Resources

Books:

Craig, Janet. Amazing world Of Spiders. Troll Associates. 1990. ISBN 0-8167-1752-4.

Parker, John. I Love Spiders. Scholastic, first published 1988.ISBN 0-908643-95-0.

The Magic School Bus Spins a Web a Book About Spiders, Scholastic. August 1997. ISBN 0-590-92234.

Wolf, Jill. Spiders & Scorpions. Antioch Publishing Company. ISBN 0.

Web sites:

Enchanted Learning take a spider quiz
ABC Teach Spiders   students can label spider parts at this site           
ABC Teach Tongue Twisters   write a tongue twister about a spider      
A to Z Teacher Stuff a great source of background information for teachers                       
Scholastic Research Tools  learn how to tell a spider from an insect             
Scholastic Research Tools/ Spiders answers to all questions about spiders        
ABC Spider Facts   printable work sheet to write spider facts  
Encyclopedia. com  a great online encyclopedia
Mini Beast Profiles  access mini profiles about all kinds of insects
Magic School Bus   rich resources on science activities, printable materials, and background information for teachers
ABC Teach KWL  print out a What I Know, What I Want to Know, and What I Have Learned spider chart  
Spiders learn everything about spiders and read spider myths
Ohio State University- Spiders in and Around the Houses  learn about the different kinds of spiders
Arachnology  is a good source of information for teachers
Enchanted Learning/Shape Books a great site for many spider-shaped book templates

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