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Year of the Frog
Educational Activities and Resources

Our Year of the Frog Task Force is developing educational curriculum materials, fun family activities, and expert resources to help AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums and our visitors participate in Year of the Frog. Check back often to see the new additions.

Activities

Caller ID: The Mating Game
In DOC
In PDF

Climate Change
In DOC
In PDF

Dress Like a Frog
In DOC
In PDF

Frog Olympics
In DOC
In PDF

From Polliwog to Frog
In DOC
In PDF

Metamorphosis
In DOC
In PDF

Soak It Up
In DOC
In PDF

Toad Abode
In DOC
In PDF

Do You Know How an Amphibian Grows? (Anfibiofrente?)
In English
In Spanish*

Amphibian Facts Wheel
In English
In Spanish*


*Special thanks to Africam Safari (Mexico) for contributing bilingual activities!

Origami Frogs
Visitors will be delighted to fold a frog out of paper using this Japanese art. AZA and the National Wildlife Federation are partnering to promote FrogWatch USA with these two special origami patterns: easy and advanced.

Free Frog Books!

Here's another way for your institution to support the Year of the Frog and efforts to address the amphibian extinction crisis. Ripley's Aquariums has published Frog Oddities and Trivia: A Journey Through the Rapidly Shrinking World of Amphibians, a compendium of interesting frog factoids and frog cartoons from the voluminous BION! cartoon archives. All of the content has been fact checked by amphibian experts at AZA and the Amphibian ARK and many new cartoons were made to document the latest facts. Here's a sample (4.8MB in PDF)..

These beautiful books are available free to AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums to be sold in your gift shops and retail outlets with the proceeds going to the AZA CEF Amphibian Fund! You'll pay only the shipping charge.

Ripley's is planning only one large print run, so please contact jchoromanski@ripleys.com with your order NOW! The books should arrive before Memorial Day.

Banners and Posters

Year of the Frog Banner
Add your institution's logo and use the Year of the Frog banner in your publications, art work, and website.

Wanted Alive: Amphibians Poster
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo created this poster featuring endangered North American amphibians. Download the front and back of the poster.

Outreach

Fact Sheets
These fact sheets provide background information for volunteers, docents, educators, and media communications.

  • Global Amphibian Crisis: in PDF or DOC.
  • Zoos and Aquariums Take Action for Amphibians: in PDF or DOC.

Recommendations for Outreach Program Animals: Amphibians
Download the Recommendations (in PDF), which offers advice for the use amphibians (and reptiles) in outreach programs.

Responding to Amphibian Declines During Year of the Frog
Download article (in PDF), which describes the zoological community's response to amphibian declines, can be used in your newsletters or magazines.

Top 8 in '08: Ways to Help Frogs
Download the handout in PDF or DOC format.
The Top 8 in '08 is also available in wallet card format. You can use the individual card or a full sheet of ten cards.

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