November 01, 2017 : Creepy, Crawly Spiders

The Mini Page is a syndicated, four-page tabloid written for young children found each Wednesday in The Denver Post. This issue of The Mini Page is available through the eEdition Archive to registered eEdition subscribers

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Activities:

1. Draw a spider on a piece of paper. Paste newspapers words that tell about spiders on your drawing.

2. In the newspaper, circle names or pictures of spiders. Don’t forget sports teams or the spiders in ads for Halloween.

3. Divide a piece of paper into two columns. On one side, write good things spiders do. On the other, write the ways spiders can be harmful.

4. How are these things important to spiders: (a) venom, (b) spinnerets, (c) prey and (d) fangs?

5. Learn more about spiders you might find in your community. Use the Internet or books to learn about spiders t hat are common where you live. Pick three spiders. Write paragraphs that describe e ach spider. Include any positive or harmful aspects of each spider.

Mini Page activities meet many state and national educational standards. Each week we identify standards that relate to The Mini Page content and offer activities that will help your students reach them.

This week's standard:
Students understand the characteristics and life cycles of organisms. (Science: Life Science)

(standards by Dr. Sherrye D. Garrett, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi)