Spiders

One day Tommy and Sue were playing in the attic. Tommy caught a spider and carried it over to show Sue. “YIKES GET THAT THING AWAY FROM ME THIS MINUTE” Sue screamed!! She told Tommy that she hated insects. Tommy told her that she was silly and anyway spiders are NOT insects. They are arachnids. Sue said “what’s an arachnid?” Tommy only knew that spiders are arachnids because his older brother had told him but he didn’t really know what an arachnid was. Tommy and Sue decided to get on the computer and find out.

You can find out more about spiders too! Just follow the directions below.

First click on this website: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html

When you get to this site find the letter (s) on the alphabet chart at the top of the page and click on it. Arrow down using your mouse until you find the picture of a scorpion. Click on the word scorpion. Look at the diagram of the scorpion and read about it. Next, click on the word spiders above. Read all about spiders.

Next you can look at some great pictures of spiders on this website: http://www.rochedalss.qld.edu.au/stand.htm

Use your mouse to go down through all of the spider photos.

Now you can look at and sing a spider song. Go to this website: http://worldkids.net/entertainment/music/lyrics/kidsongs/lyrics.htm

Now that you have learned a few things about spiders you can answer some questions:

1.Are spiders insects?

2.What do spiders like to eat?

3.What are spiders webs made of?

4.What color are spiders besides black?

5.What spider is the most dangerous to humans?