Getting the Idea Discuss how the spider uses a web to catch prey. Show different types of webs and how different spiders catch their prey. Show word cards during the discussion. Discuss how camouflage helps spiders catch their prey and also helps them hide from their enemies. Discuss the notion of a food chain with the students.
Spiders consume many different kinds of insects, but they themselves are prey to other animals.
At the bottom of the chain are the plants because they make their own food. At the top of the chain are humans. Humans consume plants, but humans eat meat also. Since frogs are prey to many different animals, several different links are placed within the frog link. Expand the reading by comparing one spider and the web it spins to another type of spider and the web it makes.