Ants in Your Pants!

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Materials

none

Instructions

1. Ask the children to form a circle and
sit down.
2. Sing the following song with
the children:
I Have Two Legs by
Shyamala Shanmugasundaram
(Tune: "Are You Sleeping?")
I have two legs. (raise two fingers)
I have two legs. (raise two fingers)
So have you. (turn to the left)
So have you. (turn to the right)
Ants have six legs, (raise six fingers)
Spiders have eight legs, (raise eight fingers)
Did you know? (turn to the left)
Did you know? (turn to the right)
Teacher - to - Teacher Tip
* Create spiders by rolling playdough into a ball for the body and adding bendy
straws for the legs.
Assessment
Consider the following:
* Can the children differentiate between an ant and a

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