Another morning learning all about ants! We read a great story about a few ants who certainly learned a lesson and more about the homes they build. Then we reviewed the life cycle, worked on letters and patterns, and completed an ant drawing. These little guys are so rad.

• Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg
• Ants and Their Nests by Linda Tagliaferro
• Life Cycles by DK
• Black ant life cycle and drawing worksheet by @brighterdaypress
• Pattern worksheet by @superstarworksheets
• Letter N worksheet by therelaxedhomeschool.com

It’s Black Garden Ants Week in our nature study! I’ve always thought ants were super cool so I’m excited we get to learn more about them. We started with a good book about how they mate, work, and what they eat and looked at some real life pictures. Then we studied their anatomy and life cycle, had a number lesson with cute cutouts, reviewed the letter A, had line work practice. While Elliot was tracing our read aloud was a classic story, The Ant and the Grasshopper. He also created his own little ant underground scene.

• Are You an Ant? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries
• Ants by Sophie Lockwood
• Animal Stories – Cottage Door Press
• Black ant unit by @brighterdaypress
• Black garden ant anatomy print by @gabitatemporium
• Garden tracing worksheet by @superstarworksheets