One of my all time favorite spring songs is “Five Green Speckled Frogs”. Preschoolers love this song and there are so many fun activities you can do with frogs. What preschooler wouldn’t rather hop than walk to their next destination?
This activity was inspired by a post I recently pinned from Deborah over at Teach Preschool. I’ve made lots of sensory bags in the past, but this post inspired me to add my own twist to it with frogs and flies.
Simple, simple, simple! I just grabbed some green craft foam and cut out circles about the size of a quarter. Then I used a green marker to add speckles to make our green speckled frogs.
I challenged the kids to help the frog “chase” the fly around the pond until they caught the fly! They also enjoyed helping the fly get away! Imagine all the fine motor and sensory skills you are strengthening as they work their way around the pond with frog and fly! Several students kicked it up a notch and even tried this with the baggie on their head! They loved the way it felt and really had to engage their brains to help them catch the fly without looking!
One of my favorite things about this activity is that they were working many of the same fine motor skills that they do when they cut and write, but they were doing it without a worksheet! Fun for everyone!