Summary
This video segment from Between the Lions is a non-fiction live-action segment about what life would be like "if you were a spider crab." The segment goes through some shelled animals but then focuses on spider crabs. Spider crabs try hard to hide themselves. They live in seagrass on the edge of the ocean, squeezing among the rocks.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
"If You Were: spider crab" introduces a new word and what it means (focus: spider crab).
- Which new word did this segment teach?
- What do you think it means, and which clue helped you?
- Can you use the word in a sentence of your own?
Quick work-a-long
Word to know: the new word from the clip.
Try it: Draw a quick picture of the word, then write one sentence that uses it.