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Ants!

Spring Exhibit was two weeks ago and our theme was ants.  I finally finished putting my Ant Unit together, so I thought I would share the ant themed photos and the link to my Ant Unit.  I am so done with ants!  Unfortunately, it looks like I will have the nasty harvester ants in the gel ant farm for a while.  Click {here} to read about my ant wrangling adventures.  This new gel ant farm was so much easier to get them into.
My very creative co-workers came up with the ideas for ant faces on the bodies and the “If I Were an Ant” writing prompts.  One of my students wrote, “If I were an ant, a candle would seem like an inferno.”

The page toppers for the “Dear Ant Bully” persuasive letters were inspired by the teachers at Peace, Love, and Kindergarten.  I have included the activity and tracers {here} for free!

Click the cover below to check out my Ant Unit on TpT!

 

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  1. applesandabcs

    May 29, 2012 at 3:52 am

    Your ant unit is so creative! I love all of the photos! 🙂

    Michelle
    Apples and ABC's

  2. Rachelle

    May 29, 2012 at 4:01 am

    WOWWOWOWO!!! It all look so great, Erica! Great work!!!!!!!!

  3. Amanda

    May 29, 2012 at 5:36 am

    Looks great!! I love the Ant Bully letters. Thanks for the freebie!

    Amanda
    First Grade Garden

  4. Tara

    May 29, 2012 at 9:57 am

    So super cute!!! Love all the craftivities (ok either not a word or I spelled it wrong…) that you did with it! Where do you find the time??? I have been meaning to email you and then life/work got in the way…you invited me to your classroom pets blog and then my hamster died 🙁 and my rabbit I had to bring home because it got into a fight with my roomies rabbit and hers was there first…..anywho, I now have the cutest, little fat guinea pig…her name is Blossom. I know you have one cuz I remember reading your adorable post about shopping for it:) Would love to chat with you about them:)

    4th Grade Frolics

  5. meadowt

    May 29, 2012 at 11:16 am

    You ant unit looks wonderful! Thanks for the freebie!
    Barbara
    happyteachingfirst.blogspot.com

  6. Miss Kindergarten

    May 29, 2012 at 1:38 pm

    I think it's your best unit yet!!!!

  7. Heather's Heart

    May 29, 2012 at 2:43 pm

    You have some serious cuteness going on!

    Thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas! =)

    Heather
    Heather's Heart

  8. Mrs. Cupcake

    May 29, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    This unit makes ants look good!! hehe 🙂
    ❤Teri
    A Cupcake for the Teacher

  9. Tanya

    May 29, 2012 at 9:25 pm

    Those crafty little ants are adorable! Too cute!
    ☺ Tanya

    First Grade is Fantabulous!

  10. Lisa R.

    May 29, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    I just adore all of your creations and units!!! It looks GREAT!!

    Lisa
    Learning Is Something to Treasure

  11. She Said G Said

    May 30, 2012 at 2:36 am

    It is clear the ants go marching in all their cute glory in your hallways. So fun getting an inside look. I mentioned you again on my blog! I couldn't help it you have great blog tips. Love your unit!

    She
    Sprinkle Teaching Magic

  12. Heather at Teach It Today!

    May 30, 2012 at 4:50 am

    Awesome ideas! Looks like you all had a lot of fun.

    Heather at TeachItToday

  13. Eileen Griffin

    May 30, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    I love this ant unit! I cannot wait to put it in my cart for next year! Also, I want to thank you for inspiring me to have a class pet. I now have a little hamster sharing our learning space in second grade and the kids LOVE her , May. I downloaded your pets in the classroom unit and it really helped to get me started. Thank you for sharing such great ideas and resources!
    Eileen Griffin
    Second Grade Sunshine

  14. Christie

    May 30, 2012 at 4:26 pm

    Hey Erica! LOVE the ants! We did a fun little ANTonym craftivity a few weeks ago & this would go great with it-need this for next year! Looks ADORBS!!!
    Christie 🙂
    First Grade Fever

  15. Mrs. Lirette

    May 31, 2012 at 2:37 am

    I'm in love with your "Dear Ant Bully" people! That curly hair is adorable! Thanks for the templates! 🙂

    Mary
    Mrs. Lirette's Learning Detectives

  16. Deana

    May 31, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    Those ants are so stinkin' cute! Love it!

    Primary Punch

  17. Deanna Jump

    June 2, 2012 at 1:57 am

    Erica, So stinkin' cute! I want to come be in your class. 🙂

  18. simon choo

    June 3, 2012 at 7:06 am

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  19. Miss DeCarbo

    June 3, 2012 at 6:14 pm

    So adorable! I love the ant crafts. 🙂

    Second Grade Sugar and Spice

  20. Suzun

    April 16, 2013 at 10:15 pm

    Thank you so much for posting the tracers for the "Dear Ant Bully" project! I was getting ready to draw some pieces, but since I'm not an artist at all I decided to search first. So glad I did!!

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