Ants, Ants, Ants

Our theme at Susan's this week: Ants!!  During the warm months in Saskatchewan these little critters can be found outdoors in many places.  The children love to watch them and study their behaviour.  While doing hands-on activities and crafts, the children learn many cool things about ants such as:

*they can carry up to 20x their body weight
*they have two stomachs: one is for themselves and the other is to share with others
*ants have six legs
*ants are excellent team workers
*ants can be many different colours (ex. red, black, and yellow)
*and, according to the children, the red ants are BAD!