rainforestbees

Ants

TSW sing �Ant Chant.�
Left and right, left and right,
Ants work hard all day and night.
Left and right, left and right,
Don�t get left, step just right.

Ants go Marching
The ants go marching one-by-one Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching one-by-one Hurrah! Hurrah!
The ants go marching one-by-one
The little one stopped to suck his thumb
And they all went marching
Down, around the town
Boom boom boom
The ants go marching two-by-two...
continue the verses with these changes:
Two-by-two: tie his shoe
Three-by-three: climb a tree
Four-by-four: close the door
Five-by-five: Do a jive
Six-by-six: pick up sticks
Seven-by-seven: go to Heaven
Eight-by-eight: close the gate
Nine-by-nine: check the time
Ten-by-ten: start again

Procedure 1:
a. TSW predict what happens in One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J. Pinczes
b. TTW read the story.
c. TSW answer comprehension questions about the story.

Procedure 2:
a. TTW tell the students facts about ants.
b. TSW tell what they have learned about ants.

Procedure 3:
a. TSW find an anthill near the school.
b. TSW different foods near the anthill (of course close supervision!).
c. TSW observe what happens.
d. TSW graph the food according to the rate they were eaten.

Procedure 4:
a. TSW go to the web site http://www.stevesantfarm.com to see a real life ant
farm.
b. TSW tell what they have learned.

Procedure 5:
a. TTW give student an ant to color.
b. TSW color the ants.

Bees

Pre-instructional:
TSW sing �4 Layers of the Rainforest.�

Bee

There was a bee-i-ee-i-ee,
Sat on a wall i-all-i-all,
And he could sting i-ing-i-ing,
And that's not all-i-all-i-all,
There was a boy -i-oy-i-oy-i-oy,
Who had a stick -i-ick-i-ick,
He gave that bee-i-ee-i-ee,
An awful lick i-ick-i-ick,
And then that bee i-ee-i-ee
Began to sting i-ing-i-ing
He stung that boy i-oy-i-oy
Like anything i-ing-i-ing,
And then that boy i-oy-i-oy
Began to yell i-ell-i-ell
He told that bee i-ee-i-ee
To go to---way down yonder in the corn-patch,
Where they don't sell lemonade or pop-pop-bang.

Procedure 1:
a. TSW predict what happens in The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco.
b. TTW read the story.
c. TSW answer comprehension questions about the story.

Procedure 2:
a. TTW tell the students facts about bees.
b. TSW tell what they have learned about bees.

Procedure 3:
a. TTW give each student a pattern of a bee.
b. TSW trace feelers and strips onto black construction paper.
c. TSW color and cutout the bee�s eyes, nose, and mouth.
d. TSW gather white tissue paper and place it in the center of the bee.
e. TSW glue the body parts on the bee�s body.
f. TTW display the student�s work.