The Very Busy Spider

Lesson Summary

Design a Spider Web

A spider spends her entire day building her web and has no time to play with the other animals. By the end of the day the spider is so tired that she falls asleep, only catching one fly.

Students will learn how different spiders make all kinds of webs and then design a spider web that can catch and hold at least 20 flies for 1 minute so that the spider has lots to eat after playing with it’s friends.

STE or Math Standards

• Inheritance and Variation of Traits:
  1.LS3.1. Use information from observations (first-hand and from media) to identify similarities and differences among individual plants or animals of the same kind.
• Engineering Design:
  1.K.2.ETS1.2. Generate multiple solutions to a design problem and make a drawing (plan) to represent one or more of the solutions.

ELA Standards

• Comprehension and Collaboration:
  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.A. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).
  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.B. Build on others’ talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges.
  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.C. Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.

Video

The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle