Life cycle of a spider sequence and fold science craft

A fun, foldable cut-and-paste activity for exploring the life cycle of a spider. This hands-on resource is a mix of a craft and science worksheet that you could use as a fall center or in an interactive notebook. It could also be used as a bugs, arachnids, or Halloween activity. Some teachers have even linked it to the book Charlotte's Web.

The template options

There are 4 options so you can select and print the one that best suits your needs and differentiate for your students if required:

• Template 1: Students color the template and life cycle pictures, match the word or description labels to the images, glue, cut, and fold.
• Template 2: As above but with an easy-cut outline around the web.
• Template 3: Students color the template and life cycle pictures, cut out the 4 life cycle stages, and arrange them in order, glue, cut, and fold. As with templates 1 and 2, there is an option to use the stage name or short descriptions.
• Template 4: Same as template 3 but with an easy-cut outline around the web.

Directions for students are provided as well as a folding guide with pictures.

What else is included?

Additional printable pages are provided to complement the foldout activity, or to use with early finishers.

• Full life cycle printable page (color)
• Label a spider cut and paste (color and b/w)
• Compare the features of a fly and a spider (cut and paste)
• Spiders ‘can, have, are’ writing worksheet

Is the PDF file editable?

No, this PDF resource is not editable. 

US and UK versions of the PDF are included.