The Ants go Marching

(If you don't know the tune now's the time to look it up!)

The Ants go Marching (Montessori style!) 
The ants go marching to the snack
Uh oh!
Uh oh!
The ants go marching to the snack
Uh oh!
Uh oh!
What will we do?
Are they 'fire' ants?
Let me get them!
No, don't crush the ants!
And they all go marching under the wall
to get away from the kids
Boom, boom, boom, boom
Boom, boom, boom boom

Ants outside ='s some excitement
Ants inside ='s HUGE excitement

Don't ask me why, maybe it's because there aren't any ants outside in the winter? Either way there's been several large crowds at random times of the day when a child spots an ant. The little insects are quite attracted to our snack area due to the large amounts of crumbs available (especially on granola bar day!) We've got children who insist that they are "fire" ants (my co-teacher is kind of regretting having that bug book out on the shelf!) and are half afraid of being bitten. Then on the opposite end of the spectrum are the children who can't wait to crush the insects underfoot. If I were those ants....I wouldn't risk the visit.