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- Grade Range
- 4th - 5th
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Students listen to the book, The Spider Makes a Web, then construct an orb web out of cooled spaghetti on a piece of construction paper. Student work is used to create a colorful bulleting board display in the classroom. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students focus on specific body anatomy, functions and distinguishing charactistics of spiders. They also classify arachnids by their distinguishing characteristics. They cut out construction paper spiders and label correctly. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students study the differences between spiders and insects. They observe four different specimens in the classroom. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 2nd
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Students listen to "Anansi's Narrow Waist" and complete a worksheet and identify the characteristics of arachnids. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students create a web to send a small message - just as Charolette uses her webs to communicate. The students discover how a spider creates its web, and about the different types of webs spiders make. With this knowledge, the students design and create their own web and incorporate a message. Students utilize an excellent worksheet imbedded in this plan which guides them through their web design. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students observe and describe patterns that appear in nature and identify ways in which people make things with similar patterns. They take a walking trip through the schoolyard to locate an observe spider webs and create paper webs. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students complete a variety of lessons that familiarize them with spiders. They study the body parts of a spider, participate in a nature walk to find spiders in their webs, and complete a science experiment to experience how spiders eat. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students study the body parts of fireflies, crickets, spiders, and the life cycle of caterpillars using Eric Carle books. They listen to Eric Carle books and complete a variety of related art and drama activities as they complete this series of lessons. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students conduct research in their library using the Big 6 Method to learn about spiders. Lesson is designed to be used in collaboration with your librarian. Students write papers using the information they learned about spiders and create a collage to display. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten
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Students explore the world of insects and discover what it might be like to live like one. They create an insect with physical characteristics and demonstrate how it moves. Students also compare and contrast insects to spiders and how different insects move, jump, fly, crawl, or swim. Finally, they search for insects in their home or outside with their family. Full Review »
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