Harvester Ants Arrive in First Grade

First grade teachers setting up their new ant farms!

If you think that you are seeing more bugs than usual in the first grade classrooms, you are right! Classes welcomed their new clear habitats full of harvester ants. Students will have the opportunity to observe behaviors such as chamber and tunnel-making.

The first tunnel of Ms. O'Brien's ant habitat

These ant farms offer many science and literacy connections. Want to rethink the life of the lowly ant? Try reading Hey, Little Ant by Phillip Hoose, or enjoy this video read-aloud, and let it spark a family conversation.