Storywalk - A Spoonful of Frogs
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A Spoonful of Frogs by Casey Lyall
A witch's favorite treat is frog soup. Luckily, it's healthy and easy to make. To give it that extra kick and a pop of color, the key ingredient is a spoonful of frogs. -but they are also the hardest to get into the cauldron! What is a poor witch to do?
CONTINUE THE FUN
Rhyme: Witch’s Pot Rhyme
Boiling hot, boiling hot (pretend to stir)
What shall we add to the witch’s pot?
Boiling hot, boiling hot (pretend to stir)
We’ll add some ______to the witch’s pot.
Have your child name some objects to add to the witch’s pot!
Need some ideas – you could add things like vegetables – carrots, potatoes, or peas. Or you could add some silly things: spiders, bats, or frogs!
Sing: 5 Green and Speckled Frogs
Five green and speckled frogs (hold up 5 fingers)
Sat on a speckled log.
Eating the most delicious bugs! Yum Yum! (rub belly)
One jumped into the pool,
Where it was nice and cool, (cross your arms like you are cold)
Now there are four green speckled frogs! (hold up 4 fingers)
Four green and speckled frogs (hold up 4 fingers)
Sat on a speckled log.
Eating the most delicious bugs! Yum Yum! (rub belly)
One jumped into the pool,
Where it was nice and cool, (cross your arms like you are cold)
Now there are three green speckled frogs! (hold up 3 fingers)
Repeat and continue to countdown until:
One green and speckled frog (hold up 1 finger)
Sat on a speckled log.
Eating the most delicious bugs! Yum Yum! (rub belly)
He jumped into the pool,
Where it was nice and cool, (cross your arms like you are cold)
Now there are no green speckled frogs! (make a frog noise)
Talk About It: How Would You Catch the Frogs?
On no! The witch cannot seem to catch the runaway frogs! How would you catch them?
Talk About It: What’s Your Favorite Treat?
Frog soup is the Witch’s favorite treat! What’s yours?
