DLTK's Educational Activities: Aesop's Fables
The Grasshopper and the Ants Jigsaw Puzzles
The jigsaw puzzle includes an image of a fiddle playing grasshopper and a hard working ant with Aesop's moral for this fable: 'Don't forget: there is a time for work and a time for play!"
Suggestion: For a party, laminate or cover with clear contact paper purchased at your local office supply store and use as placemats. The placemats can be sent home as treats.
Materials:
- paper,
- printer,
- scissors,
- cardboard (I like to use corrugated cardboard for making puzzle pieces)
- glue,
- something to color with
Instructions:
- Print out the Grasshopper and the Ants jigsaw puzzle template.
- Cut out a piece of corrugated cardboard the same size as your template (8 1/2 x 11 ish).
- Glue your page onto it.
- ADULT: using sharp scissors or exacto knife, cut out the cardboard along the puzzle template lines.
Templates:
- Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.
- Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).
Template (easy) color or B&W
Template (hard) color or B&W