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📖 How Ant Colonies Work

Ants live in groups called colonies. Different ants may gather food, care for young, or defend the nest. They communicate partly with chemical scents. Working together helps the colony find resources and stay protected.

1. What is one important fact from the passage?

 

2. What second detail explains the topic?

 

3. What additional detail does the passage give?

 

4. What is the main idea?

 

✏️ Writing

Write 3–4 sentences explaining how ant colonies work. Use at least two details from the passage.

➕ Math

1. 24 ÷ 6 = ______
2. 45 ÷ 5 = ______
3. 24 ÷ 3 = ______
4. 24 stickers are shared equally among 6 children. How many does each child get? ______

🎨 Color & Create

Draw and label a simple diagram that helps explain how ant colonies work.

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📖 Reading Answers

  1. Ants live in groups called colonies.
  2. Different ants may gather food, care for young, or defend the nest.
  3. They communicate partly with chemical scents.
  4. The passage explains how ant colonies work.

➕ Math Answers

  1. 4
  2. 9
  3. 8
  4. 4

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