spiders
Spiders help us by eating insects that are harmful to people and crops. From baby spiderlings to large tarantulas, here is information about ballooning, molting, and how different spiders build their webs. Spiders have been on earth since before the first dinosaurs. About 30,000 kinds of these creatures are known to be living, and more are still being discovered.
Paired Reading: One grain of rice
A rajah who believes himself to be wise and fair uses his hungry people's rice for himself year after year, until a village girl named Rani devises a clever plan using the surprising power of doubling to win a billion grains of rice from the rajah.
Spelling Words
- grow
- mow
- bowl
- toe
- goes
- toast
- soap
- foam
- told
- most
- light
- mind
- anything
- everyone
- began
Vocabulary Words
arachnid - an animal that has 8 legs and 2 body parts
scurries - to move quickly
burrows - a hole in the ground made by an animal
ballooning - when spiders use their silk to travel through the air
harmful - causing damage or harm
poisonous - can inject poison into another animal's body to cause harm
Talking Points With Your Child:
- What heroes live in your community?
- What inferences can you make about the characters and their traits, motivations, and feelings?