Week 5 · Weaver Ant

Annie the Team Ant

Annie shows you how to play and work together so you can be a great teammate.

TeamworkBrown StripeMany Hands Superpower

A single ant can carry many times its own weight, but a colony can move things no ant could move alone. Weaver ants even sew leaves together with silk.

Week 5 lesson

Animal facts

Weaver ants live in tropical Asia, Africa, and Australia.
A colony can number over 500,000 ants.
They communicate with pheromones.
They never quit when the job is shared.

Home breathing

Breathe in with your team. Breathe out together.

Small ninjas. Big colony.

Class drills

Ant Line

Hold shoulders. Walk as one line without breaking.

Colony Pass

Pass a beanbag hand to hand down the line.

Team Freeze

The group freezes together on cue and cheers a teammate.

Extra games

Use these when energy is high, low, or you have extra minutes.

Ant Colony Transport
Gear: Light objects
- Pass items down a line.
- No throwing. Time the colony, not a race against friends.
Team Tunnel
Gear: None
- Make arches.
- Each ant crawls through, then joins the tunnel.
Colony Cooperation
Gear: Hoops
- Call a number.
- That many ninjas share a hoop.
Ant Hill Builder
Gear: Soft blocks
- Build a stable hill in a short time.
- It must stand 10 seconds.
Chain Reaction
Gear: None
- Squeeze-pass a movement down a holding-hands line.