Seth and the Spider

In this lesson, students will read about Seth, who shows his classmates that spiders are not insects because spiders have eight legs and no wings.

CONTENT OBJECTIVE: I can tell the difference between insects and spiders.

• WIDA Standard 4 (Science): Classify animals by features and explain differences.
• WIDA Standard 2 (Language Arts): Use compare/contrast sentences (“Insects have six legs. Spiders have eight legs”).
• WIDA Standard 1 (Social/Instructional): Use words and phrases to share ideas, count, and talk about events with peers.

LANGUAGE: English