When reading the story, ask questions about the ants. Also, refer to the song we sang the day before and ask the students what the difference is between the ants and other insects body parts. Song is written in the book. Cut ant shapes from construction paper and glue paper clips to other side of the shapes. When dry, put ants on paper plate nests with paper clip side facing down.
Place magnets underneath plates to cause ant to scurry about.
Manipulate ants along tunnels to different rooms. Each student will be given 1 canister with a scent and will have to match that scent to one found in the room. This is a means of communication between ants and a way in which they can find their home. If you take one ant from one mound and place him in a different mound, the ants will fight because he doe not have the same scent. For the snack, the students will build an ant mound with pudding, oreo cookies, ant chocolate covered raisins.