Ants on a Twig
Imagine that you are an ant! What would it be like to carry ten times your weight? What would your adventure be? Would you meet new friends while you collect leaves or would you save the day by protecting ant pupa from invading insect armies?
Project WILD’s activity “Ants on a Twig” is a great activity for kids of all ages, even the kids at heart. Ants have fascinated kids through the years. Observing insects in their natural habitat can be great experiences. Have kids sit on a log and watch the insects interact. Ask what they learned from watching the insects react to the change in their environment. You can also do an insect scavenger hunt by finding the type of food certain ants would eat or by finding different species of ants. Please remember to respect the insects’ habitat and take care to avoid harmful insects.
Book List
Grades PreK-2
Ashley, S., Nations, S. 2003. Ants. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Beech, L. 1996. Magic School Bus Gets Ants in Its Pants. Perma-Bound Books.
Brenner, B. 1996. Thinking About Ants. Mondo Publishing.
Hoose, P. and H Hoose. 1998. Hey, Little Ant. Ten Speed Press.
Humphries, T. 2004. Are You an Ant? Kingfisher.
Micucci, C. 2006. The Life and Times of the Ant. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Pinczes, E. 1999. One Hundred Hungry Ants. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Rockwell, A. 2001. Bugs Are Insects. Harper Collins Publishers.
Seuss, Dr. 1999. On Beyond Bugs: All About Insects. Random House Children’s Books.
Stockdale, S. 1999. Nature’s Paintbrush: The Patterns and Colors Around You. Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Grades 3-5
Ashley, S. and S. Nations. 2003. Ants. Gareth Stevens Publishing.
Dorros, A. 1988. Ant Cities. Harper Collins Publishers.
Fowler, A. 1998. Inside an Ant Colony. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Hodge, D. 2004. Ants. Kids Can Press, Limited.
Holldobler, B. 1998. Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration. Harvard University Press.
Hoose, P., Hoose, H. 1998. Hey, Little Ant. Ten Speed Press.
Micucci, C. 2006. The Life and Times of the Ant. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Parramon, J.M. and M.A. Julivert. 1991. Fascinating World of Ants. Barron's Educational Series, Incorporated.
Pinczes, E. 1999. One Hundred Hungry Ants. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Poole, A. 2000. Ant and the Grasshopper. Holiday House, Inc.
Tschinkel, W. 2006. The Fire Ants. Harvard University Press.
Winner, C. 2004. Everything Bug: What Kids Really Want to Know About Insects and Spiders. T&N Children’s Publishing.
Grades 6-8
Tschinkel, W. 2006. The Fire Ants. Harvard University Press.
Grades 6-8
Holldobler, B. 1998. Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration. Harvard University Press.
Tschinkel, W. 2006. The Fire Ants. Harvard University Press.
Grades 9-12
Holldobler, B. 1998. Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration. Harvard University Press.
