Engage young marine biologists in a reading of Eric Carle's A House for Hermit Crab with a fun hands-on activity. Given a set of clipart images of the different aquatic animals that appear in the book, children identify each one during a read-aloud of the story and glue them onto a large sheet of paper with a hermit crab drawn on it.

Concepts

hermit crabs, crabs, crustaceans, eric carle, marine life

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Additional Tags

habitat, hermit crabs, perspectives, protection, shells, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Take time during the read-aloud for children to share what they know about each animal encountered in the book
• For older readers, extend learning by having them research their favorite marine animal

Classroom Considerations

Pros

• A fun and simple activity that supports reading comprehension

Cons

• Required materials must be created by the teacher ahead of time