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1 Date: 1 DAILY PLANNING NOTES STORY/CHAPTER WORD STUDY VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY STRATEGIES GROUPINGS READING WORKSHOP WRITING WORKSHOP Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 1 Spiders!

2 2 Pathways Newsletter Dear Family, God created our incredible insect and spider population on the sixth day of creation. The more closely the creeping things of Genesis 1:24 are studied, the more evidence there is to support the existence of a master designer. We are starting a unit about these fascinating little creatures! The children will be learning to compare and contrast these classes of animals. Over the next few weeks, expect your child to become an expert who loves to share information with your family! As a class, we will be reading Spiders!, by the Editors of TIME For Kids with Nicole Iorio, as well as several interesting articles on the subject. Please encourage your child to contribute to our class Insect and Arachnid Zoo. Children can collect their samples using small jars or pharmaceutical bottles with air holes in the lids. We will be writing observation charts and journals. This will help us identify and illustrate each species. If you or an acquaintance is an expert on entomology, please come and share your knowledge with us. Reading at home is an important part of our total reading program. Be sure to set aside time each day to read with your child. Sincerely, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 2 Spiders!

3 3 Annoyed or Overjoyed Many people do not like spiders and would never touch them if given a choice. Grown-ups may feel annoyed about cobweb clean-up. They also point out how awful webs feel on their faces and in their hair. Some adults are afraid they might get a painful nip by a poisonous spider. Boys and girls don t seem to mind spiders so much. They usually enjoy learning about them. They know noiseless spiders are interesting arachnids. They ve learned some spiders are as big as a dinner plate and others as small as a pencil point. Kids know that out of the 30,000 plus known species only 30 are poisonous to humans. (Just two live in North America.) They understand spiders have eight jointed legs and two body parts and are not insects. In fact, spiders are an insect s worst nightmare. Without spiders, pests such as flies and cockroaches would simply overrun Earth. Everyone can be overjoyed that spiders do their job and keep the insect population under control! Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 3 Spiders!

4 4a Spiders! Content Journal On the lines below, brainstorm about the different kinds of insects you know. Insects Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 4a Spiders!

5 4b Spiders! Content Journal (cont.) What do you think an insect is? What good and bad things do insects do? Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 4b Spiders!

6 4c Spiders! Content Journal (cont.) Draw your favorite insects on this page. Label them. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 4c Spiders!

7 5 Concept Maps Spiders Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 5 Spiders!

8 6 Nouns in the Subject The main word in the subject is often a noun. The subject of each sentence below is underlined. Write the noun in the subject. Example: The spider crawls slowly across the hot sand. 1. The yellow crab spider scuttles sideways like a crab. 2. The pink crab spider changes its color to match the flower on which it rests. 3. The little crab spider eats bees twice its size. 4. Steven Kutcher plays with pet spiders. 5. Moviemakers need spiders for movies. 6. An arachnologist studies spiders. 7. The entomologist helps control insect pests. 8. The abdomen contains a spider s important organs. 9. Spiders fangs inject poison. 10. Spinnerets are used to spin silk. 11. The cephalothorax includes the head and the thorax. 12. The black widow s venom is harmful to humans. 13. My cousin is terrified of spiders. 14. An orb spider spins intricate webs. 15. Many people think scorpions aren t in the same class as spiders. 16. This small, white crab spider waits in ambush. spider Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 6 Spiders!

9 7 Spiders! Vocabulary Book Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 7 Spiders!

10 8 Vocabulary Word Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 8 Spiders!

11 9 Spiders! Content Journal (pages 4 6) The page numbers in parentheses tell you where to look for the answer in Spiders! by the Editors of TIME For Kids. (page 5) What color are spiders? (page 6) What are some creeping things in the arachnid class called? (pages 6, 8) What are the main parts of a spider s body? Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 9 Spiders!

12 10 Spiders! Content Journal (pages 9 13) The page numbers in parentheses tell you where to look for the answer in Spiders! by the Editors of TIME For Kids. (page 9) What are the main parts of an insect s body? (page 10) Where do spiders live? (page 13) How can spiders help people? What do you think is the most interesting thing you read today in Spiders? Why? Why do you think God spent so much time designing creatures most people either run from or don t notice? Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 10 Spiders!

13 11 Compare and Contrast Insects Spiders Common Traits Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 11 Spiders!

14 12 Spiders! Content Journal (What Is an Insect?) Use the information from your Venn diagram. Write one paragraph below stating the definition of an insect. Explain why spiders are not insects. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 12 Spiders!

15 13 Observation Journal Spider Research Directions: Name and illustrate a spider. Research and describe. Name of spider Picture (illustration or photograph) Physical Features (what it looks like) Spider s habitat (where it lives) Spider s habits (what it does) Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 13 Spiders!

16 14 Spiders! Content Journal (Pages 15 17) The page numbers in parentheses tell you where to look for the answer in Spiders! by the Editors of TIME For Kids. (page 15) How many eggs do some spiders lay? (page 15) Why does a spider wrap her eggs in a sac? What has God provided to keep you safe while you are growing up? (page 16) What is a baby spider called? (page 17) What type of transportation does a spider use? Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 14 Spiders!

17 15 Spiders! Content Journal (Pages 19 21) The page numbers in parentheses tell you where to look for the answer in Spiders! by the Editors of TIME For Kids. (page 19) Why does a spider have to molt? (page 20) Is the male or female spider often larger? (page 21) What is the largest spider? What spider is the size of your pencil point? Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 15 Spiders!

18 16 Jungle Journey This list has incorrect plural nouns. Write the list correctly. 1. tape boxs 2. make lunchs 3. remember bread for sandwichs 4. buy bunchs of grapes 5. get homework for all classs 6. buy camping dishs 7. bake two batchs of cookies 8. buy waterproof matchs 9. get magnifying glasss 10. buy cake mixs 11. don t forget bug boxs Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 16 Spiders!

19 17 Two-Column Notes Key Words p. 22 silk thread Supporting Details several kinds p. 24 silk is strong silk is stretchy p. 25 silk is used in many ways Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 17 Spiders!

20 18a The Orb Spider Web The door to the attic creaks open. You tip-toe inside. Suddenly, a sticky veil covers you! You scream! Good thing you re not an insect. If you were, you would be caught in a trap. The trap is a spider web. Spider webs come in many shapes and sizes. Some are flat like sheets; some look like hammocks or funnels. One even looks like an umbrella! About 180 kinds of spiders in the United States and Canada build a round web. This web is called an orb web. It looks like a bicycle wheel with spokes. The largest orb webs are about three feet across. Most orb webs are made at night. Only a female spider can make a web. She makes the web from silk and her own body glue. The silk comes from holes on the end of her body. These holes are called spinnerets. First, the spider climbs a forked branch or a tall weed. She lifts her back end and releases one silk thread. A breeze comes along. It carries the thread away. The thread sticks to the first thing it touches. She has made a bridge. The spider now walks back and forth on her bridge. She adds more threads. Her bridge must be strong. Next she hangs from the center of one longer bridge thread. She drops, leaving a silk line behind her. She glues this line to a lower branch. The web now looks like a Y. The bridge connects the top of the Y. The middle of the Y is the web center. From here, the spider glues more silk lines to the branch and the bridge. These threads look like wheel spokes. Most webs have about 39 radius threads. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 18a Spiders!

21 18b The Orb Spider Web (cont.) She returns to the center. She makes a silk spiral around the center. She glues the spiral to each radius. This spiral is only temporary. When she reaches the outside, she goes in reverse. She eats the first spiral, and she leaves a new spiral behind her. The new spiral is sticky. Most spirals have about 35 circles! The spider takes about half an hour to build her web. She may use almost 20 yards of silk. When the web is done, she will hide off to one side. Or she may rest in the middle of the web. When a bug touches her web, she will rush out. Some spiders bite the bug with their poison fangs. Others wrap the bug in silk. They can then eat the bug later. Why doesn t the spider stick to her own web? Her legs are covered with oil. Some spiders build a new web every day. Others repair their webs. Some just redo the spiral when it is no longer sticky. The spider is smart. She eats her old silk. Her body recycles it to make new silk. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 18b Spiders!

22 19a Building an Orb Web Here is a plan for building a simple orb web almost the same way a spider does. Materials 1 stick, 1 2 feet long, that divides into two larger branches 1 large can, styrofoam cup, or plastic cup, to hold branch Plaster of Paris about a dozen thumbtacks glue white yarn (fuzzy yarn works best) 1 creepy plastic spider (or homemade pom-pom spider Blackline 20) Directions 1. Mix enough Plaster of Paris with water to fill can or cup 3/4 full. Pour into can or cup. Hold branch upright in plaster until plaster sets. 2. Tie knot in yarn around stem of thumbtack. Thumbtack knot to top of one branch. Stretch yarn across to other branch to form bridge. Thumbtack. Then take yarn back to first branch and knot around first thumbtack. Cut yarn. (Note: The side with thumbtacks will be the wrong side of the web.) 3. With new yarn, tie a knot around the center of one bridge line. Pull new yarn down to the fork in the branch. Tie knot around stem of a third tack. Thumbtack in place. Yarns should be taut, not loose. You will now have a Y shape, closed at the top by the bridge. The center of the Y is the hub of your web. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 19a Spiders!

23 19b Building an Orb Web (cont.) 4. Radius threads from the hub, knot new yarns and thumbtack to branches in different places. These threads will look like bicycle spokes. Add some spokes to the bridge, too. Knot these threads at both ends. Count the number of spokes. You need an uneven number. 5. Spiral knot a long piece of yarn (3 feet) to hub. Take the yarn over the first radius, then under the next. Continue weaving in a circle, making each circle larger and larger. If you run out of yarn, tie on a new piece. Make the web as large as you want. Knot end of yarn. Thumbtack end onto branch. 6. Place a drop of glue on each knot. When dry, trim off yarn ends. 7. Turn web to right side so tacks do not show. Place spider in center of web or hiding off to one side. Decorate can or cup with leaves or greens. Giant, Super Idea! Why not make a web in a real tree? You will need about three dozen tacks. Work in a group. Start at step 2. The typical web has 39 radius threads and 35 circles on its spiral! Can you do it? Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 19b Spiders!

24 20 Pom-Pom Spiders Follow these simple directions to make a really cool spider of your own! Materials 2 black pom-poms 2 8 wiggly eyes (some larger than others) 2 black pipecleaners, each cut into thirds hot or cool glue gun Directions 1. Hot glue the 2 pom-poms together for the 2 spider body parts. 2. Hot glue the eyes in place (1 row of 2, or 1 row of 2 below 1 row of 4, or 1 row of 4 below 1 row of 4). Keep in mind that spiders may have from 2 8 eyes! 3. Lay 4 pieces of black pipecleaner (1/3 of a pipecleaner each) on a desk side by side, touching one another. Hot glue the pom-poms in the center of the pipecleaners. 4. Bend the pipecleaners to shape for legs. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 20 Spiders!

25 21 Spiders! Content Journal (Pages 28 37) On the lines below, list the seven new spiders you read about. How do they trap their prey? What is a way Satan tries to trap third graders today? Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 21 Spiders!

26 22 Spiders! Content Journal (pages 38 45) The page numbers in parentheses tell you where to look for the answer in Spiders! by the Editors of TIME For Kids. (page 39) On the lines below, tell why spiders are an important part of nature. Who are their enemies? Who might be their worst enemies? Why? (pages 40 45) On the lines below, list the four spiders you read about. What do they do to keep from getting eaten? Satan is our enemy. What can we do to keep from getting devoured by Satan? Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 22 Spiders!

27 23 Spiders! Content Journal (page 46) Why does Steven Kutcher s hat say Bugs Are My Business? Why is Mr. Kutcher not scared of tarantulas any more? How do you feel about arachnids now? Why? Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 23 Spiders!

28 24 Sequence The spider s scientific name is arachnid. Arachnids have eight legs, a cephalothorax, an abdomen, and usually eight eyes. These eyes give arachnids excellent vision to spot their prey. A spider s prey can be caught in different ways, depending on the habits of each spider. For instance, the trap-door spider waits for its prey to walk above it as it sits in its tunnel. After a while, it can feel a vibration. Quickly the hinged door opens and it grabs the victim. A web-weaver spider has a different approach than the trap-door spider. It will sit quietly waiting for a visitor. Its web is sticky and will trap an insect. The web-weaver then rushes to the prey and quickly wraps the visitor in sticky silk. The morsel can be saved until later for a fast-food dinner. Spiders are fascinating creatures to study regardless of how they catch their dinners! Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 24 Spiders!

29 25 Comparison Frame Name and illustrate eight different spiders. Research and describe them. Name and Picture Habitat Physical Features Habits Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 25 Spiders!

30 26a Super Spider Sleuth End-of-Unit Activity You are a super spider sleuth. Your task is to research at least four different spiders. Then choose two favorite spiders and write a poem about each of them. To gather and organize your information, you will use a poster-size research sheet. Fill in all boxes on the research poster with clear and accurate information. Both poems must include at least three facts listed on your research poster. Each poem must use a different type of poetry that meets the requirements of that type. Couplet Contains two lines that rhyme. Contains the same number of syllables in the first and second lines. Focuses on the same topic in both lines. Cinquain Has five lines with a total of eleven words. Uses the following pattern: Line 1 one word (title) Line 2 two words (describe the title) Line 3 three words (describe an action) Line 4 four words (describe a feeling) Line 5 one word (refer back to the title) Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 26a Spiders!

31 26b Super Spider Sleuth End-of-Unit Activity (cont.) Acrostic Has the name of the spider written vertically in all capital letters. Has a descriptive word about the spider on each line. The descriptive word should begin with the letter in the spider s name on that line. 5 W s Answers the 5 Ws (who, what, when, where, why) about the spider it represents. Limerick Has five lines. Follows the pattern of lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyming and 3 and 4 rhyming. Follows the pattern of lines 1, 2, and 5 having more syllables than lines 3 and 4. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 26b Spiders!

32 27 Spider Sleuths: Spinning Their Way Through Poetry Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 27 Spiders!

33 28 A Spider and a King English and Scottish children grow up hearing a story about a spider and a king. Even those of us who live across the Atlantic Ocean from the Isles have probably heard the words from the end of this story. It is said to have happened 700 years ago, when the king of Scotland was Robert the Bruce. The king of England had led a mighty army into Scotland to drive out Robert the Bruce and make Scotland part of England. Six times Robert the Bruce led his brave little army into battle. Six times he was beaten. The Scottish army scattered, and the king was forced to hide in the woods and lonely mountains. One rainy day, a very discouraged Robert the Bruce lay in hiding, listening to the rainfall. He was tired and felt sick at heart, ready to give up. As he lay thinking, he noticed a spider over his head, getting ready to cast her bridge line across to the other wall. He watched her work tirelessly. Six times she tried to reach the other wall. Six times she fell short. Poor little spider! said Robert the Bruce. You understand what it s like to fail over and over again. But the spider didn t give up! She tried a seventh time. Robert the Bruce watched as she swung herself out on her dragline. Would she fail again? No! This time the silk thread carried her safely to the other wall. Yes! cried Bruce. I will try again, too! Inspired, he got up to rally his men and tell them his new plans. A seventh battle was fought, and this time the invading king of England was forced to retreat back to his own country. The victory of Scotland is traced to a spider that kept trying again and again to spin her web and inspired a king to try, try again. Has anyone ever said to you, If at first you don t succeed, try, try, and try again? Tell about a time when someone encouraged you not to give up by saying, If at first you don t succeed, try, try, and try again. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 28 Spiders!

34 29 Spider Body Label the following body parts. spinnerets egg sac eyes fangs pedipalps abdomen legs cephalothorax Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 29 Spiders!

35 30 Spider Sleuths Spinning their way through poetry Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 30 Spiders!

36 31 Common Editing Marks Symbol Meaning Example Check spelling. The anemal ran. Delete or remove. She walked the dogg. Close the gap. I caught the fi sh. Add a letter, word, sentence, etc. a It lives in tree. Make a space. The bird fliessouth. Reverse the order. The animal plants eats. Add a period. She walked home Add a comma. The dog, cat and bird were pets. Add an apostrophe. The deers antlers are huge. Make a capital letter. birds eat seeds. Make the letter lowercase. A Snowshoe hare is white. Delete some space. That boy is tall. Make a paragraph break here. Begin new paragraph here. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 31 Spiders!

37 32 Daily Oral Language Week 1 1. only god could create the awesome spider 2. i was still reading the book spiders at 9 00 o clock last night 3. mr bruce has a pink crab spider that he found in his garden 4. spiders make their homes indoors outdoors above ground or below ground 5. he will let us visit his flower garden at 1 00 p m friday to look for little arachnids 6. all spiders have a cephalothorax an abdoment spinnerets and eight legs 7. mister bruce told us the spiders cephalothorax is equal to our head and chest 8. spiders secrets is an interesting book that mister bruce loaned me 9. only our creator could have designed so many kinds and sizes of spiders 10. when i saw the big goliath tarantula, my eyes grew large i knew i did not want one of those for a pet Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 32 Spiders!

38 33 Daily Oral Language Week 2 1. arachnids were made by jesus on the sixth day of creation 2. johns pet spiders name is wolfie 3. the crab spiders trick is to blend in with the color of the flower it sits on 4. do you think you would see the tiny moss spider on your desk 5. it really amazed jodi and ben that some spiders can lay 3,000 eggs at a time 6. the spiderlings were hatched in july and have molted five times 7. it is good that the spiderlings mothers is not asked to buy new clothes for their growing children 8. a ballooning spider caught a ride on the wind to the island of karatau 9. kevin found that spider silk is stronger than steel 10. ladybugs are often used by farmers instead of insect spray they do a great job without harming our land or water Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 33 Spiders!

39 34 Daily Oral Language Week 3 1. are some spider webs strong enough to catch birds mrs jones asked 2. mr burton says the word spider comes from the old English word spinnan, which means to spin 3. did you know strands of silk are pulled into a single thread from a spiders spinnerets ms tonack asked 4. in october we found out male funnel-webs are the only male spider with venomous bites dangerous to humans 5. big bug fun is heaths favorite book for readers workshop this month 6. many spider gobble their webs up when they are no longer usable 7. a spiders silk is almost as strong as steel it is twice as elastic as nylon 8. spider can make orb hammock scaffold triangle and lace-sheet webs 9. what insect should you take on a camping trip 10. tent caterpillars camp out all day in big silky nests at night they leave the tents and go out to eat leaves Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 34 Spiders!

40 35 Daily Oral Language Week 4 1. i is glad there is black widow antivenom for a black widow spider bite 2. she and i saw a fisher spider tiptoe across the creek it did not get wet 3. emilys book show a spider that pretends to be a bird-dropping by day at night it pretends to be a moth 4. wow jesus created amazing spiders and insects 5. eden and maddie watched a spider video on monday they saw a crab spider change its coloring to match surrounding flower 6. not all spiders have eight eyes the ogre-faced spider has two huge eyes that are 100 times more sensitive to light than human eyes 7. friday november 20, is the last day to bring insects to our zoo 8. scientists who study spiders are called arachnologists some of them work with extremely dangerous spiders 9. ms hill and i want to know what insects could live in a castle 10. monarch butterflies gather by the millions in california and mexico Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 35 Spiders!

41 36a Session 1 Handwriting Practice overcurve and undercurve letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 36a Spiders!

42 36b Session 1 Handwriting (cont.) Practice undercurve, slant, and overcurve letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 36b Spiders!

43 37a Session 2 Handwriting Practice undercurve, slant, and overcurve letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 37a Spiders!

44 37b Session 2 Handwriting (cont.) Practice descenders with undercurve, slant, and overcurve strokes. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 37b Spiders!

45 38a Session 3 Handwriting Practice downcurve and undercurve letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 38a Spiders!

46 38b Session 3 Handwriting (cont.) Practice downcurve, undercurve, and slant letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 38b Spiders!

47 39a Session 4 Handwriting Practice downcurve and undercurve letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 39a Spiders!

48 39b Session 4 Handwriting (cont.) Practice overcurve, slant, and undercurve letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 39b Spiders!

49 40a Session 5 Handwriting Practice overcurve, slant, and undercurve letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 40a Spiders!

50 40b Session 5 Handwriting (cont.) Practice overcurve, slant, and undercurve letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 40b Spiders!

51 41a Session 6 Handwriting Practice writing these sentences. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 41a Spiders!

52 41b Session 6 Handwriting (cont.) Practice writing these words from the Spiders! theme book. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 41b Spiders!

53 42a Session 7 Handwriting Practice joining letters. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 42a Spiders!

54 42b Session 7 Handwriting (cont.) Practice writing phrases. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 42b Spiders!

55 43a Session 8 Handwriting Review Practice writing numbers and number words. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 43a Spiders!

56 43b Session 8 Handwriting Post-test Write the following lines in your best cursive handwriting. So God made... all the small crawling animals... Genesis 1:25 Spiders build webs where they need them. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company BLACKLINE MASTER 43b Spiders!