THE POND A pond in SPRING Its the

THE POND

A pond in SPRING It’s the time for new life. Plants begin to grow. Animals start their life cycle.

A pond in SUMMER Plants and animals continue growing The pond is very busy.

A pond in AUTUMN The weather is cold and it rains. Fallen leaves from the trees everywhere. Some animals prepare to hibernate.

A pond in WINTER Life in the pond is very quiet. Many animals save their energy for the warmer weather. Trees have no leaves.

Life cycle of a frog

Life cycle of a frog We are mates and we are mating to create tadpoles.

tadpole I’m growing inside my egg. In 10 days, I’ll be almost ready to hatch out. FIRST the frog lays its eggs.

tadpole swimming Once I am out of my egg, I swim up to the surface of the pond where there’s a lot of food. NEXT the tadpoles come out of the eggs.

back legs When I’m six weeks, my back legs start to grow. THEN each tadpole grows two back legs.

My front legs grow. Now I’m a froglet! front legs AFTER this it grows two front legs.

tail My tail gets shorter and when I am 13 weeks, my tail is almost gone. Its tail gets shorter.

After three months I breathe through my lungs. I’m ready to live on land. I’m a frog! When it becomes a frog it comes out from the water. and the cycle starts again

Croak, croak. See you next spring!!

Do you remember the animals in the story?

Name: Dragonfly Source of food: In water Ways of moving: It flies Food: It feeds on small insects

Name: Pond skater Source of food: On the water Ways of moving: It runs on the water and it walks on land. Food: It feeds on insects.

Name: Pond snail Source of food: At the pond margin Ways of moving: It crawls and slithers Food: It eats algae (water plants)

Name: Frog Source of food: In water and on land Ways of moving: It swims and leaps. Food: It eats insects and worms by shooting out its tongue.

Name: Flat worm Source of food: At the bottom Ways of moving: It glides over the surface Food: It eats insects

Name: Mallard duck Source of food: On water Ways of moving: It dabbles Food: It eats plants and small animals and insects.

Name: Duck Life zone: At the bottom Ways of moving: It dives Food: It eats plants and small animals and insects.

Name: Fish Life zone: In the water Ways of moving: It swims Food: Plants and insects

Name: Water spider Life zone: On water Ways of moving: It crawls Food: It eats larvae and small insects