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SpiderSmart programs are offered in the following convenient ways:
- Sign up for a 3-Month Course
- Sign up for a SAT Course
- Sign up for a SpiderPack Mini-Course
- Start with our $20 Introductory Offer (Sample Pack)
$20 Introductory Offer of SamplePack
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SamplePacks are integrated mini-courses in reading and writing using two short stories. To sign up, select a SamplePack that fits your child's grade by clicking
to add it to your cart. Then click 
button to start the registration process. PLEASE LIMIT ONE PER STUDENT.
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Aesop's Fables Sample
(For Grades K-2)These famous fables are a fun introduction to SpiderSmart's program. Young readers will quickly learn how to read and complete these assignments for grades K-2. |
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Black Beauty & Mr. Toad
(For Grades 5-7) Meet Black Beauty, one of the most famous and beloved characters in literature...and then meet Mr. Toad, the most reckless amphibian you will ever know. This SamplePack offers a glimpse at these two classic, yet oh so very different, characters. |
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Fear and Fantasy
(For Grades 6-8) Feel the fear of "The Lottery," the famous story of a bewildered woman facing a small town's deadly tradition. Next, laugh at the heroic fantasy life of a meek little man in the renowned story of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" |
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Forever Classics (Level 07)
(For Grades 6-8) Enjoy two chapters from two enduring classics of children's literature. Many loyal fans read these books over and over, returning to them even as adults. In these excerpts, you will meet a few of the quirky characters of Avonlea, and you will witness the tragedy that will eventually lead to the Secret Garden. |
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Frantic Foxes and Wicked Wolves
(For Grades 3-4) In these classic animal tales the Fox and Wolf try to trick and outwit each other in funny ways, and Tommy the Fox learns an important lesson when he is saved from the angry farm dog...by his mother! These stories should challenge third and fourth graders. |
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Injustice and Faith
(For Grades 9-11) Orwell's famous essay on "A Hanging" presents the scene of a prisoner's execution and asks if this is truly justice. O'Connor's story is both humorous and horrifying as a bickering southern family meets their destiny in the ruthless hands of an escaped criminal known only as the Misfit. |
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Laughter in the Dark
(For Grades 10-12) You may have read the famous children's author Roald Dahl when you were younger, but none of his strangely wonderful tales have prepared you for "Lamb to the Slaughter." The bizarre yet symbolically appropriate tale of "A Hunger Artist" is another work of a dark imagination that will stay with you a long time after you read it. Both of these stories offer important commentary on the human condition. |
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Please Do Not Feed the Bears
(For Grades 3-4) These two stories by the author of The Wizard of Oz are full of action and fantasy. A polar bear king will teach you the meaning of bravery and leadership, and you will marvel at Glady's quick thinking as she faces a huge, slobbery imaginary bear! |
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Shakespeare Made Simple
(For Grades 9-10) Well, simpler, at least. Here is an easy introduction to the world and works of Shakespeare. The stories are retold without the difficult Elizabethan speeches and challenging monologues. You will gain the essence of the plot, however, in one comedy featuring magical tricksters and young lovers, and one of Shakespeare's final plays about a marooned wizard's chance for revenge...and mercy. |
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Two Fairy Tales
(For Grades 3-4) Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tales are famous around the world because they are full of fun, magic, and imagination. Try these two famous stories for a sample of the SpiderSmart program today! |
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