Some students, particularly those with prey animals pages, end up with many strings to hold! This adds to the fun, but they need to be careful not to drop them.Ĭhoose one child to be your helper, who is not in the circle.

Tell the students that when they get yarn handed to them, they must wrap it around their finger tightly so that they don’t drop it. Students are connected with yarn and they hold either plant or animal pages from their ecosystem. You can also copy extra plant pages to distribute around the circle, which actually makes it easier when setting up the yarn.

These animals reproduce quickly and many other animals eat them. If your class is larger than eighteen, I recommend printing out some of the smaller creatures such as mice or rabbits. Evenly distribute the plant and animal pages throughout the students of the circle. Seat your students in a circle on the floor or in a circle of chairs. Here is a bundle of all my yarn food web products.