGS! Slideshows webpage has freely downloadable slideshows perfect for kids, adults, and scientists alike. Please enjoy the slideshows, and consider giving a SAVE THE FROGS! presentation on Save The Frogs Day!
Educational Posters
We have created several educational posters specifically for biology classrooms and school hallways. View and order the posters here.
SAVE THE FROGS! Art Contest
The SAVE THE FROGS! Frog Art Contestinvites you to create your coolest frog artwork. This is an excellent way to get students excited about amphibians and environmental conservation. The best artwork will be used on t-shirts, stickers, posters, coffee mugs, hats, and in greeting cards and books, to both publicize our cause and raise money for SAVE THE FROGS! amphibian conservation efforts. Schools worldwide will be participating, so join in the frog fun!
SAVE THE FROGS! Poetry Contest
The SAVE THE FROGS! Poetry Contest will raise awareness of the amphibian extinction problem by getting people involved and interested. It's also an excellent way to get students excited about amphibians and environmental conservation. The best frog poems will be used in a book of frog poetry that will be sold to raise money for amphibian conservation efforts. This book will feature artwork from our concurrent SAVE THE FROGS! Art Contest. There will be CASH PRIZES, and the finest entries will be included in a book that will be distributed worldwide, with all proceeds going to SAVE THE FROGS! amphibian conservation projects.
The Frog Poem
by Emily Ronald
Southend Primary School
The frog might be slimy and in some spells
But right now it’s living in a frog hell.
Most people hate them and think they’re evil but
I want to save them unlike the French who eat them!!!
A frog might be green or maybe red
But next thing you know they’ll all be dead!
Once upon a time they were bad creatures with their absolutely
Horrible slimy looking features.
Now they’re not so bad and I am glad that there
is not so many superstition filled heads!
Now the poor old frog’s dying and lots of people
are trying to help them on their journey to frog domination!!
I am one of those people so please don’t make
our country a fly filled nation!
Please help the frog and not the fly do you want
flies to rule and frogs to die? NO!!!
So go onto www.savethefrogs.com!!!
Get your students involved in the 1st Annual Frog Poetry Contest!
SAVE THE FROGS! Essay Contest
The SAVE THE FROGS! Essay Contest is designed to give teachers an easy way to get their students involved and interested in amphibian conservation...though you don't have to be a student to enter! We invite teachers, students and anyone else to submit 250-300 words of their finest frog literature. There will be CASH PRIZES, and the finest entries will be included in a book that will be distributed worldwide, with all proceeds going to SAVE THE FROGS! amphibian conservation projects.
The Spread The Word Page
Please be sure to see the Spread The Word page, on which we offer you a multitude of ways to help us spread the word about the largest mass extinction event in 65 million years. There are plenty of freely downloadable flyers, photos, and more.
We Know Frogs
We Know Frogs is a short newsletter prepared by Rijan Tamrikar of the Everest Amphibian Study Circle in Nepal. These newsletters are a great way for kids to learn about frogs. We'll be posting them here as they are produced.
We Know Frogs - Issue 1
We Know Frogs - Issue 2
Teaching Materials for Children Under 11
Information about Frogs: These materials are written using symbols, to support children and people with special educational needs. The symbols are to help support learning new concepts and words.
Table of Contents
Amphibian Fact Sheet
Frog Life Cycle (Long)
Frog Life Cycle (Short)
Frog Activities: Fun activities for exploring the world of frogs and their diversity.
Am I Real?
Color Your Own Frog
Origami Inflatable Frog
Origami Jumping Frog
Bingo
Counting Book
Frog Activity Book
Pairs
Word Search
Writing Paper
These resources were created by Red Frog Member Cate Detheridge.
We also have a SAVE THE FROGS! Slideshow for kids with learning disabilities.
Webinars
This is your one-stop shop for fantastic frog webinars. We'll be continually adding a variety of webinars suitable for both kids and adults. Watch and learn, or play one for your class.
SAVE THE FROGS! Coloring Book
Coming Soon! Please sign up for our electronic newsletter so you can be sure to hear when it is available!
You have no frog background? No problem!
Informational flyers are available on our Spread The Word page, which we will update regularly. The key points that all teachers should always mention to their classes are:
(1) Frogs are the most threatened group of animals on the planet, and are rapidly going extinct. Nearly one-third of the world's 6,468 amphibian species are in danger of extinction and up to 200 species have completely disappeared in the last 30 years.
(2) Frogs are important to the ecosystem and to humans. See our Why Frogs page for more information.
(3) The primary threats to frogs are habitat destruction; pollution and pesticides; climate change; infectious diseases spread by human activity; over-harvesting for the pet and food trades; and invasive species such as introduced trout, crayfish and non-native amphibians. Please visit our Threats to Frogs page for more information.
(4) Students can help save frogs. Please visit our How to Help page for more information.
(5) Frogs are cool! Check out our Cool Frog Facts page.
Help start a SAVE THE FROGS! Chapter at your school
We would like students to distribute SAVE THE FROGS! information packets at their schools, raise money for frog conservation, and get other students motivated and involved. If you would like to help start a SAVE THE FROGS! chapter at your school, please contact us.
Live Presentations
SAVE THE FROGS! may be coming to your town sometime soon. Find out on our Events page.
SAVE THE FROGS! Fundraisers
Fundraisers are great as they:
(1) Give kids real-world experience in business, communications and fundraising experience, which may be valuable when they start their own nonprofit one day!
(2) Makes them think about why frogs are important, as they will surely be asked the question!
(3) Raise money for SAVE THE FROGS!, enabling us to protect amphibian populations and bring you the highest quality amphibian edication materials!
Your school may have some funds set aside, with which you can purchase the students some of the great gifts from the SAVE THE FROGS! Gift Center. Many of these items, like wristbands, stickers and pins can be used by the students in their fundraising drive.
Help us develop materials
If you have experience in environmental education and would like to help us develop this web page, or produce any of the educational information or lesson plans, please contact us. Please also take part in our Teachers Forum, where you can log into the site and contribute your ideas and experieces directly.
The SAVE THE FROGS! song
Dianne Baker composed this song. Teach it to your students!
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