Each year I pick a topic of interest to me (and hopefully to the students) and engage in research that I share with the class. This inevitably leads to the class doing research to add to the discussion. I talk about it in the classroom in the odd spare minutes that happen. from time to time. This year, as the title of this post suggests, I will be looking at spiders. I chose this topic because I found myself photographing spiders and their webs lately, and a spider took up residence in a sheltered corner of the classroom (which a student discovered). I never know where the research and ensuing discussions will lead, but I am always fascinated by all that we learn along the way. It is also a great way to show the students that I am trying to be a life-long learner. Below is the picture of the spider from the classroom, along with a web from near Molly's Garden after some rain had passed through, and one from my backyard taken at in the early morning lit up by my headlights. (You can click on the pictures to make them larger)
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