Our classroom has been transformed into an arachnid habitat! Did you know that spiders are a symbol of Halloween because in days of old it was believed that they would hide in corners and "eves drop" on conversations? The spiders would then return to the witch who had sent them and they would report what they learned! The spiders in our room are friendly, but they are listening to what our class is doing. After Halloween, each classmate will have a "conversation" with their spider, and they will need to write down what the spiders observed in class. - It will be interesting to see if the students' spiders remember material from lessons or if they will only remember social tidbits!
We made the legs out of a solid sheet of construction paper, and then we divided the sheet into 1/8 pieces. Because we have been learning fractions, this was a fun way to assess cross-curricular understanding. We then painted paper plates and affixed our spiders' bellies and legs.
Our classroom has been transformed into an arachnid habitat! Did you know that spiders are a symbol of Halloween because in days of old it was believed that they would hide in corners and "eves drop" on conversations? The spiders would then return to the witch who had sent them and they would report what they learned! The spiders in our room are friendly, but they are listening to what our class is doing. After Halloween, each classmate will have a "conversation" with their spider, and they will need to write down what the spiders observed in class. - It will be interesting to see if the students' spiders remember material from lessons or if they will only remember social tidbits! 
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