Spider Cup Stacking Challenge Cards are fun to explore. This set of challenge cards was created to introduce children to cup stacking. There are other sets available here on my blog and on my TPT shop that share more elaborate cup stacks.
The idea was that the Spider Cup Stacking Challenge Cards could be given to the students with a stack of ten to twelve cups. After they have completed the stacks on the cards, they could come up with larger and complicated stacks.
While this set of cards feature a small spider, they don’t have totally Halloween theme. You could use them while studying insects or the outdoors rather than at Halloween if you like.
Getting the Spider Cup Stacking Cards
First, you will need to download the set.
Second, if you don’t have Acrobat Reader you will need to download it. The set is an Acrobat Reader PDF file.
Third, you will need to go to your download file and open the page. You may be asked if you want the file to open right after you download it. If you are, you won’t have to hunt for it in your download file.
Finally, when you open the cards you will open the cards and decide which ones you want to print.
Getting the Cards Ready to Use
If you plan on using the cards over and over again, you may want to laminate them. Below I have suggested products that you may want to use to cover them.
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Explaining the Cups on the Cards
While most children will look at the upside-down cup and know it means the cup is upside down, others may be confused. The upside-down cup is narrow. Its body is wide. There may be children that think that means the narrow cup base goes on the bottom. Please take a moment to explain this to them.
If they end up building structures that are the opposite of the card, you can decide if you want to correct them. It may be important to you that you build it just like the card. It may be important that they just practice cup stacking.
More Sets of Cup Stacking STEM Challenge Cards
Ghostly Cup Stacking Challenge Cards
Fire Hydrant Stacking STEM Challenge Cards (These are for sale on my TPT shop.)
