Writing Prompts - Students will write 4 to 6 sentences in response to each writing prompt

Day #1:Why do you think some people are afraid of spiders? What would you tell them?

Day #2: Compare how a spider makes a web and how a person sews on a missing button.

Day #3: Do you think car manufacturers would like to make bumpers that never get a dent? Why or why not?

Day #4: Write a letter to a friend telling him or her about some of the things spider silk can do.

Day #5: Silk make things strong. Write about things you use that would be better if they were stronger.

Combining Nouns. Read each sentence. Combine the sentences using the proper connectors and punctuation.

Day #1:1. The spider has a web. The spider has a trap.2. I saw a spider. I saw a fly.

Day #2:1. Spiders crawl. Lizards crawl.2. Spiders lay eggs. Chicken lay eggs.3. Farmers like spiders. Scientists like spiders.

Day #3:1. The bug crawled. The ant crawled. 2. Spiders have eight legs. Spiders have eight eyes.3. The ant got out. The fly got out.

Day #4: 1. Flies were caught. Birds were caught.2. Len found a spider. Len found a firefly.3. The bug died. The ant died.

Day #5: 1. Spiders help crops. Spiders help flowers.2. The babies are gone. The eggs are gone.3. The spiders grew. The web grew.