All About Spiders Nonfiction Unit

Looking for fun and engaging fall activities? This All About Spiders resource has everything you need for an interactive nonfiction unit in your classroom. It includes spider craft pattern, nonfiction unit booklet, lap book, worksheets, answer key, graphic organizers, and writing activities.

This comprehensive packet includes 3 pdf files: nonfiction unit booklet, craft guide, and writing activities booklet.

Spiders Nonfiction Booklet
☼ What are spiders?
☼ What do they look like?
☼ Where do they live?
☼ How long do they live?
☼ What do they eat?
☼ What do they do?
☼ How do they grow?
☼ Worksheets
☼ Answer Key
☼ Fun Facts
☼ Recommended Books and Videos
☼ Lapbook Guide
☼ What are the uses of the spider’s silk?
☼ What is arachnophobia?
☼ How do spiders protect themselves from predators?
☼ Open Inquiry: I have a question!
☼ Here’s what I found
☼ Pair and Share: The Best Thing I’ve Learned

Spider Craft
☼ Assembly Guide
☼ Colored Patterns
☼ Tracing Patterns

Matching Reading to Writing Booklet
☼ Before Reading
☼ K-W-L
☼ Can, Have, Are
☼ Note-Taking
☼ Identifying the Main Idea and Supporting Details
☼ Comparing and Contrasting
☼ Author’s Purpose
☼ After Reading
☼ Opinion Writing
☼ Expository Writing (Presenting Facts)
☼ Expository Writing (Explaining a Process)
☼ Story Writing
☼ Tracing, Drawing, Coloring
☼ Comic Strip Writing