One Hundred Hungry Ants

One hundred hungry ants smell a picnic, and line up single file. The smallest ant suggests that it would be faster if they go by 2's, then 4's, then 5's, and then 10's. Can they get to the picnic in time?

This book can be used to introduce division and the factors of 100.

Ant cutouts could also be arranged in arrays to show rectangular and square arrangements, as well as the commutative property.

Learn more about ants
The scientific study of ants is called myrmecology
Ant facts
How to build an ant farm

Factual books about ants:
     The Life and Times of the Ant, Micucci
    The Ants, Holldobler
    The Fascinating World of Ants, Julivert
    Thinking About Ants, Brenner
    Are You an Ant? Humphries  

Fictional books about ants:
    A Remainder of One, MacKain
    The Ants Go Marching, Beall
    The Ants Go Marching, Luders
    An Ant's Day Off, Becker
    The Ants Came Marching In, Kelly
    Hey Little Ant, Hoose
    The Little Red Ant and the Great Big Crumb, Mora
    The Magic Schoolbus Gets Ants in its Pants, Cole
    The 512 Ants on Sullivan Street, Losi
    Evil Queen Tut and the Great Ant Pyramids, Greenburg
    Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion, Kline
    City Under the Back Steps, Lampman