Section : Kids - For the young ones and their teachers
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Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey;
Along came a spider,
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away
Mother Goose
On this page I'm collecting all the links to spider pages that are
especially interesting for young people. If you have a page of your own or you
know one on the web, you can help me by sending me a message.
Click on this image if you want to send me a letter
If you're looking for a good book, I can highly recommend this one!
It is written by Herbert W. Levi & Lorna R. Levi (160 pages, price about 6
US$)
Charlotte's Web
I never heard about "Charlotte's web" until a few years ago. I was amazed how
many times I found this name on the Internet without knowing what it was all
about. So I looked further and found out it's a book. We don't know this book
here in Belgium, so I asked somebody to bring it with him when he was in the
USA. And I really like it!
There is much info on the Internet about this book and how it can be used in
school. So the links hereunder are only a partial list.
Charlotte
's Web
Activity and lesson ideas. This unit is presented as a versatile list of choices
each teacher can make based on the uniqueness of the individual classroom. Donna
Fuller. Alta Murrieta Elementary School (USA)
Scarce spider discovered by school children on ?Bug Quest 2?
Budding zoologists at Goring Primary School have caught an unusual spider as part of an Oxford University project to find and collect bugs in their everyday environment. (Atypus affinis). University of Oxford (UK)
Spider Specialists
A Webquest for Second Grade, Nancy Reagan. Dedham Public Schools, Massachusetts (USA)
Spiders
Arachnophobia, Spiders are not Insects, Silken Threads, The Web Spinners, Amazing Spider Facts. Environmental Education for Kids! Wisconsin, Dep. of Natural Resources (USA)
Arachnid printouts
Several pages with things to do in the classroom. EnchantedLearning.com (USA)
L'araignée tisse sa toile
See how an orbwebspider makes it's web. Espace des sciences (in French) (France)
How can spiders walk on water?
Surface tension is the tendency for the surface of a liquid to act like a stretched membrane or piece of rubber. Lakeview Science, Nebraska (USA)
Spider facts
Basic facts about spiders. Explorit Science Center (USA)
Spiders - 2 Florida Natives to Love
Spiny Backed Orb Weaver (Gasteracantha) & Golden Silk Orb Weaver (Nephila). Some info and drawings. Marilu Dempsey (USA)
De huisspin
Short text. Natuurvereniging Gorredijk (in Dutch) (The Netherlands)
Insects Explained
Info and pictures of the arachnids orders and other arthropods. Lucinda Treadwell. Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida (USA)
Kathy's Critters
Kathy's Critters is a fun and educational live animal zoology presentation available for schools, parties, camps and special events in the Los Angeles, California area (USA)
Lucy The Spider
Story. Rebecca Zarrinnegar. Kiddyhouse.com (USA)
Signs of spring
A lot about spiders, silk, webs, ... Journey North, Engaging Students in a Global Study of Wildlife Migration and Seasonal Change, Learner.org (USA & Canada)
Spinnen
Haus vun der Natur (in German) (Luxembourg)
Insektenkiller
Wir sind 8-äugige Insektenkiller. Haus vun der Natur (in German) (Luxembourg)
Coloriages Araignees
Coloriages à imprimer, coloriage enfants, coloriages, dessin à imprimer et dessin à colorier (in French)
Spiders
Carol Delancy and Carmen Johnson. Spiders is a
collective collaboration between two primary
classes at Avocado Elementary school located in
Homestead, FL. Our purpose/goal was to show how
hands-on inquiry based science could be used
effectively with young children. (USA)
Insects and spiders
There are more species of insect in the world than
any other group, representing about 80 percent of
the world’s species . Their distant relatives, the
spiders, are also a diverse and fascinating group.
These creepy crawlies are often feared and
disliked by humans, but discover how many of them
have important roles to play in medical and
forensic science, or by preying on insect pests.
National History Museum (UK)
Tobacco Smoke and Spiders
The Impact of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke on Orb Weaving Spiders. Sarah Gerin. ScienceNewsForKids (USA)
Charlotte's Web
This supplemental unit for Charlotte's Web
provides activities and web resource developed as
part of the Schools of California Online Resources
for Educators (SCORE) Project, funded by the
California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP).
San Diego County Office of Education (USA)
Spider Glider
Make your own spider glider. Science Museum of Minnesota (USA)
Spiderroom
Information and things to do. SpiderRoom.info
Spider Homepage
Page made by Year 5A at Rochedale State School in Australia
Spying on spiders
Spurlock Museum volunteer and former Illinois Natural History Survey staff member Kathy Zeiders led kindergarten and first grade students in the Spurlock's first Discovery Day, Spying on Spiders. Spurlock Museum at Univ. of Illinois (USA)
A classroom tarantula
Critter Corner, Judith Jones, East Chapel Hill High School, NC (USA)
