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Spiders

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Students experience the life a spider through several cross-curriculum activities that address multiple learning styles. In this cross-curriculum lesson, students listen to The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle and toss string in a circle to make a web, Students compare and contrast types of spiders on a T chart, recite fingerplays, and discuss dangerous and harmless spiders.

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compare and contrast, arachnids, spiders, spider webs, halloween, Holidays

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arachnids, compare and contrast, halloween, spider webs, spiders, science
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Pre-K - 1st
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
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Project-Based Learning

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