Ants
by Deborah Hodge


from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Don't step on that ant! Get down on your hands and knees and STUDY it! How many body parts does an ant have? What is it carrying? Where does it live? Ants are fascinating insects! Now, you can find out more in when you read Ants by Deborah Hodge! Here you will find projects to do with your friends! The scientific drawings and full-color close-ups of ants in their natural habitats will bring you face-to-face with these interesting bugs.

Internet Extensions

Ants Internet Quest

GAKKEN'S PHOTO ENCYCLOPEDIA "ANTS"

Go to the Ant: Ant Feats

Carpenter Ants

Ant Web

All About Ants

Ant Diagram

Fire Ants

Fire Ants from Australia

Wikipedia Encyclopedia of Ants

Buy an Ant Farm

Literary Connections:

The Fascinating World of Ants by Angels Julivert

Thinking about Ants by Barbara Brenner

The Magic School Bus Gets Ants in its Pants by Joanna Cole

Are You an Ant? by Judy Allen

The unit for Ants in Springboards contains 15 pages of activities that include:

Organization of a Nonfiction Book
Crossword Puzzle

Art
Cooperation Song
Comparison of Ants and Spiders
Springboard Cards for Discussion
Writing Activities: A Letter to Grandma and The Important Thing about Ants
Readers Theater
Multiple Choice Comprehension
Cooperation Activity

Repeated Reading Chart

The Kids Wings Unit for Ants is part of a collection of 40 units in Springboards for 2006. We guarantee you will LOVE the activities because YOUR KIDS WILL LOVE THEM!

A Kids Wings' Unit
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