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Week 03 · Bug Hunt

Tuesday

Spiders are not insects
// Six legs, eight legs, look but do not touch
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Spiders are not insects

A spider sits in a shiny web.

"Is it an insect?" asks Rocket.

Raven counts slowly. "Eight legs."

Nova hums, "Insects have six. So what is it?"

Meet the spider

A spider is a small animal.

A spider has eight legs.

Insects have six legs.

So a spider is not an insect.

A spider has two body parts.

A spider has no wings and no feelers.

Webs and homes

Many spiders spin webs.

The web is a sticky trap.

Small insects get stuck in it.

Then the spider eats them.

Spiders help by eating pest bugs.

InsectSpider
legssixeight
body partsthreetwo
feelerstwonone
wingsmany have themnone
INSECT OR SPIDER?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
How many legs does a spider have?
Is a spider an insect?
How many body parts does a spider have?
What is a web?
SentenceTrue or false?
A spider has eight legs.?
A spider is an insect.?
Many spiders spin webs.?
Spiders have wings.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEight legs and two body parts make a spider.
Try it
Look for a web outside with your grown-up.
Check fences, corners and bushes.
Look at the web. Do not touch it.
Is a spider sitting in it?
Safety first
Stay with your grown-up.
Never touch a spider or its web.
Some spiders bite.
Look from one big step away.
Wash your hands after you come in.
COUNT AND SORT
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You see a bug with six legs. What is it?
You see a bug with eight legs. What is it?
What did the spider sit in?
SentenceTrue or false?
Spiders eat small insects.?
You should touch a web to test it.?
Spiders have two feelers.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESpiders catch insects in webs. We watch from far away.
Draw a spider in its web. Give it eight legs.

Word Spot: from, give

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

From: F-R-O-M.

Give: G-I-V-E.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Rain falls ___ the clouds.
I will ___ you a turn.

You can tell a spider from an insect!

Tomorrow you will learn where bugs hide.

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