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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, themore evidence there is to support the existence of a master designer. We arestarting 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 shareinformation with your family! As a class, we will be reading Spiders!, by the Editorsof TIME For Kids with Nicole Iorio, as well as several interesting articles on thesubject.

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 airholes in the lids. We will be writing observation charts and journals. This will help usidentify and illustrate each species.

If you or an acquaintance is an expert on entomology, please come and shareyour knowledge with us.

Reading at home is an important part of our total reading program. Be sure toset aside time each day to read with your child.

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Annoyed or Overjoyed

Many people do not like spiders and would never touch them ifgiven a choice. Grown-ups may feel annoyed about cobweb clean-up.They also point out how awful webs feel on their faces and in theirhair. Some adults are afraid they might get a painful nip by apoisonous spider.

Boys and girls don’t seem to mind spiders so much. They usuallyenjoy learning about them. They know noiseless spiders areinteresting arachnids. They’ve learned some spiders are as big as adinner plate and others as small as a pencil point. Kids know that outof the 30,000 plus known species only 30 are poisonous to humans.(Just two live in North America.) They understand spiders have eightjointed legs and two body parts and are not insects. In fact, spiders arean insect’s worst nightmare. Without spiders, pests such as flies andcockroaches would simply overrun Earth.

Everyone can be overjoyed that spiders do their job and keep theinsect population under control!


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On the lines below, brainstorm about the different kinds of

insects you know.

Insects

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What do you think an insect is?

What good and bad things do insects do?

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Draw your favorite insects on this page. Label them.

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Nouns in the SubjectThe 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. spider

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.



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Spiders! Vocabulary Book


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Vocabulary Word



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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?


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(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 eitherrun from or don’t notice?



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Spiders! Content Journal (What Is an Insect?)

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Use the information from your Venn diagram. Write one paragraphbelow stating the definition of an insect. Explain why spiders arenot insects.



Observation Journal—Spider ResearchDirections: 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)

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Spiders! Content Journal (Pages 15–17)The page numbers in parentheses tell you where to look for the answer in Spiders! by


(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?



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Spiders! Content Journal (Pages 19–21)The page numbers in parentheses tell you where to look for the answer in Spiders! by


(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?


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Jungle JourneyThis 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



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Two-Column Notes

Key Words Supporting Detailsp. 22 silk thread

several kinds

p. 24 silk is strong

silk is stretchy

p. 25 silk is used in many ways


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The Orb Spider Web

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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

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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.


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Here is a plan for building a simple orb web almost the same way

a spider does.

Materials1 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.

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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?

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Follow these simple directions to make a really cool spider of

your own!

Materials2 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 pipe-

cleaner 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.

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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?


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(page 39)On the lines below, tell why spiders are an important part of nature. Who are theirenemies? 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 fromgetting eaten?

Satan is our enemy. What can we do to keep from getting “devoured” by Satan?

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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?

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The spider’s scientific name is arachnid.

These eyes give arachnids excellent vision to spot their prey.

Arachnids have eight legs, a cephalothorax, an abdomen, and usually

eight eyes.

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!

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Name and illustrate eight different spiders. Research and describe them.

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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)

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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.

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Spider Sleuths: Spinning Their Way Through Poetry



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A Spider and a KingEnglish 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 thewords from the end of this story.

It is said to have happened 700 years ago, when the king of Scotland was Robert theBruce. The king of England had led a mighty army into Scotland to drive out Robert theBruce and make Scotland part of England.

Six times Robert the Bruce led his brave little army into battle. Six times he wasbeaten. The Scottish army scattered, and the king was forced to hide in the woods andlonely mountains.

One rainy day, a very discouraged Robert the Bruce lay in hiding, listening to therainfall. He was tired and felt sick at heart, ready to give up. As he lay thinking, he noticeda spider over his head, getting ready to cast her bridge line across to the other wall. Hewatched her work tirelessly. Six times she tried to reach the other wall. Six times she fellshort.

“Poor little spider!” said Robert the Bruce. “You understand what it’s like to fail overand over again.”

But the spider didn’t give up! She tried a seventh time. Robert the Bruce watched asshe swung herself out on her dragline. Would she fail again? No! This time the silk threadcarried 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 owncountry.

The victory of Scotland is traced to a spider that kept trying again and again to spinher 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?” Tellabout a time when someone encouraged you not to give up by saying, “If at first you don’tsucceed, try, try, and try again.


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Label the following body parts.spinnerets egg sac

eyes fangs

pedipalps abdomen

legs cephalothorax



Spider Sleuths

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Spinning their way

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Symbol Meaning Example

Make a capital letter. birds eat seeds.

Add a letter, word, sentence, etc. It lives in tree.a

Make a space. The bird fliessouth.

Check spelling. The anemal ran.

Delete or remove. She walked the dogg.

Close the gap. I caught the fi sh.

Add a period. She walked home

Reverse the order. The animal plants eats.

Add a comma. The dog, cat and bird were pets.

Add an apostrophe. The deers antlers are huge.

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.

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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 oneof those for a pet


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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 theirgrowing 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 jobwithout harming our land or water



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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 spidersspinnerets ms tonack asked

4. in october we found out male funnel-webs are the only male spider withvenomous 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 andgo out to eat leaves


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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 itpretends 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 spiderchange its coloring to match surrounding flower

6. not all spiders have eight eyes the ogre-faced spider has two huge eyes that are100 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 withextremely 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



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Session 1 HandwritingPractice overcurve and undercurve letters.



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Session 1 Handwriting (cont.)Practice undercurve, slant, and overcurve letters.

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Session 2 HandwritingPractice undercurve, slant, and overcurve letters.

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Session 2 Handwriting (cont.)Practice descenders with undercurve, slant, and overcurve strokes.

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Session 3 HandwritingPractice downcurve and undercurve letters.

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Session 3 Handwriting (cont.)Practice downcurve, undercurve, and slant letters.

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Session 4 HandwritingPractice downcurve and undercurve letters.

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Session 4 Handwriting (cont.)Practice overcurve, slant, and undercurve letters.

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Session 5 HandwritingPractice overcurve, slant, and undercurve letters.

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Session 5 Handwriting (cont.)Practice overcurve, slant, and undercurve letters.

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Session 6 HandwritingPractice writing these sentences.

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Session 6 Handwriting (cont.)Practice writing these words from the Spiders! theme book.

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Session 7 HandwritingPractice joining letters.

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Session 7 Handwriting (cont.)Practice writing phrases.

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Session 8 Handwriting ReviewPractice writing numbers and number words.

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Session 8 Handwriting Post-testWrite the following lines in your best cursive handwriting.“So God made . . . all the small crawling animals . . .”Genesis 1:25Spiders build webs where they need them.

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