We've got a fun free printable pack for you that is perfect for summer. This three page download is inspired by the children's book, A House for Hermit Crab. The activities include beginning sounds, a crab craft as well as a big and small worksheet.

“A House for Hermit Crab,” is a much beloved book by the skilled author Eric Carle. It follows the story of a hermit crab who needs to find a, “House,” to live in. This craft draws inspiration from the book, allowing children to make their own, “House,’ for a hermit crab–a paper shell.

How adorable are these little cake liner handprint hermit crabs? They're super sweet and easy and they make a perfect rainy day crafts for little ones!

Comprehension Connection is a literacy website dedicated to providing teaching tips and resources for instruction for K-5 teachers focusing on comprehension.

We have been having a lot of fun with our Ocean Theme over the past few days. Today we read a great book by Eric Carle titled "A House for a Hermit Crab". A story about a hermit crab looking for decorate his home with sea life and ends up making new friends. After we read the story we pretended to be hermit crabs! We made ourselves just like the hermit crab in the book, complete with a light up lantern fish! This activity helped to reinforce reading/listening comprehension, sequencing of a…

Hermit crab sensory table

A house for hermit crab

Make a hermit crab handprint craft with your preschooler! So cute with Eric Carle's "A House for Hermit Crab"

A House For Hermit Crab Art & Literacy