Unit Study

Spiders and Webs: A Fascinating Homeschool Unit Study

How come spiders don’t stick to their webs? Did you know that spiders have 48 knees? What demonstrates true friendship?

Make a cast of an orb web, and draw a diagram of a spider’s body parts. Understand how they capture and drink their food. Learn how God gives spiders survival instincts. Write and read a persuasive speech, and design a poster to advertise an event. Create a simple pendulum, and discover the forces that affect its swing. Compare the value of two sets of money using an inequality symbol, and understand how people make economic choices. Apply skills of measuring fractions, and make mini-donuts. Plot coordinates and locate objects on a graph. Build musical instruments, and play rhythms with the instruments. Apply Bible verses to daily life events as you learn about friendship and humbleness.

This unit includes written information about spiders as well as a literary focus on Charlotte’s Web.

Student workbook pages are designed to reinforce the daily concepts and are included within the unit.

Includes:

  • Documentation of skills taught within the unit study
  • Detailed lesson plans
  • Step-by-step instructions for teaching your child
  • Activities for different learning styles
  • Enrichment activities to challenge advanced learners
  • Handwriting guidelines
  • Worksheets for practice with each lesson
  • Reading practice pages
  • Literature List
  • Materials List
  • Templates for resources:
    • Calendar
    • Hundred Chart
    • Spelling Squares
    • Place Value Board
    • Base Ten Pieces