What you’ll need
- Spider Web Observation & Shapes printable
- Pencil or crayons
- A safe outdoor viewing spot
Try it together
- Ask an adult to choose a web that can be viewed from a safe distance.
- Look for lines, curves, a centre, and places where the web is attached.
- Use the printable to circle web shapes and draw the shapes you notice.
- Leave the web and spider exactly as you found them, then talk about what you observed.
Try one together
Which is the safest way to explore a web?
Choose an answer, then talk about why.
Grown-up note
Observe only. Do not handle spiders, reach into hidden spaces, or disturb a web.