Very Busy Spiders

Students complete a unit on the differences between a spider and an insect. They conduct Internet research, create a spider and write a story about it, draw a spider web, make honeybee fingerprints, describe an ant colony, and create a...

Young scholars complete a unit on insects and spiders. They explore various websites, identify and label spider and insect body parts, compare/contrast spiders and insects, identify five butterfly or moth species found in their state,...

Books are great for kicking off nearly any lesson. Youngsters listen to the story, A Very Busy Spider. When the story is finished, they discuss what, how, and why a spider does what she does. To finish up, the class makes spider webs...

Students see that spiders catch and eat their prey and are also caught and eaten by their enemies. They sort the pictures into animals that spiders eat, those they do not eat, and those that are spiders.

Second graders are introduced to the characteristics of spiders. In groups, they compare and contrast spiders to different insects to discover spiders are not an insect at all. In groups, they create a model of a spider and discuss its...

Young scholars explore insect life by participating in an art construction project. In this spider lesson, students read the story The Very Busy Spider and identify different shapes of the insect. Young scholars utilize construction...

Students describe what they believe a spider looks like and listen to a story about spiders. They make their own spider and spider web. They share their creation with the class to finish the lesson plan.

Second graders expand their knowledge of spiders. By creating a model of a spider, 2nd graders recognize differences between spiders and insects and determine that a spider is not an insect.

Students determine the best habitat for spiders. In this spider lesson, students listen to a reading of Eric Carle's, The Very Busy Spider. They discuss the spider's habitat before visiting the schoolyard to look for spiders in their...

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...