Blackline master
Spider's web
Spider drawing Draw pictures to match these words.
spider
eight legs
web
black
eats
help
trap
insects
green
You will need: pipe cleaners, wool, googly eyes, craft glue, and a box. 1. Take three pipe cleaners and wrap some wool around the middle to make an insect with six legs. Use your craft glue to stick two googly eyes to the wool. 2. Take four pipe cleaners and wrap some wool around the middle to make a spider with eight legs. Use your craft glue to stick two googly eyes to the wool. 3. Use some wool to make a web in the box, then put the spider and the insect on the web. 4. Write a description of your spider and its web.
silk
catch
spin
jumps
Assessment Is the student able to recognize and read the key vocabulary? Can the student draw pictures to match the words to make meaning?
Emergent reading stage Level D (6)
Spiders is a report about the characteristics and behaviors of spiders. Running words: 125 Text type: Report
Vocabulary
A Good Trap echoes The Three Billy Goats Gruff. It is about three insects that outwit a spider that wants to eat them. Running words: 177 Text type: Narrative
High-frequency words
Key vocabulary
a all am and are as at big can do eats going have he her his I in is it little look make me my no not of on onto out said see she so some that the them there they this to too up went will with your
black catch eight green hand help insects jumped legs lots pin plink plonk plunk red silk spider spin top trap tree web
Phonics
lended sounds: /pl/ as in plink, plonk, plunk • B • Blended sounds: /sp/ as in spider, spin
Text features
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Lesson Plans
Activity card
Spiders A Good Trap
• P hotographs support and extend the text • Dialogue; exclamation points; bold print
Reading strategies
• Searching – rereading and asking what would make sense? • Searching – using the information on the page to correct errors
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
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Phonics 1(2) (A) (v) Demonstrate phonological awareness by blending spoken phonemes to form one-syllable words, including initial and/or final consonant blends. 1(2) (B) (vi) Demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by identifying and reading at least 100 high-frequency words from a research-based list. Reading 1(6) (I) Monitor comprehension and make adjustments such as re-reading, using background knowledge, checking for visual cues, and asking questions when understanding breaks down. 1(7) (C) Use text evidence to support an appropriate response. 1(10) (C) Discuss with adult assistance the author’s use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes.
Writing 1(12) (A) Dictate or compose literary texts, including personal narratives and poetry. Speaking and Listening 1(10) (C) Discuss with adult assistance the author’s use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes.