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Let’s Learn About Frogs! Amphibian Activities & Resources

January 25, 2023

Do you love frogs as much as we do? In honour of RBG’s 2023 Winter Exhibit: Frogs! we’ve gathered lots of educational (and fun!) content to learn about together at home, or to bring some froggy fun to your classroom!

  • An ornate horned frog lurks among moss, most of its very large body hidden, eyes sitting atop its very round and flat body
  • African Clawed Frog
  • two milk frogs stacked on top of each other
  • American Bullfrog Tadpoles DAG 20150120 DSCN2853

Hopping Handouts

Download these free, amphibian-based PDF activity sheets to use at home or in your classroom!

Wetlands Activity Book
Wetlands Activity Book
Activités milieu humide
Activités milieu humide
Home Away From Home Activity
Home Away From Home
Colourful Community / Communauté Très Colorée
Tadpole to frog activity sheet
Tadpole to Frog / Têtard à grenouille

Educational Videos

Learn along with our Nature Interpreters as we explore frog and wetland-themed topics with activities you can do at home! Find plenty more educational videos for learners of all ages on RBG’s YouTube channel.

More Teacher Resources

Wetlands are an important part of our local ecosystem, and we’re here to help your classroom learn about the roles these vital spaces play!

Looking to bring the marsh to your classroom? Book a virtual field trip!

Wetland Resources Portal

Connect to the local environment using these place-based resources from Royal Botanical Gardens and Cootes Paradise Marsh. Dive deeper into biodiversity and human impacts on wetlands before or after your class trip to RBG or for a project or inquiry.

This project was undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada.
Ce projet a été réalizé avec l’appui financier du gouvernement du Canada.

Lesson Plans

Find curriculum-connected lessons with real-world examples! Current lesson plans include:

  • Invasive Species: Common Carp (Gr. 6)
  • The Wild Debate (Gr. 6)
  • Build a Habitat (Gr. 4)
  • Construire un habitat (Gr. 4)

Looking for More?

If you enjoyed these activities, there are plenty more available as part of our RBG at Home initiative.

Looking for something a little more in-person? Don’t miss our Winter Exhibit: Frogs! On until April 16, 2023.

  • Brown-spotted-frog
  • wooden boardwalk over Cootes Paradise Marsh with mudflats beginning to appear
  • Borneo eared frog climbs glass, belly to the camera
  • Chinese Gliding Frog

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