The Amazing Life of a Frog
Let's learn about how a frog grows. It is a very cool story.
A frog's life has many different steps. This is called a cycle.
A mother frog goes to a quiet pond. She lays her eggs in the water.
The eggs stick together in a big bunch. This helps keep them safe.
The eggs are soft and round. Inside each egg, a tiny frog is starting to grow.
The sun warms the water. This helps the eggs get ready to hatch.
In a few weeks, the eggs open up. Tiny tadpoles swim out into the pond.
They do not have legs yet. They have a long, wiggly tail for swimming.
Tadpoles stay under the water. They breathe through gills on the sides of their heads.
They eat tiny green plants called algae. They swim and eat all day long.
As the tadpole grows, its body begins to change.
First, you will see two little bumps near the tail. These bumps grow into back legs.
The legs have webbed feet. This helps the tadpole swim fast.
Soon, the tadpole grows two front legs. Now it has four legs!
Its mouth gets wider and its eyes get bigger. It looks very different.
Something amazing is happening inside too. The tadpole's gills go away.
- Cycle:
- A set of steps or events that happens over and over again in the same order.
- Gills:
- Body parts that allow animals, like fish and tadpoles, to breathe underwater.
- Algae:
- Tiny green plants that grow in water and serve as food for tadpoles.
- Froglet:
- A young frog that has grown legs but still has a small part of its tail left.
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About this explanatory article passage for Lower Elementary
“The Amazing Life of a Frog” is a explanatory article reading passage about Frog Life Cycle, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 2 minutes to read (374 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.