Toad and Frog
A nursery rhyme retold from The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes by Walter Jerrold and Charles Robinson
This reader is retold from a nursery rhyme in The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes, published in the early twentieth century by Walter Jerrold and Charles Robinson. The simple rhyme shows two friends solving the same problem in different ways—each finding food in the place that suits them best. Young children enjoy seeing how Toad and Frog each make a plan and set off with confidence and good cheer. This text reflects its era.
- Band
- Purple · Pre-readers and first readersTypical starting range: ages 4–5
- Length
- short · about 317 words in 5 sections · 4 pictures
- Source
- The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes, Walter Jerrold and Charles Robinson
- First published
- see the About page in the reader
- Regions
- Canada · United States
Included formats
- · Web reader and PDF
- · EPUB for e-readers
- · Home-print sheet
- · Folded booklet
- · Binder edition (8.5 × 11)
- · Worksheet
- · Quick Check (6 questions) with answer key
- · Read-aloud script
- · Colouring page
- · Teacher’s Edition (members)
Lesson at a glance
- Reading
- about 8 minutes at this band
- Pause questions
- 4
- Words to Know
- 4
- Quick Check
- 6 questions, with the answer key
- Let’s Talk
- 3 questions for afterwards
- Worksheet
- questions, an activity and a drawing prompt
About 35 minutes with one story, all of it.
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