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Use Spiders by Laura Marsh to strengthen your students' comprehension skills, build their vocabulary, and help them understand how words work.

Dive into the world of nonfiction text by working with the high-interest Spiders by Laura Marsh. Teach students how to comprehend the features of nonfiction text as they use comprehension strategies to understand interesting facts about spiders such as how they eat with no teeth, how they care for their babies, the various ways they can use their webs, and more!

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Asking Questions with Spiders

Spiders is a natural choice for an asking questions mini lesson because these creepy, crawly creatures appeal to the curiosity of early readers. Students will have no trouble asking and answering deep questions about the surprising and interesting facts presented on each page.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

RF.1.2SL.1.1bSL.1.2SL.1.3SL.1.5RI.1.1W.1.5RI.1.4W.1.8RI.1.5L.1.6RL.1.7RI.1.10RF.1.1

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1.1D1.9D(ii)1.6A1.9D(iii)1.6B1.10E1.6E1.13A1.6I1.13D1.7B1.13E1.7C1.7D1.7E1.1A1.7F1.1C1.9D(i)

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Determining Importance with Spiders

This determining importance mini lesson provides students with opportunities to identify the main idea and important details in Laura Marsh's Spiders. This mini lesson focuses on the importance of examining the features of nonfiction text to identify important facts about spiders.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

W.1.5RI.1.3W.1.8RI.1.5L.1.6RI.1.7RI.1.10RF.1.1RF.1.2SL.1.1bSL.1.2SL.1.3RI.1.1SL.1.5RI.1.2

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1.7C1.13E1.7D1.7E1.1A1.7F1.1C1.8A1.1D1.9D(i)1.6A1.9D(ii)1.6E1.9D(iii)1.6G1.10A1.6I1.10E1.7B1.13D

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Making Connections with Spiders

One way for students to construct meaning with a nonfiction text such as Spiders, is to make connections with the text. This mini lesson will show students where to pause and think about text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections while reading. In addition, students will have the opportunity to practice making connections between the text on the page and the features of nonfiction.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

RF.1.2SL.1.1bSL.1.2SL.1.3SL.1.5RI.1.1W.1.5RI.1.3W.1.8RI.1.7L.1.6RI.1.9RI.1.10RF.1.1

TEKS Alignment

1.6A1.9D(iii)1.6E1.10E1.6I1.13A1.7A1.13D1.7B1.13E1.7C1.7D1.7E1.1A1.7F1.1C1.9D(i)1.1D1.9D(ii)

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Retelling & Summarizing with Spiders

Spiders offers an excellent opportunity for comprehension strategy work focused on retelling and summarizing with a nonfiction text. Specific, high-interest chapters and nonfiction text features, such as headings and captions, organize the information and make it easier for students to retell and summarize important facts about spiders.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

RI.1.3W.1.8RI.1.5L.1.6RI.1.6RI.1.8RI.1.10RF.1.1RF.1.2SL.1.1bSL.1.2RI.1.1SL.1.3RI.1.2W.1.5

TEKS Alignment

1.7E1.7F1.1A1.8A1.1C1.9D(i)1.1D1.9D(ii)1.6A1.9D(iii)1.6G1.10A1.6I1.10E1.7B1.13D1.7C1.13E1.7D

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Visualizing with Spiders

What better way for students to check their visualization work than by using stunning color photographs that show up close visuals of spiders from all over the world? This visualization mini lesson guides students in using the text to create mental images of the information author Laura Marsh is presenting.

Common Core State Standards Alignment

SL.1.2SL.1.3W.1.5RI.1.1W.1.8RI.1.5L.1.6RI.1.6RI.1.7RI.1.10RF.1.1RF.1.2SL.1.1b

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1.10D1.6I1.10E1.7B1.13D1.7C1.13E1.7D1.7E1.1A1.7F1.1C1.9D(i)1.1D1.9D(ii)1.6A1.9D(iii)1.6D1.10C1.6E

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Comprehension Assessment with Spiders

Use this Common Core aligned comprehension assessment to evaluate students' comprehension of Spiders.

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Running Record with Spiders

Use this Running Record to assess oral reading fluency with Spiders. Track meaning, structure, and visual accuracy using the first 100 words of the text to determine whether or not this book is a good fit for the readers in your classroom.

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Asking Questions with Spiders (Spanish)

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Determining Importance with Spiders (Spanish)

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Making Connections with Spiders (Spanish)

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Retelling & Summarizing with Spiders (Spanish)

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Visualizing with Spiders (Spanish)

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About the Book

Title: Spiders

Author: Laura Marsh

Genre: Nonfiction

Themes: Animals & Insects

ISBN: 9781426311826

Publisher's Summary:

You don’t have to look far to see a spider’s web—in the corner of the window, on a fence, or in a bush—spiders make their homes everywhere. And there are so many kinds of spiders! Some red, some blue, yellow, and more…all fascinating. Amazing photography and easy-to-understand text make Spiders a hit in this National Geographic Kids series.

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Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources for Spiders