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Along Came A
Spider
Songs & Poems
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Little Spider
Tune:
" Itsy Bitsy Spider"
See the
little spider
Climbing up the wall,
See the little spider
Stumble and fall.
See the little spider
Tumble down the street,
See the little Spider
Stop down at my feet.
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I'm A Little Spider
Tune: I'm a Little Teapot
I'm a little spider watch me spin
If you'll be my dinner
I'll let you come in
Then I'll spin a web to hold you tight
And gobble you up in ONE BIG BITE
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Crawl Like a Spider
Tune: "Ten Little Indians"
From The Mailbox
Crawl, crawl, crawl
like a spider.
Crawl, crawl, crawl
like a spider.
Crawl, crawl, crawl
like a spider.
Crawl
around your web.
Replace the action word with:
jump, run, creep, sneak, hop
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The Spider Spins a Web
Tune: The Farmer In the Dell
From The Mailbox
The spider spins a web,
The spider spins a web,
Round, round, up and down,
The spider spins a web.
Additional verses:
She spins it in and out.
She spins it back and forth.
She spins it good and strong.
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Ten
Little Spiders
Tune: Ten Little Indians
One spider up and two
spiders down.
Three spiders turn around
and 'round
Four
spiders smile, and then
they frown.
Oh, what a wonderful sight!
Five
spiders in and six spiders out.
Seven
spiders spin around about.
Eight
spiders climb the waterspout.
Oh, what a wonderful sight!
Nine spiders each have
eight little legs.
Ten spiders lay little
spider eggs.
All spiders
wiggle their little legs.
Oh,
what a wonderful sight!
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There's A Spider On the Floor
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
Who could ask for any more
Than a spider on the floor?
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
There's a spider on my leg,
on my leg.
There's a spider on my leg,
on my leg.
Oh it's really really big
This old spider on my leg.
There's a spider on my leg,
on my leg.
Now the spider's on my stomach, on my stomach.
Now the spider's on my stomach, on my stomach.
Oh he's just a dumb old lummock
This old spider on my stomach.
Now the spider's on my stomach, on my stomach.
Now
the spider's on my head, on my head.
Now the spider's on my head, on my head.
Oh I wish that I were dead,
I've got a spider on my head!
Now the spider's on my head, on my head.
And he jumps off! ....
Now there's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider
Went up the water spout
Down came the rain
And washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and
Dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider
Went up the spout again!
We love to choose 2 adjectives to sing in place of
"itsy bitsy". (big and hairy, small and creepy, blue
and red etc!!)
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The Spider
Tune:
"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"
There's a spider on the wall
If he's careful he won't fall
He moves slowly down the wall
I can watch him crawl and crawl
I wonder if he minds my stare
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Five Little
Spiders
(Children
wear spider rings to act out)
Five little spiders crawling
all around.
The first one said,
“See the
bug I found?”
The second one said,
“My web
is neat.”
The third one said,
“I have
eight feet.”
The fourth one said,
“We’re
all so small.”
The fifth one said,
“Time for
autumn leaves to fall.”
Then whoosh went the wind and
out went the light
And the five little spiders
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One Spider Two Spiders
Tune: One Potato Two Potato
One spider, Two spiders,
Three spiders, Four,
Five spiders, Six spiders,
Seven spiders. . .
NO MORE!
After learning this poem we make individual books. I
copy each line of the poem onto paper. We make
fingerprint spiders for each page (press finger on
colored stamp pad, then add legs with colored
pencils). I put one color ink pad on each table and
have the children rotate tables (and use a
different
finger!) On the last page they draw a picture of how
they would feel if they saw all those spiders!
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Try an old favorite:
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey.
Along came a spider
Who sat down beside her,
And frightened Miss Muffet away! |
And a new one:
Little Miss Muffet
Sat on her tuffet
Eating her cookies three.
Along came a spider
Who sat down beside her,
And stayed with Miss Muffet for tea! |
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Books
Language Activities
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Itsy Bitsy Spider
Book
The itsy-bitsy
spider
Crawled up on __________'s head.
It crawled all around
And made itself a bed.
It crawled down his back
And then down to the floor.
Then the itsy-bitsy spider
Crawled right out the door!
Make photocopies of this poem (one
for each child). Then take each child's picture,
glue it onto their page, and then have the child draw a
spider on their head (or use a small spider sticker) and write their name in the space
provided. Staple or bind the pages together and
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One Little Spider Went Out to Play
One little spider went out to play,
On a spider's web one day,
She had such enormous fun,
That she called for another spider to come!
Write the words on a pocket
chart. Add spider pictures and number word cards
for the children to match the amount of spiders on the
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Predictable Charts
Spiders look _________.
Have each child say a word to complete the sentence and
write on chart paper. Encourage different answers.
I like this chart because the children come up with many
ideas (scary, hairy, black, ugly etc) Then have
each child illustrate their sentence and make it into a
class book. |
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Read the story The Very Busy
Spider by Eric Carle.
After reading the story ask the children where the
spider would like to go if she came into our classroom.
(October seems like the perfect time to do this since
the children have been in the classroom for several
weeks and have visited many of the centers.) They
will have ideas like block center, playdough center, the
lunchroom etc. Turn this idea into a class book by
having the children ask the spider where she wants to
play:
"Do you
want to play in block center?" asked Bobby.
The spider didn't answer. She was very busy
spinning her web.
Have each child illustrate their sentence and staple
together to make a class big book. |
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Letter Ss
Use a marker to draw a spider web on chart paper.
Have the children brainstorm words that begin with the
letter Ss. Write on the web.
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Letter
Matching
Use a large spider notepad. Laminate each sheet.
On each sheet write an uppercase letter and the matching
lowercase letter. Cut each one apart using
different cuts - straight,
zig-zag, wavy, etc. To play the game have the
children find the matching letters and put the pieces
together.
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Math Activities
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Spider Ring Counting
Use a black marker to draw spider webs onto 8x8 pieces
of oaktag (make 10 of them). Write a numeral 1-10 in
the center of each web. Have the children identify
the number in the center of the web and use spider
rings to show how many.
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Spider Leg Addition
Photocopy a spider body onto black construction
paper and laminate (do not copy the legs). Place
colored toothpicks (legs) on either side of the
spider body to show various combinations that make
eight. For example place 3 legs on one side and 5 on the
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Spider
Graph
I always
introduce my spider unit with a graph
"Do You Like Spiders?"
Yes or No
Each child is given a photocopied spider picture (hand
drawn by me!) that does not have a face. If they
like spiders they draw a smile face if they don't they
draw a sad face. Then each child has a turn to
place their spider on the graph and tell the class why
they do or do not like spiders.
After learning
about spiders and doing tons of activities, we
end the unit with the same graph to see if any
feelings have changed!
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Sensory Table
Fill the sensory table with
black and white crinkle paper (from a party supply
store). Add some plastic spider rings. Have the
children search for them and then count them!
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Science Activities
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Read the book
Spiders to
find the answers and lots
more about the fascinating world of spiders. Then
draw a large spider web on chart paper and write spider
facts on it. |
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Spiders
Draw a spider onto a large piece of poster board.
Color and laminate. Label the body parts of the
spider. |
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Art Activities
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Spider Eights
Cut out a large figure 8 from black construction
paper. Count out and glue 8 sequins onto the spider
. . . add 2 green ones for the eyes. Count out 8
pieces of black yarn for the legs. Glue the legs
to the body.
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Spider Marble Painting
Place an 8x8 inch square of black construction paper in
a box lid. Dip a marble in white paint and drop it onto
the paper. Roll the marble around by tilting the lid.
Repeat this step to create a spider web. Add a spider
sticker (and some tiny bug stickers).
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Spider Web Rubbings
Use glue to make spider web designs on 10x10 pieces of
poster board. When dry, the children place a piece of
paper on top and make rubbings with the side of a
peeled crayon. When finished they can draw spiders
and bugs on their webs!
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Painted Spiders
Have the children make spiders by painting their palms
and fingers (no thumbs!) with black paint. Have them
press their hands onto construction paper two times
so that the palms overlap and the fingers go out in
opposite directions. When dry, add wiggle eyes.
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Paper Plate Spider Webs
Use scissors to cut slits around the edges of a paper plate. Give
each child some yarn.
They weave the yarn back and
forth to make a spider web.
Tie a spider ring at the end of the string when
finished. Then have the children
draw flies on the plate that the spider has caught!
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Spaghetti Spider Webs
Cook
about 2 lbs. of spaghetti. Let the spaghetti cool.
Then put it all in a large bowl with glue. Let the kids
mix it with their hands. Then they pull individual
strands of spaghetti out and design their web on a piece
of wax paper. (You might want to have a spider web
pattern under the wax paper for children to follow).
When the web is dry, peel the wax paper away from
the web. Add a spider ring in the center! |
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Paper Plate Spiders
Paint small paper plates black and let dry. Give
each child 8 black strips of paper and have them fold it
accordian style. Glue on for the legs. Use
scrap paper to add eyes.
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Spider Recipes
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Marshmallow Spiders
For each
spider, use one large marshmallow for the
body and one small marshmallow
for the head (attach
with 1/2 a toothpick). Make eyes from mini M&Ms, legs
from red licorice laces. Cover with chocolate sauce, if
desired.
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Oreo Cookie Spiders
Use an Oreo for the body. Attach 8 legs made from
thin black licorice.
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Peanut Butter Cracker Spiders
Make 2 "sandwiches" from 4 Ritz crackers spread with
peanut butter. Lay them side-by-side on a plate,
sticking them together with more peanut butter.
Attach peanuts or raisins for eyes, and make legs from
pretzels.
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Spider
Sandwiches
Ingredients:
2 slices of bread ( use raisin bread!)
1 T Strawberry cream
cheese
8 Raisins
8 Pretzel Sticks
1 piece of black string licorice
You will also need:
1 paper plate
1 plastic knife
Measuring spoons
round biscuit cutter
Directions:
Cut bread into circles with biscuit cutter.
Measure
and spread cream
cheese on one piece of bread.
Place the other bread
circle on top.
Put
the 8 raisins on the top piece of bread
for eyes.
Place 4
pretzels coming out of each side for legs.
Add
licorice string at the
top to look like your spider's drag line.
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Miss Spider's Tea Party
On Halloween Day
we have a
Miss Spider's Tea Party
instead of having a Halloween Party. We read and
reread Miss Spider's Tea Party and all of her
stories (below). All week we prepare for the
celebration. Keep reading to find out all of the
fun activities we do on this day.
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After
reading Miss Spider's Tea Party each child chooses the
character they want to be for the party by placing their
name on a graph - oh, and the teacher always gets to be
Miss Spider! |
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After
choosing, each child decorates a headband to represent
their insect. |
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Then we: |
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Have an Iced Tea Taste Test
I buy flavored iced teas and each of my "little bugs"
gets to taste them and graph their favorite type.
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Make &
Eat Oreo Cookie Spiders
Use an
Oreo cookie for the body. Attach 8 legs made
from thin black licorice. Use green gel frosting to attach
2 green eyes on the Oreo. Eat and enjoy!
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Spin a Spider Web
We all sit in a circle. I hand a ball of yarn to one
student and have them roll it to another student.
Holding the yarn firmly, that student rolls the yarn
to another child. We repeat this until everyone has
had a turn and we have a big spider's web.
Then we sing this song:
Miss Spider's In The Web
Tune: The Farmer In The Dell
Miss Spider's in the web,
Miss Spider's in the web
Spin, spin, oh watch her spin,
Miss Spider's in the web.
Miss Spider invites a (bug name)
Miss Spider
invites a _________.
Spin, spin, oh watch her spin,
Miss
Spider's in the web.
Of course, the teacher always gets to be Miss Spider!
The children come sit on the web as we sing the
different bug names they are pretending to be.
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Here is a
picture of all the treats we eat at Miss Spider's Tea
Party!
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