Spiders - Lesson Focus

BIG IDEAS: Humans often do not understand spiders because spiders look scary. Counting and graphs help us show information.

BIG IDEAS: Spiders are animals that look like insects but are not, because spiders have 8 legs and 2 body parts. We can order numbers by using the idea of "one more than."

BIG IDEAS: Spiders catch and eat their prey and are also caught and eaten by their enemies.

BIG IDEAS: Spiders have a life cycle, and reproduce by laying many eggs. We can count by 1s, 2s, 5s or as many as we want.

BIG IDEAS: Spiders protect themselves from their natural enemies. A spider's web makes many paths.

BIG IDEAS: We can find spiders everywhere in the world because they have adapted themselves to living in different environments.

BIG IDEAS: Knowing about spiders helps us appreciate them. Information helps us make guesses.