A Year with Frog and Toad, Using Engaging Stories and Interesting Vocabulary to Explore the Which Earned Robert a Tony Nomination for Best Original Score

May 15-31, 2013 Newmark Theatre 1111 SW Broadway

TEACHER Inside this guide RESOURCE GUIDE ABOUT: The Show, Author, Playwright, and Composer ...... 2 2012-2013 Discussion Questions; The Big Ideas ...... 3 Stories to Read; Science and Vocabulary Concepts ...... 4

Oregon Educational Standards ...... 5

Activities 1. Season Images — Emphasize the cyclical nature of the play, the calendar year, and characteristics of different seasons by illustrating and writing about favorite seasonal activities. . 6

2. Snail Mail Delivery — Assign each student a letter buddy and instruct them to write a letter to their buddy describing a positive trait or favorite memory of them from this school year...... 7

3. Science Connections — An overview of the science concepts that connect to the performance and some activity ideas to connect to existing science curriculum...... 8

4. Puppets and Character Traits — Review character traits and Teacher Info & Important Dates build vocabulary. Students use simple Frog and Toad puppets to act out different adjectives and decide which traits belong to Friday, March 22: Full balance due, last day each character...... 9 to reduce seats 5. Animal Relay — Combine theater and physical education to get Friday, May 10, 7pm: Teacher preview students thinking about how actors move their bodies on stage to Length: 60 minutes portray animal characters. Introduce the four different character movements and then use the movements in a relay race. . . .10 Location: Newmark Theatre Reading List ...... 11 Music by Robert Reale. Book and Lyrics by Willie Reale. Based on the books by Arnold Lobel. Directed by Dani OCT School Services ...... 12 Baldwin. Teacher resource guide by Allison Davis.

1 About

The Show The Playwright, Willie Reale

est friends Frog and Toad have been delighting young readers Willie Reale grew up in Park Ridge, New Jersey with four brothers B for more than 25 years. Outgoing and optimistic, Frog brings and a sister. In 1981, Reale founded The 52nd Street Project, an out the best in the reserved and cautious Toad. A Year with Frog organization that brings inner-city children together with profes- and Toad follows the friends as they adventure through the sea- sional theater artists. He served as the theater’s artistic director sons: speeding down snowy hills in sleds, planting springtime for 18 years. The 52nd Street Project’s programs are currently flowers, splashing in summer swimming holes, and piling up being replicated at 14 sites across the country and in Europe. In autumn leaves. Together, they bring joy and exuberance to every- June of 1994, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in recogni- day moments—encouraging each other and enjoying each other’s tion of his ingenuity in creating theater and theater education pro- company through thick and thin. grams for young people.

The play begins as the birds are returning from their winter migra- Other theater credits include Once Around the City (book and lyr- tion and Frog and Toad are just waking up from hibernation. The ics), which was produced Off-Broadway at the Second Stage beginning of a new year brings many seasonal adventures—plant- Company. He was nominated for two Tony Awards for A Year ing a garden, going swimming, flying kites. As the year progresses, With Frog and Toad, which he wrote with his brother, composer the seasons change, the leaves turn colors and get raked up, the Robert Reale. With his brother (and Richard Dresser) he has also snow arrives, and Frog and Toad go sledding. At the end of their written Johnny Baseball, which was produced at the American marvelous year, it’s Christmas Eve, and after celebrating, it’s time Repertory Theater. to return to hibernation. The cycle is completed when the birds return again, and Frog and Toad get ready to ring in another mar- Mr. Reale has an Academy Award nomination in the best song cat- velous year! egory for his work as a lyricist on the movie Dreamgirls and has won 3 Emmy Awards for as the writer/producer behind the recent reinvention of 1970’s literacy classic, The Electric Company, now The Author, Arnold Lobel airing on PBS. Willie has written extensively for network television and has been nominated 3 times for Writer’s Guild Awards. Arnold Lobel is the author or illustrator of more than 100 books for children, but he is best remembered for his classic series of Frog and Toad books: Frog and Toad Are Friends (1970), Frog and Toad The Composer, Robert Reale Together (1972), Frog and Toad All Year (1976), and Days with Frog Robert Reale has collaborated with his brother Willie on numer- and Toad (1979). ous musical theater projects, including A Year with Frog and Toad, Using engaging stories and interesting vocabulary to explore the which earned Robert a Tony nomination for Best Original Score. meaning of friendship, Lobel significantly loosened the traditional While continuing to bring musical stories to the stage, he founded early-reader format. Appealing animals populate most of his 4 Elements Music, a music library, with a roster of fellow compos- books, including A Zoo for Mister Muster (1962) and Fables (1980), ers. Rob and his team work extensively in providing music for which won the Caldecott Medal. He also wrote poetry (Whiskers major network news, dramatic series, documentaries, film, and and Rhymes, 1986), folktales (Ming Lo Moves the Mountain, 1982), commercials. The 4EM library now includes over 5,000 cuts by a and nonsense books (The Book of Pigericks, 1984). roster of over 40 accomplished composers, and regularly provides music for ABC’s Good Morning America, 20/20, and PrimeTime. With his wife, Anita Lobel, also a children’s book writer and illus- Other regular clients include NBC, CBS, Showtime and many oth- trator, he collaborated on several books, including How the Rooster ers. In addition to scoring for many demanding television and film Saved the Day (1977), A Treeful of Pigs (1979), and The Rose in My projects, Rob continues to work on several musical theater pro- (1984). He also illustrated Garden The Random House Book of ductions, including Johnny Baseball. Poetry for Children (1983) and The Random House Book of Mother Goose (1986).

2 Discussion Questions The Big Ideas

• Friendship is a very important thing. 1. Do you have a best friend? What kinds of things do you like to do together? • There are always fun and exciting things to do, no matter what season it is. 2. How are Frog and Toad different from each other? Have you ever had a friend who was different than you, and how so? • What qualities do you look for in a friend?

3. Why do you think Toad is so gloomy sometimes? Is there any • People who are very different from one another can be advice you’d give him? very good friends.

4. How do Frog and Toad treat each other over the course of • Seasons pass and change occurs, but some things the play? remain the same.

5. Why does Frog decide to write Toad a letter?

6. Would you have asked Snail to deliver a letter? Why or why not?

7. Not too long ago, writing letters and having them delivered by messengers like Snail were the only means to talk to someone or send news from far away. What kinds of inventions and technology have made it possible to get news and information more quickly? Brainstorm a list.

8. Frog and Toad spend the seasons together doing different things outside and in their homes. What is your favorite season? Why?

9. During the winter, Frog and Toad both hibernate. Can you think of other animals that hibernate? Why do you think they do this?

10. Why can’t Frog and Toad stop eating the cookies that Toad bakes? If you had to stop eating them, what would you do to resist the temptation? Would that be easy or hard for you?

11. In the fall, Frog and Toad decide to rake each other’s leaves as a surprise. Why do they each decide to do this? Can you think of a time when you did a chore or a nice thing for someone to surprise them? How did it make you feel?

12. Who is more adventurous, Frog or Toad? Why do you think so?

13. Frog, Toad, and the other animals in the play form a community — a group of people that live and work together or nearby. Who are the people in your community?

14. There are no human characters in A Year with Frog and Toad. In the play, human actors will play the roles of animals. With students, brainstorm ways in which human actors might bring animal characters to life on stage. Point out different aspects of acting and theater, including costume design, vocal inflection, gestures, movements, etc. After seeing the play, compare student predictions with what they saw on stage.

3 Stories to Read Science Vocabulary The play A Year with Frog and Toad is based on several different and Concepts stories from books by Arnold Lobel. See below for the stories that Metamorphosis appear in the script: Amphibians Frog and Toad Are Friends Hibernation “Spring” Migration “A Swim” Habitat “The Letter” Species Frog and Toad All Year “Down the Hill” Ecosystem

“The Surprise” Life cycle

“Christmas Eve” Seasons Needs of living things Frog and Toad Together “The Garden” Growth and change

“Cookies” Gardens and plants

Days with Frog and Toad “The Kite”

“Shivers”

“Alone”

4 Oregon Educational Standards

Arts: Create, Present and Perform Social Sciences: Historical Thinking AR.03.CP.01 Use experiences, imagination, essential elements 1.5 Use terms related to time to sequentially order events. and organizational principles to achieve a desired effect when 1.6 Describe how clocks and calendars are used to mea- creating, presenting, and/or performing works of art. sure time. Language Arts: Writing: Text Types and Purposes Science: Interaction and Change K.W. 3, 1.W.3, 2.W.3 Write narratives to develop real or 1.2L.1 Describe the basic needs of living things. imagined experiences or events using effective technique, 2.2L.1 Describe life cycles of living things. well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. Science: Interaction and Change Language Arts: Language: Conventions of Standard English K.2P.1 Examine the different ways things move. 1.L.1, 2.L.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of stan- Science: Structure and Function dard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. K.1P.1 Compare and contrast characteristics of living and 1.L.2, 2.L.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of non-living things. standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling K.1L.1 Compare and contrast characteristics of plants when writing. and animals. Language Arts: Language: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use 1.1L.1 Compare and contrast characteristics among individu- K.L.5, 1.L.5, 2.L.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative lan- als within one plant or animal group. guage, word relationships and nuances in word meanings. 2.1L.1 Compare and contrast characteristics and behaviors of Language Arts: Literature: Key Ideas and Details plants and animals and the environments in which they live. K.RL.3, 1.RL.3, 2.RL.3 Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. Physical Education: Expressive and Efficient Moving PE.03.EE.01 Demonstrate mature form of basic locomotor patterns. PE.03.EE.04 Demonstrate three different step patterns and combinations of movements into repeatable sequences.

5 Season Images

Overview Activity Instructions

Frog and Toad enjoy different activities suited to particular sea- 1. Prep: Prepare large pieces of construction paper, markers, sons. Emphasize the cyclical nature of the play, the calendar year, and other art materials. If working with younger students, fold and characteristics of different seasons by having students divide paper and label each quadrant with the name of the seasons a sheet of paper into sections, and illustrating and writing about in advance. favorite seasonal activities. If you have more time, extend the activity into a classroom calendar or book. 2. Prompt: Distribute paper to students, and instruct them to fold the paper in half twice, creating 4 sections. Label each Grade Level section Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. PK-2 3. Picture: Explain to students that they should think of one activity they enjoy doing with others in each season. Once students have their ideas, instruct them to draw a picture of “Don’t be nervous, Toad. their activity in the appropriate quadrant. If working with older students, instruct them to write a sentence describing I’ll be behind you the each picture. 4. Discussion: What activities do Frog and Toad like doing in whole time.” each season? Discuss with students, and compare and contrast to their own choices as a group.

Variation: Younger Students Standards Create a class calendar on chart paper, with a column for each Social Sciences: Historical Thinking month of the year. With students, brainstorm favorite activities for 1.5 Use terms related to time to sequentially each month. If you have time, students can select a single month/ order events. activity to illustrate or write about. 1.6 Describe how clocks and calendars are used to measure time. Variation: Older Students Language Arts: Writing: Text Types and Purposes K.W. 3, 1.W.3, 2.W.3 Write narratives to If working with older students, create a class book about the develop real or imagined experiences or calendar year. Divide students into small groups, one group for events using effective technique, well- each month. chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. Arts: Create, Present and Perform AR.03.CP.01 Use experiences, imagination, essential elements and organizational principles to achieve a desired effect when creating, presenting, and/or performing works of art.

Length 45 minutes

Materials Large sheets of blank drawing paper

Markers and other art materials

6 Snail Mail Delivery

Overview

In A Year with Frog and Toad, Toad has to wait an entire year to get “I never get any letters. his letter, but when it arrives, the pleasant surprise is worth the wait. Assign each student a letter buddy, and instruct them to I have never ever gotten write a letter to their buddy describing a positive trait or favorite memory of them from this school year. After collecting the letters, a letter.” wait awhile to surprise your class with a mail delivery.

Grade Level Activity Instructions PK-2 1. Prep: In advance, assign each student a letter buddy. Standards 2. Prompt: In the play, Snail takes a very long time to deliver Language Arts: Writing: Text Types and Purposes Frog’s letter to Toad. When it arrives, Toad is surprised and K.W. 3, 1.W.3, 2.W.3 Write narratives to develop also very happy. Discuss with students why receiving a letter real or imagined experiences or events using ‘the old-fashioned way’ can be such a pleasant surprise. effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. 3. Letter Writing: Explain that students will be writing a letter to Language Arts: Language: Conventions of Standard English a fellow classmate describing something positive about that 1.L.1, 2.L.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of stan- person or a fond memory of them from this school year. dard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Distribute writing paper and envelopes. Tell each stu- 1.L.2, 2.L.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of dent who their letter buddy is — and remind them to standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling keep it a secret! when writing. b. Allow class time for students to write their letters and Length place them in an envelope with only their letter buddy’s 30-45 minutes (or assign as homework) name on it. Remind students about letter-writing conventions—a date, a greeting/salutation, and a signature. Materials c. If working with younger students, assign the letter as Writing paper homework so that a family member can help them write, or Envelopes have them work with an older reading buddy.

Pencils d. Collect all the letters and set them aside. If students ask, explain that the letters will be delivered soon. Colored pencils, markers, other art materials for decoration (optional) Optional: have students ‘post’ their letters in a classroom mailbox or other receptacle. Mailbox/receptacle (optional) 4. Mail Delivery! At random, surprise your class with a mail delivery. Discuss: How did getting your letter feel? Have you or your parents ever gotten an email or a message you were expecting? How were the two experiences different?

7 Science Connections

Overview

A Year with Frog and Toad is full of great science connections, “One thing will appreciation of the natural world, and scientific curiosity. Below is an overview of the science concepts that connect to the perfor- never change: mance, as well as some activity ideas to connect to your existing science curriculum. Frog and Toad

Grade Level will always be K-2 good friends.” Standards Science: Structure and Function K.1P.1 Compare and contrast characteristics Classroom Connections of living and non-living things. K.1L.1 Compare and contrast characteristics What is the difference between a frog and a toad? of plants and animals. Ask students to make predictions about the differences, and then 1.1L.1 Compare and contrast characteristics among individu- do research outside of class to investigate. Bring their research als within one plant or animal group. and evidence to class and discuss. 2.1L.1 Compare and contrast characteristics and behaviors of plants and animals and the environments in which they live. How does a garden grow? Science: Interaction and Change Ask students to recall what happens when Toad gets impatient 1.2L.1 Describe the basic needs of living things. with the seeds he plants for a garden. 2.2L.1 Describe life cycles of living things. Bring some seeds that can be sprouted indoors (marigolds work Length well), small paper cups, and soil. Have students plant their own Varies seeds (2-3 seeds per cup) and water. On planting day, ask students to make predictions about how long it will take for the seeds to Key Concepts and Vocabulary sprout. Water and observe daily. Metamorphosis Metamorphosis Amphibians Compare and contrast the life cycle of a frog and another animal that undergoes metamorphosis, like a butterfly. What are the dif- Hibernation ferent stages of development called? Habitat Survival of the amphibian Species What is an amphibian? Create a class Venn diagram to compare Life cycle and contrast mammals and amphibians.

Needs of living things Getting ready for winter What is migration? What is hibernation? Students do some Gardens and plants research about different species (good examples: bears, squir- rels, geese, frogs, etc.) to find out what that animal does to get ready for winter. After getting some answers, ask students to write a Winter Checklist—a list of things that an animal has to do to get ready for the cold.

8 Puppets and Character Traits

Overview Session Two 3. Prep: Create a set of adjective cards using the list below. Review character traits with students by creating simple puppets. Students use their Frog and Toad puppets to act out different 4. Prompt: Instruct students to get out their Frog and Toad pup- adjectives and decide which traits belong to each character. pets. Explain that you’ll be choosing different adjectives at random. Students should listen to each word and decide if Grade Level that word is a character trait belonging to Frog, Toad, or both. PK-2 Students should use their puppets to hold up and vote on which character gets the word. Standards 5. Pick a Card: Draw cards and have students vote. Have a chart Language Arts: Literature: Key Ideas and Details or space on the board to sort the adjectives (a Frog column, K.RL.3, 1.RL.3, 2.RL.3 Analyze how and why a Toad column, and a middle space for both). individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text. Language Arts: Language: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use “But Toad, I will be lonely.” K.L.5, 1.L.5, 2.L.5 Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings. Adjective Ideas Length Gloomy Humorous Two 30-45 minutes Adventurous Tall

Materials Shy Short Green and brown construction paper Cheerful Nervous Popsicle sticks (2 per student) Thoughtful Smart Tape or glue Generous Grouchy Markers Energetic Doubtful Scrap paper Curious Calm Adjective cards (see below for vocabulary suggestions) Sarcastic Kind Activity Instructions Extension Write different seasonal activities on slips of paper: riding a bike, Session One eating ice cream, planting a garden, building a snow man, cooking 1. Prep: Prepare popsicle sticks and puppet-making materials. a big dinner, making valentines, etc. Assign one activity per pair of To save time, have green and brown ovals cut ahead of time. students. One student is frog, one is toad and they use their puppets to act out what they think would happen. Ask students to 2. Puppet: Explain to students that they’ll be making two pup- recall the adjectives to make predictions about how these charac- pets — a Frog puppet and a Toad puppet. Students cut out a ters will feel and react. brown oval (Toad puppet) and a green oval (Frog puppet). Provide a tracing template if needed. Using scrap paper and markers, students create a face — eyes, mouth, nostrils. Attach a popsicle stick to the back of each puppet face with glue or tape.

9 Animal Relay

Overview Activity Instructions

Combine theater and physical education to get students think- 1. Prep: Find a large open space either inside or outside on the ing about how actors move their bodies on stage to portray playground. characters. Introduce the four different animal movements listed below (Frog, Toad, Snail, Bird), and then use the move- 2. Prompt: Explain to students that human actors will be playing ments in a relay race. animal characters in A Year with Frog and Toad. One way that actors portray the characters they’re playing is to use their Grade Level bodies to move like a particular animal. PK-2 3. Rehearsal: Group students in a large circle. Have them walk in the circle, moving counter-clockwise. Explain the following Standards four movements: Science: Interaction and Change a. Frog uses big hops to move. K.2P.1 Examine the different ways things move. Physical Education: Expressive and Efficient Moving b. Snail is very slow and glides along the floor by shuffling feet. PE.03.EE.01 Demonstrate mature form of basic locomotor patterns. c. Bird walks quickly while flapping arms. PE.03.EE.04 Demonstrate three different d. Toad uses small hops to move. step patterns and combinations of movements into repeatable sequences. Call out each animal while students walk in a circle and prac- tice each movement. Encourage students to make noises and Length Health faces that further enhance each animal character. Remind 20 minutes students to be respectful and aware of personal space.

Materials 4. Relay: Divide students into lines of four. The first student is Frog, the second is Snail, the third is Bird, the fourth is Toad. Open space Have students line up at one end of your space, and indicate a turn around point. To start the relay, all the Frogs do their animal movement to the other end of the space, turn around, run back, and tag the next person in line. After finishing their part “I swim as fast as Toads of the relay, instruct students to sit down. The first team to are meant to swim.” finish wins!

10 Reading List

Best friends Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto; illustrated by Ed Martinez. Maria Best Friends for Frances by Russell Hoban ; pictures by Lillian tries on her mother’s wedding ring while helping make tamales for Hoban. When Albert and his buddies have a “no girls” baseball a Christmas family get-together. Panic ensues when hours later, game, Frances and her sister organize a “Best Friends Outing – No she realizes the ring is missing. Boys. Frog/Toad characters The Wizard, the Fairy, and the Magic Chicken by Helen Lester; illus- Beware of the Frog by William Bee. Sweet old Mrs. Collywobbles trated by Lynn Munsinger. When three boastful magicians try to lives on the edge of a big, dark, scary wood, but has a pet frog to outdo one another, they create a problem that can be solved only protect her from greedy goblins, smelly trolls, and hungry ogres. when they work together. Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus. A tiny primordial tadpole grows into a Mr. Putter & Tabby Walk the Dog by Cynthia Rylant; illustrated by frog, feeling just as strong and powerful as the huge tyrannosau- Arthur Howard. When their neighbor Mrs. Teaberry hurts her foot, rus rex that stomps through the mud. Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby agree to walk her dog for a week, not knowing what they are in for. 999 Tadpoles by Ken Kimura; illustrated by Yasunari Murakami. 999 Tadpoles fit perfectly into a small pond, but when they grow into Should I share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems. Gerald the elephant frogs, it’s a different story. has a big decision to make, but will he make it in time? Froggy Gets Dressed by Jonathan London; illustrated by Frank Books that last a year/cycle stories Remkiewicz. Froggy hops out into the snow for a winter frolic but In the Town All Year ‘Round by Rotraut Susanne Berner. Pictures is called back by his mother to put on some necessary articles depict busy people in a town throughout the year. of clothing.

The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons. As the sea- City Dog, Country Frog; words by Mo Willems; pictures by Jon J sons pass, Arnold enjoys a variety of activities as a result of his Muth. Through the seasons, whenever City Dog visits the country apple tree. he runs straight for Country Frog’s rock to play games with him, but during the winter things change for them both. Our Seasons by Grace Lin and Ranida T. McKneally; illustrated by Grace Lin. Cheerful haiku accompany season-related ques- Commander Toad and the Dis-asteroid by Jane Yolen; pictures by tions and answers about weather, the natural world, and the Bruce Degen. Commander Toad and his spaceship Star Warts human body. answer a mysterious call for help from a flooded asteroid.

Different seasonal activities Pessimistic or anxious characters Time to Sleep by Denise Fleming. When Bear notices that winter is Terrific; story and pictures by Jon Agee. “Terrific,” says Eugene nearly here he hurries to tell Snail, after which each animal tells when he wins an all-expenses-paid cruise to Bermuda. “I’ll prob- another until finally the already sleeping Bear is awakened in his ably get a really nasty sunburn.” But Eugene’s luck is much worse den with the news. than that. His ship sinks, and he ends up stranded on a tiny island.

Mama, Is It Summer Yet? by Nikki McClure. As spring slowly Little Owl Lost by Chris Haughton. A newborn owl falls out of his turns to summer, a little boy builds a fort and plants a garden in nest and anxiously tries to find his mother, receiving help from impatient anticipation. various forest animals.

Tell Me a Season by Mary McKenna Siddals ; illustrated by Petra The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear Mathers. Nature displays different colors to announce the sea- by Don and Audrey Wood; illustrated by Don Wood. Little Mouse sons of the year and the time of day. worries that the big, hungry bear will take his freshly picked ripe, red strawberry for himself. We Were Tired of Living in a House by Liesel Moak Skorpen; illustrated by Joe Cepeda. Four children, a cat, and a dog move to a Provided by: tree, a raft, a cave, and finally the seashore, enjoying each new dwelling until they discover its drawbacks.

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