The Amazon Rain Forest, also known as Amazonia, covers much of northern South America. About 2/3 of the rain forest is located in Brazil. The Rainforest is home to a wide variety of tree frogs. They thrive in the rain forest climate, where the temperature is warm and rainfall is frequent. Tree frogs are adept climbers and spend most of their lives in bushes and trees. They have sticky pads on their toes that enable them to cling to most vegetation. Some free frogs, like the red-eyed tree frog, have a greenish coloring that serves as camouflage among leaves and vines. Others, like the poison dart frog, have colorful markings or sports in bright red, orange, green, yellow and blue. These colors warn predators that they are poisonous.
Children used this knowledge to use markers to design a tree drop, glued to a leaf shape. We started by folding a piece of construction paper in a hot-dog length, and drawing half of a dog. We then cut it out, while folded, for a symmetrical frog shape. Freedom to design camouflage and markings begins to unfold. A funs tory behind each design.
