Learning Resources - Froggy Feeding Fun™
Squeeze the frog to open its mouth, pick up flies and strengthen fine motor muscles! Roll a cube to determine which flies to munch.
Includes:
• 2 rubber frogs
• 60 flies
• 1 number cube
• 1 color cube
• Activity guide
Frogs measure 2.5”D
Grades: PreK+
Learning Style: Tactile, Visual
Skill Development:
- Math- Reinforces both numbers and counting skills using the number cube with flies, allowing students to explore number-quantity relationships.
- Fine Motor- Encourages bilateral coordination by grasping the frog with one hand and feeding it with the other.
- Fine Motor- Squeezing the frog using a forefinger and thumb helps strengthen the hand muscles needed to establish a proper mature grasp for handwriting.
Awards
- Dr. Toy’s Best Vacation Children's Product (2012)
Special Needs Applications
Skills
- Basic Concepts
- Fine Motor
- Cognitive: Math
Key points
- Size is conducive to whole hand grasping. It helps keep tight fists open
- Encourages bilateral coordination—children can grasp the frog with one hand and feed it with the other. Helps establish a dominant hand and support cognitive organization
- Flies can be used to create AB patterning (e.g. red, blue, red, blue)
- Reinforces both numbers and counting skills using the number symbol (e.g. “2”) together with a representation – (e.g. 2 flies)
Disability
- Autism
- ADD & ADHD
- Down Syndrome
- Brain Injury