Jumping Frog Measurement {FREEBIE}
So as many of you know, I had to have our Valentine’s Day activities yesterday due to snow and Dr. visits…it may have been late, but we still had fun!
Have you ever seen those little plastic jumping frogs? Well, I impulsively bought them (6 for $1) and came up with a cute idea for extending our measurement studies =)
I created a page specifically for Valentine’s Day, but since it’s already over, I made a generic frog version that can be used any time of year. I also left the unit of measurement open, completely up to you =) You can have your students use cubes, rulers, paper clips, etc to measure the distance that the frogs “jump”.
My kids had so much fun!
A couple of things to note: I had my kids begin their frog at the edge of their desks, but you could also put a piece of tape on the floor for a starting point. I also discussed with them ahead of time how we don’t move the frog until AFTER we measure and that before we “jump,” we make our estimate.
You can find this freebie {HERE}
We were in a hurry, so we ended up making these adorable monster bags to hold all our goodies…I found them at Wal-Mart in a bags of three for 97 cents! Can’t beat that!
Oh, and I FINALLY got to wear my Valentine’s Day shirt! Yay!
How was your Valentine’s Day? Any other ideas for using those jumping frogs or other Dollar Store finds for Math or Measurement?? I am always looking for ideas!
Happy HUMP Day!!
How fun!
I remember those frogs from when I was younger. Love that you incorporated them in an activity!
Sara
Miss Elementary
GAH! I love that jumping frog idea!! We hit measurement in an upcoming math topic, and I know my firsties would love it! Definitely pinning for later! Thanks!!
Andrew
Mr. First Grade
I wish I could attach a pic – I made an addition and subtraction math station using the frogs. 🙂
That sounds awesome! You can send me a picture to my email and I would be happy to share it =)
I love this! Where can I get the generic one? The fan freebie has just the Valentine Frogs.
Thanks!
Dee:)
Oh my! I totally uploaded the wrong file! It is fixed now!! I am so sorry!! =)
What a great idea Jennifer! I've also thought about using the pullback racers from Oriental Trading for a similar measuring activity. What fun, thanks for sharing! 🙂
~Jessica
Fun in PreK-1 & Kinder
What a cute idea! We do something similar at the end of the year where we have a "math olympics" with a bunch of fun activities like this. I really like this one! Thanks! 😀
Lindsey
Forever First Grade
Such a cute idea (as always)! I'm going to pin this to use next year. 🙂
~Jada
Daisy Days for Learning
Nice idea! and thank you for the freebie! I'm thinking of using it this coming week 🙂
Your shirt is so cute.
Terri
Kinder Princess
Love this idea. I just bought some of these frogs at dollar tree. I figured I'd use them for an addition/subtraction activity. But, we are currently learning measurement and these will work perfectly for that too. Thanks for sharing!!!
Melissa
Keep Calm and Love First Grade