How are ant colonies like communities? How are they good examples of diligence and industriousness?


Grade Levels: 3-4

One-week, 60 page unit

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How are ant colonies like communities? How are they good examples of diligence and industriousness?


Find out as you observe ants, and draw conclusions about their behaviors. Learn about an ant’s body structure, the four stages of its life cycle, and ant colonies. Understand how an ecosystem functions, and build a model. Develop writing skills as the child creates a haiku and a persuasive essay. Identify types of sentences, and use possessive nouns. Review addition and subtraction facts to twenty, write addition and subtraction equations, and add two-digit numbers with regrouping. Differentiate between lines and curves, create drawings using line segments and curves, and create symmetrical drawings. Sing a fun song about ants! Read some great literature and discover the trouble with ants.


Skills List

Sample Lesson

Sample Worksheet


AntsUnit Study Includes:

Documentation of skills taught within the unit study

Detailed lesson plans

Step-by-step instructions for teaching your child

Activities for different learning styles

Enrichment activities to challenge advanced learners

Handwriting guidelines

Worksheets for practice with each lesson

Reading practice pages

Literature List

Materials List

Templates for resources:

  • Calendar
  • Hundred Chart
  • Spelling Squares
  • Place Value Board
  • Base Ten Pieces

Grade levels: 3-4

This is a one-week, 60 page unit.

Student workbook pages are designed to reinforce the daily concepts and are included within the unit.


Format: downloadable or loose-leaf

Number of Pages: 48 pages

Publisher: A+ Publishing LLC

Publication Date: 2017

Dimensions: 8.5” x 11”