Tape the story for children at a Listening Post to listen. Children listen to the tape again and say the rhyming words. For a follow-up activity the children complete a cloze activity. Write the story on a large piece of paper. Ask children to innovate various actions, such as clapping or body movements Use the story for Reader's Theatre.
Children act out the story.
Leave out words. Ask children to innovate on the text. Type the story, cut in sections. Photocopy for children to sequence the story in the correct order. Photocopy a picture of two ants.