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Hey, Little Ant

May 18, 2020

Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose is a great picture book to share with your students when teaching point of view or opinion writing. I want to share several activities you can pair with this book.

Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose is a great picture book to share with your students when teaching point of view or opinion writing. I want to share several activities you can pair with this book.

 

About the Book

What would you do if the ant you were about to step on looked up and started talking? Would you stop and listen? What if your friends saw you hesitate? That’s what happens in this funny, thought-provoking book. Originally a song by a father-daughter team, this conversation between two creatures, large and small, is bound to inspire important discussions. It might even answer that classic childhood question: To squish or not to squish?

If you don’t already have a copy of this book in your school or classroom library, you can find it on Amazon.

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Hey, Little Ant Writing Craft

At the end of the story, the authors leave the fate of the ant up to the reader. To squish, or not to squish? Students will form an opinion using text evidence. They can use this graphic organizer organizer to record their ideas. I have also included a set of sentence starters to help younger writers get their thoughts on paper.

While reading Hey, Little Ant students will determine whether they want to squish or save the ant. Students can use this graphic organizer and sentence starter page to help organize their opinion paragraph.

Once students have written a paragraph, they can add a kid craft as a writing topper. The glasses are optional.

After reading Hey, Little Ant students can decide if they would rather squish or save the ant. Students can attach this kid craft as a topper to their opinion paragraph.

 

Hey Little Ant Activities

This book companion also has a large focus on comprehension. This resource has 12 comprehension questions to help guide the discussion as you read the book. Students can also respond to these questions in writing.

These 12 comprehension questions will help guide your discussion as you read Hey, Little Ant. Students can also respond to these questions in writing.

 

Hey, Little Ant is a great story for discussing point of view. While reading the book, students can record the reasons the boy wants to squish the ant as well as reasons the ant doesn’t deserve to be squished.

Hey, Little Ant is a great story for discussing point of view. While reading the book, students can record the reasons the boy wants to squish the ant as well as reasons the ant doesn't deserve to be squished.

 

Once students have completed the Point of View activity, they will be ready to complete this “Who Said That?” activity. There are six statement cards. Students will cut and glue them below the character in the story who said those words.

After reading Hey, Little Ant students can complete this "Who Said That?" activity. There are six statements from the book said by either the boy or the ant.

 

You’ll also find several options for students to either retell or summarize the story. Because many students can relate to this story, I have included an option for making connections, too.

Students can retell, summarize, or make connections to the book Hey, Little Ant with these graphic organizers.

 

If you choose not to do the writing craft, your students can take a poll to determine how many students would choose to squish or save the ant. I have also included a book review page.

After reading Hey, Little Ant, students can poll their classmates to determine how many would squish or save the ant. Students can also complete this book review page.

 

To extend their learning, students can research more about ants on their own. I have included several graphic organizers for them to collect their information. You can pick and choose the pages that work best for your students.

After reading Hey, Little Ant, your students can research ants on their own. Students can record their new learning on these graphic organizers.

 

Hey, Little Ant Digital Activities

With many classrooms going digital, I decided to add some digital options to this book companion. In addition to the printable PDF, you will find a Slides link that can be used with Google Classroom. I have also included a fillable student PDF. Please note: the digital options do not include the writing craft.

This book companion for Hey, Little Ant contains a Slides link so it can be used in Google Classroom with your students.

 

You can find all of these activities in my picture book companion for Hey, Little Ant:

 

 

If you enjoy this resource, be sure to check out these book activities.

Happy Reading!

Hey, Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose is a great picture book to share with your students when teaching point of view or opinion writing. I want to share several activities you can pair with this book.

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