Materials
A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle
Drawing paper
Crayons
Instructions
1. Read the book A House for Hermit Crab.
2. Ask the children to draw and color a house for their hermit crab and then draw a hermit crab beside it.
3. Ask the children to dictate a story telling why their house would be a cozy or uncomfortable home for a hermit crab. The stories may be made into a class book.More to doGames: Play crab soccer or have hermit crab relays.Math: Graph the hermit crab homes based on their coziness or suitability for a hermit crab.More science: Let the children bring something from home that would make a good house for a hermit crab.
