This week we will be looking at spiders and our natural

environment. We will focus on how plants grow and create an amazing habitat for different

minibeasts.

Monday

Do you know where I like to spend most my

time?

MondaySpiders live nearly everywhere!

They live in your garden.

Some live by the ocean.

Monday

Task 1: Can you create two lists, one for places you would like to

live and another one for the places you wouldn’t like to live.

Places I would like to live

• By the sea.

• Somewhere with lots of

flowers and trees.

• Where there are lots of

other animals.

Places I would like to live

• Somewhere cold.

• At the top of a mountain.

• Somewhere dark.

TuesdayWhat do spiders look like?

• They have 8 legs. • A spider has two body

sections.• They have eyes, a mouth and

fangs.• At the front of the spider’s body they have two small legs. • They come in different sizes.

TuesdayWhat do spiders like to eat?

• They are predators. • They like eating insects and other

spiders. • Some very large spiders even eat

lizards!

Tuesday

Task 2: Try and make yourself a menu of your favourite foods. Is

your food menu similar to a spiders?

Menu

Starter

Prawns

Main

Steak, chips and salad

Dessert

Cheese cake

YUMMY!

WednesdaySpiderwebs!

1. Spider webs don’t just trap prey, they actually attract the

prey.

2. Spiders make their spiderwebs big so

they have more of a chance to catch

insects.

3. The spiderweb is made from silk, which the spider

produces by itself.

Wednesday

Wednesday

Task 3: Think about the good and bad points about spiderwebs. Have a debate with someone,

where one of you thinks creating a spiderweb is a good thing and the other person thinks they are

a bad thing. Explain why?

I think spiderwebs are good because

they catch my food very easily. I just have to sit and

wait.

ThursdayHabitats and plant growth

Different plants create amazing homes from all different types of animals. A habitat is the type of natural environment in which a

particular species lives.

How do we make a habitat?

How would I grow a flower?

What habitat could I create

to attract certain

minibeasts?

ThursdayLets compare two different habitats.

Rainforest Desert

• Lots of trees.• Rain.

• Very big.• A very warm place.

• Lots of plants, animals and minibeasts.

• Hot during the day.• Dry

• Not much water. • Sand

• Not many plants or flowers.

Thursday

Task 4: Choose a minibeast and write a short descriptive text

about what type of habitat you think that minibeast would be

happy to live in.

I think a butterfly would like to live in

a garden where there a lots of

colourful flowers. There would be

bright red roses and big yellow

sunflowers which would attract the

butterflies.

Example

FridayHow plants grow

What does a plant need to grow?

?

FridayHow plants grow

If you have the equipment…..

1. Find some trays or pots

2. Fill the seed tray with seed

compost

3. Moisten the surface of the compost

4. Sprinkle the seeds evenly over the

compost

5. Cover the seed tray

6. Place the seed tray in a warm place

7. Uncover the seedlings once they

germinate

8. Transplant the seedlings

9. Keep transplanted seedlings in the

shade

10. Plant out into the flowering

position and enjoy

Friday

Task 4: Can you write some instructions on how to grow a

sunflower? Can you add some pictures to

help, and remember your capital letters, finger spaces and full

stops.