Construct two graphs to depict students' feelings toward spiders before and at the end of the lesson and at the end of the unit. Do Activity - Like or Not Like. The second graph shows the new vocabulary and information about spiders. At the Science Center , students place spiders they have collected into their class vivarium . Do Activity - Spider Vivarium .
Students collect insects such as flies, grasshoppers, etc. to feed the spiders.
They find out what foods to bring to the vivarium. Students observe the spiders using magnifying glasses when necessary and write or dictate observations about the live spiders. Students describe what they see. At the Music and Drama Centers , sing and act out songs and nursery rhymes. Introduce songs and rhymes to the whole group in the first lesson and keep them in the centers for rest of the unit.