This fun literacy bag based on HERMIT CRABS is a perfect companion for Eric
Carle's A House for Hermit Crab. Inside the cute hand-painted canvas bag, you
will find ELEVEN teacher-created educational activities from the areas of
math,language, reading and science. Activities are printed on quality card stock,
laminated in thick laminating pouches, cut out and ready to use. Included:
1. HAND-PAINTED CANVAS BAG
2. A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF HERMIT CRAB: Match the description of who hermit
crab met each month to the correct month on the mat.
3. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?: Draw a line to match the sea creature from the
story with the words used to describe it in A House for Hermit Crab.
4. ADDITION GAME: Draw an addition game card. Move your crab token to the
next shell that has the correct sum. The person who makes it to the last shell
first wins.
5. VOCABULARY MATCHING: Read the definition of each vocabulary word on
the vocabulary cards. Then, look at the vocabulary picture page. Circle the
vocabulary word under the picture that best describes it.
6. ABC ORDER: Put the vocabulary cards in ABC order.
7. SIZE ORDERING: Put the five hermit crab pictures in size order from smallest
to largest.
8. HERMIT CRAB DIAGRAM: Label the diagram of the hermit crab using the
word from the box.
9. NUMBER COMPARISON: Compare the numbers in each house using <, > or =.
(Hint: Think of the sign as an open alligator mouth--it will want to eat the biggest
number.)
10. WRITING ACTIVITY: The hermit crab's shell is his home. It provides him with
safety. Write a sentence telling why your home is important to you. Draw a
picture of your home.
11. MEMORY MATCH GAME: Turn over the set of picture cards and word cards.
Play a memory match game to match each picture from the story with its correct
name.
12. WHERE DOES IT LIVE? Place the cut outs to show where you would find
them. (On the shore, on the rocks/tidal pool or in the ocean.)
13. OCEAN LIFE STAMPS: Use the ocean life stamps to stamp a pattern, create
math story problems or decorate a writing activity.
14. PARENT LETTER: Explaining how to do each activity
Carle's A House for Hermit Crab. Inside the cute hand-painted canvas bag, you
will find ELEVEN teacher-created educational activities from the areas of
math,language, reading and science. Activities are printed on quality card stock,
laminated in thick laminating pouches, cut out and ready to use. Included:
1. HAND-PAINTED CANVAS BAG
2. A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF HERMIT CRAB: Match the description of who hermit
crab met each month to the correct month on the mat.
3. WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?: Draw a line to match the sea creature from the
story with the words used to describe it in A House for Hermit Crab.
4. ADDITION GAME: Draw an addition game card. Move your crab token to the
next shell that has the correct sum. The person who makes it to the last shell
first wins.
5. VOCABULARY MATCHING: Read the definition of each vocabulary word on
the vocabulary cards. Then, look at the vocabulary picture page. Circle the
vocabulary word under the picture that best describes it.
6. ABC ORDER: Put the vocabulary cards in ABC order.
7. SIZE ORDERING: Put the five hermit crab pictures in size order from smallest
to largest.
8. HERMIT CRAB DIAGRAM: Label the diagram of the hermit crab using the
word from the box.
9. NUMBER COMPARISON: Compare the numbers in each house using <, > or =.
(Hint: Think of the sign as an open alligator mouth--it will want to eat the biggest
number.)
10. WRITING ACTIVITY: The hermit crab's shell is his home. It provides him with
safety. Write a sentence telling why your home is important to you. Draw a
picture of your home.
11. MEMORY MATCH GAME: Turn over the set of picture cards and word cards.
Play a memory match game to match each picture from the story with its correct
name.
12. WHERE DOES IT LIVE? Place the cut outs to show where you would find
them. (On the shore, on the rocks/tidal pool or in the ocean.)
13. OCEAN LIFE STAMPS: Use the ocean life stamps to stamp a pattern, create
math story problems or decorate a writing activity.
14. PARENT LETTER: Explaining how to do each activity
| HERMIT CRABS |
| Price: $23.99 |