The Ants Go Marching

After reviewing that A is for Apple, I showed the students the book that I was going to read them and asked them what's on the cover -- Ants. We made the "A" sound together, and then I told them that the word "Ant", like "Apple", also begins with the letter "A". Then we sang this song together~ Some visitors came while we were having a lesson, so the kids were a little bit distracted. So when we sang the song, I didn't ask them to do the movements. Instead, we just clapped our hands and sang. When we sing the song again tomorrow, we'll move with the music!

The Ants Go Marching

The ants go marching 1 by 1, Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching 1 by 1, Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching 1 by 1, the little one stopped to suck his thumb,
And they all go marching down, around, and underground!

The ants go marching 2 by 2, Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching 2 by 2, Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching 2 by 2, the little one stopped to tie his shoes,
And they all go marching down, around, and underground!

The ants go marching 3 by 3, Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching 3 by 3, Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching 3 by 3, the little one stopped to climb the tree,
And they all go marching down, around, and underground!

The ants go marching 4 by 4, Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching 4 by 4, Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching 4 by 4, the little one stopped to shut the door,
And they all go marching down, around, and underground!

The ants go marching 5 by 5, Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching 5 by 5, Hoorah! Hoorah!
The ants go marching 5 by 5, the little one stopped to jump and dive,
And they all go marching down, around, and underground!

After singing, I read them a book about ants, telling them information like ants are very tiny but strong, they have 3 body parts, 6 legs and 2 antennae, etc. After reading and discussing, I showed them the craft that I prepared for today -- fingerpaint ants marching by the hill of "A"~ Before I asked them to go to the table to do their work, I let each of them come up to the board to write the upper case A, so that I know who knows how to write it and who still needs more help.

When they sat at the table, I held their fingers to show them how to make the 3 body parts with 3 fingerprints, and I helped them draw the 6 little legs afterwards. When we were waiting for the paint to dry, I gave them a tracing page to work on. I think they're really getting familiar with the letter "A" now~~

Giada's ants:


Sophie's ants:


Shriyans' ants: