I told the children that I had a very special surprise for them. We talked about what a scientist does and what kinds of tools they use. Then I asked the children if they wanted to be a scientist. This got the excitement flowing! I told the children that if they wanted to be a scientist they needed to dress the part. So every child who wanted to be a scientist got their own lab coat to wear as we "dissected" a spider. We discussed how a spider has a large body, many eyes, and eight legs. Each scientist was charged with finding those parts in their molds using the tools provided or their fingers.
"It's cold."
"Ewww! I'm not doing that!"
"No, Ms. Kristen, yuck!"
"It's jiggling!"
"I grabbed a leg."
"I did it, Ms. Kristen!"
"Look at me, I found an eye."
We also enjoyed some more glue work during our art time. We got to squeeze a spider web out of glue and covered it with black sand. When they are dry they will make a great textured art piece.