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Spider Craft & Informational Writing Activity – printable writing classroom resource by Amy Lemons and Get Your Teach On

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Bring your spider study together with a spider craft and informational writing activity! Students create their own large spider craft and pair it with writing about what they have learned.

After reading nonfiction texts or conducting spider research, students use their new knowledge to write an informational piece about spiders. The finished spider and writing make an eye-catching way to display student learning.

This activity combines nonfiction reading, informational writing, science, and a hands-on spider craft in one project.

What's Included:

  • Spider craft pieces
  • Create-a-spider activity
  • Spider informational writing page
  • Student writing display

Perfect for spider crafts, informational writing, spider research, nonfiction writing, October bulletin boards, science integration, and spider units.

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Amy Lemons

Amy Lemons

Teacher & Curriculum Author
Amy started teaching in 2006 and spent most of her classroom years in 1st and 2nd grade. She has shared lessons and activities with teachers on her blog since 2011, built around hands-on activities and meaningful books.
  • ✓Co-creator of Rooted in Reading, now serving K–3
  • ✓Co-creator of Magic of Math and Write On! with Hope King
  • ✓Taught 1st, 2nd, and 4th grade
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Resource details

Resource type
Activities
Pages
9
Number of activities
2
Grade levels
Not Grade Specific
Subjects
Reading
Included file types
PDF
Seasonality
Fall
Created by
Amy Lemons
License
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