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Spider Habitat Matching Game

New Zealand spiders in their habitats

🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

We are learning to: Match New Zealand spiders with their correct habitats and understand how spiders adapt to different environments.

Success Criteria:

I can identify at least 6 New Zealand spiders

I can match spiders to their correct habitats

I can explain why spiders live in specific places

🕷️ Part 1: Spider and Habitat Matching

Instructions: Draw lines to connect each New Zealand spider with its correct habitat.

New Zealand Spiders

1. Katipō Spider
2. White-tailed Spider
3. Garden Orb Spider
4. Nursery Web Spider
5. Wolf Spider
6. Daddy Long-legs

Habitats

A. Inside houses and sheds
B. Sandy coastal dunes
C. Garden plants and shrubs
D. Near ponds and streams
E. Under rocks and logs
F. Tree bark and wood piles
7. Which spider is found only in New Zealand and is considered endangered?

White-tailed Spider

Katipō Spider

Garden Orb Spider

Wolf Spider

8. Which habitat feature do most New Zealand spiders need to survive?

Very hot temperatures

Places to hide and build webs

Deep water

Bright sunlight all day

🤔 Part 2: Thinking Questions

9. Why do you think the Katipō spider lives in coastal sand dunes?
10. Explain how a spider's habitat provides what it needs to survive. Use the words: food, shelter, safety.

🌟 Extension Activities (Advanced Learners)

Choose one:

Research and draw the life cycle of a New Zealand spider

Create a food web showing what New Zealand spiders eat and what eats them

Design a perfect habitat for an endangered Katipō spider

🎯 Differentiation Support

Need help? Work with a partner or ask your teacher to read the questions aloud. Focus on matching 4 spiders correctly first, then try the rest.

Dyslexia-friendly tip: Cover questions below the one you're working on with a piece of paper to help you focus.

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