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Leaping Frogs

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Students work to gain fluency and become successful readers through repeated readings. In this frog-themed instructional activity, they complete one-minute timed readings with a partner and show their progress as they move paper frogs across lily pads.

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2nd - 4th
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English Language Arts
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