Use any one of these fun art projects to augment your studies on frogs:
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Ant Hill Art Project
Here is a fun and hands-on way to solidify the teaching of an ants body. Children will use their own fingers to create the three segments that make up an ant. This ant craft makes for a great place to display any poetry or learning statements that children have written about ants. Read More…
Ant On My Plate Art Project
Use this fun little ant craft as a follow-up art project after reading your favorite book about ants. Need help selecting a good read? Be sure to check out our picks for ant books.
Recommended Grade Level: PreK-1
Supplies Needed:
paper plate (1 per child)
picnic food template (1 per child)
glue sticks
medium-sized black pom poms (3 per child)
googly eyes (2 per child)
black pipe cleaners (1 per child-cut into 6 segments to form legs)
hot glue gun
hot glue
Directions:
Allow time for students to color, cut out, and glue on their picnic food pieces to the paper plate. While children are working (or you can make ahead of time), hot glue three pom poms together in a row to form an ant. Bend the ends of each pipe cleaner down to form feet. Hot glue the center of each pipe cleaner to the underside of the last two pom poms that form each ant. Hot glue the eyes on the front of the ant. Children can then have fun pretending their ant is eating all the food on the plate!
Little Cloud Art Project
This activity was created as a follow-up to the story “Little Cloud”. Blue construction paper and some cotton balls create a simple way for children to connect with the story and the environment.
Recommended Grade Level: PreK-1
Supplies Needed:
blue construction paper
glue (liquid in bottle)
cotton balls (3-5 per student)
Directions:
After reading the story, encourage students to look around the room and think about all the different things that clouds can look like. Encourage students to use their imaginations to think of something they would like to create. Demonstrate how to stretch and pull the cotton balls apart to form different looks. Allow students time to manipulate their cotton. Once completed, provide glue. Remind students that much is not needed to hold the glue in place! Taking phrases from the book (e.g. “Little Cloud changed into…”), have students dictate what their cloud is and write it on their creation.
A House For Hermit Crab Art Project
This activity was created as a follow-up to the story “A House for Hermit Crab”. I love the use of texture in this project. For students with fine motor difficulty, have the legs and the eyes of the crab pre-cut.
Recommended Grade Level: PreK-1
Supplies Needed:
Hermit Crab Worksheet (replica taken from the book)
card stock or tagboard (print on for durability)
Crayons, markers, or paints
Glue (liquid in bottle)
Scissors
Styrofoam bowl
sand
seashells
shoebox
hot glue (optional, but may be necessary)
Directions:
Have children color/paint and cut out the “Hermit Crab” printable. Next, glue must be applied to the outside of the Styrofoam bowl. This is best done by applying the liquid glue with a brush to make sure it is evenly and thinly distributed. Using a shoebox, place the Styrofoam bowl inside. The box is used to catch the sand and avoid a huge mess. Have student sprinkle sand to cover the outside of the bowl. Lift bowl to gently shake off any excess sand. Finally, seashells can be glued to the outside of the bowl. *If the shells do not want to stick, hot gluing them will make them stick. I hope it is obvious that hot gluing would most definitely be done by the adult! Once the bowl is completely dry, attach to hermit crab with glue.
