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Insect of the Month Club Membership!
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Join our Insect of the Month Club to study a new insect each month!
Each month, Insect of the Month Club members receive a unique code to download any of the insect units from our shop!
Each month, we release a new unit, so you can choose either the newest unit or the previous one!
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Join for our
Introductory Price of
$7/month UDS
The For the Love of Homeschooling Insect of the Month Subscription is a monthly subscription where each month you will receive an in-depth, all-ages unit study on a different insect each month that covers the following:
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Range & Mapping Activity
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Life Cycle Poster, 3 part cards, wheel, worksheets & make your own flashcards
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Anatomy Poster, flashcards, worksheets
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Readings
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Taxonomy & Classification Posters & Worksheets
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Monthly Insect Sighting Log
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STEM Activity
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Play Activity
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Coloring pages
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Nature Journal
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Recipes
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Crafts
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Book List
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What Insect units will we be releasing this year?
Click the link below to download our FREE insect of the month wall calendar, which not only features the insect units we will be releasing this year but also makes a lovely wall calendar or addition to your homeschool planner/student agendas!
Here's What Our Black Widow Spider Unit Covers!
Spider Unit Study, brought to you by the Insect of the Month Club at For the Love of Homeschooling! This isn't your average creepy-crawly lesson – we're talking a full-on spider adventure designed especially for homeschoolers or classrooms!
What's Inside this Web Adventure?
Our jam-packed unit study is bursting with everything you need for a 10-day exploration of these amazing arachnids. We've taken the sting out of planning with a complete curriculum guide, hands-on activities, and tons of extra resources to keep the learning spinning!
Curriculum Guide Highlights:
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A curated book list to satisfy even the most curious little bug enthusiasts.
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Fact sheets that reveal all the juicy details about black widow life – from their tiny beginnings to their eight-legged adventures. We're talking life cycle, anatomy, diet, habitat, and all the super spider skills!
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A 10-day schedule that makes fitting spider science into your homeschool day a breeze.
Get Your Hands Dirty with These Activities:
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Artsy Arachnids: Draw, color, and design your own black widow masterpieces!
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Label It! Become a spider anatomy expert by labeling all the key body parts.
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Web of Words: Unleash your inner storyteller with creative writing prompts. Will your black widow be a superhero or a villain?
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Match & Munch: Reinforce learning with fun matching and cut-and-paste games.
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Crafty Crawlies: Build a black widow habitat diorama and create your own giant silk moths (felt, of course!).
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Edible Entomology: Whip up some "black widow" cupcakes or "Oreo spider" cookies – yum!
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Science Experiments: Test the strength of a spider web (don't worry, we'll use a pretend one!) and explore the meaning of the hourglass warning.
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Nature Detectives: Become a nature journalist and map out where black widows like to hang out.
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Playtime Webs: Our themed play mat and cutouts will inspire hours of imaginative play.
Bonus Features:
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Dive deeper with nature documentaries and extra spider-related reading.
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Get a FREE insect wall calendar from the Insect of the Month Club!
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Explore our subscription plans for even more homeschooling goodies.
So, are you ready to get tangled up in the world of black widows? This unit study is perfect for sparking curiosity and turning your kids into spider experts!
Here are the units club members get to choose from!