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HABITATS

Giant Anthill
Children will make a paper model of an anthill.

Lesson Objective
Children will learn about ants and how they live in an anthill, which is an ant habitat.
(Science) Science
What You'll Need
- Large roll of brown butcher paper
- New, unsharpened pencils with erasers – 1 per child
- Black tempera paint – 1 bottle
- Small paper plates – 1 per child
- Black crayons – 1 per child plus a few extra
- Masking tape
What To Do
- Cut a giant anthill shape out of the butcher paper.
- Using black crayons have the class help you draw rooms and tunnels all through the anthill.
- Show the children how to dip the eraser end of the pencil into the black paint and make three eraser prints in a row onto the anthill.
- Distribute a pencil and a plate of black paint to each child.
- Let the children make as many ant prints as they like.
- When they are done, have the children wash their hands and put away paint and pencils. This will give the paint time to dry.
- Display the giant anthill in your classroom.
Resources
Home School Resources
Home educators: use these printable lesson PDFs to teach this lesson to your home schoolers. They're available in English and Spanish.
Content Provided By
Common Core State Standards Initiative – These lessons are aligned with the Common Core State Standards ("CCSS"). The CCSS provide a consistent, clear understanding of the concepts and skills children are expected to learn and guide teachers to provide their students with opportunities to gain these important skills and foundational knowledge [1]. (External) Visit the CCSS