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Science · K–3 · 15 minutes

Life Cycle Observation: a tadpole becoming a frog

Children draw, label, and ask questions about familiar living things and their changes.

Life Cycle Observation: a tadpole becoming a frog

Name:                              
Date:              

Today I am practising: observing change over time

1

Draw the first stage of a tadpole becoming a frog.

2

What changes do you notice in a tadpole becoming a frog?

3

Write one thing a tadpole becoming a frog needs to grow or change.

4

What might happen next in a tadpole becoming a frog?

5

Write one question you have about a tadpole becoming a frog.

6

Use arrows to show the order of change in a tadpole becoming a frog.

Grown-up note: Ask your learner to explain one answer in their own words.

How to use it

A simple ten-minute routine

  1. Set the purposeTell your learner this page practises observing change over time.
  2. Let them tryRead the prompt aloud once, then give space to think.
  3. Talk it throughAsk: “What did you notice?” and celebrate the strategy.