Thanks to Ash Fackrell, school teacher and blogger at Stuff by Ash for reviewing Hey, Little Ant in her “Read with Me Wednesday” feature. “I love that it teaches about tolerance and respect in a way everyone can understand. I let the kids discuss in groups what they would do if they were the kid… Read more »
From a 2nd Grader in the beautiful South: “The boy should not sqishe the ant. If they switced the boy would not like to get killed. The boy is killing nature. ants are a part of nature. The ant’s would not like it. Let the ant live.”
From a thoughtful second grader: “I think the boy shouldn’t squish the ant because he should think about his actions. He should think about how it would feel to be like the ant. What if he was the ant and the ant was him? If the kid hurts the ant and the ant had a… Read more »
This great second grader answered the challenge with: “Hey little ant, The kid says, “”I didn’t see you there!”” He cups his hands and the ant climbs in. The kid lowers the ant by the nearest anthill. Soon his friend asks him why didn’t you squish it? “Well, if you were a ant would you… Read more »
The Hey, Little Ant Essay Challenge went international today with the submission of amazing essays from a third grade classroom in Alberta. “I will not harm you little ant. I will let you go back to your family and your little town too. I will not do what the other kids think. I will not… Read more »