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Read: “Anansi Does the Impossible:” an Ashanti Tale
by Verna Aardema (Author) and Lisa Desimini (Illustrator)
This is a folktale about an amazing spider that becomes a hero and saves the world.

Rhyme: Spiders Scare Me

Let's Make a Pumpkin Spider!

10/16/2013

So many things to do with pumpkins Let’s make a Pumpkin Spider!

Read the book: "The Spider and the Fly" by Mary Howitt and Tony DiTerlizzi

Materials needed:

small pumpkin
black paint or marker
black pipe cleaners
wiggly eyes and scissors

Directions:
Let the children paint the small pumpkin black.

Poke 8 small holes in the top of the pumpkin.
Have the children push one end of each pipe cleaner into a hole.
Glue on wiggly eyes (You can also use permanent markers, or pumpkin crayons.)
You can use a piece of pipe cleaner for a mouth. Cut a small piece and poke the ends into the pumpkin.

Sticky Spider Web Game

10/16/2013

Spider webs are sticky and catch all sorts of bugs. This game uses contact paper, spiders and flies.

Read the book: “Be Nice to Spiders” by Margaret Bloy Graham

Materials needed:

contact paper
poster paper
fuzzy balls
pipe cleaners
black construction paper
wiggly eyes

Directions: Cut a 1 foot square piece of contact paper. (You can make it any size you want.) Cut a hole in the poster board, and put the sticky side of the contact paper facing out. For flies use the pipe cleaners to make wings, and add wiggly eyes. (Put contact paper on the bottom of the flies so it comes off easily).

For spiders cut out paper legs, and glue a fuzzy ball on top, add wiggly eyes. (Put contact paper on the back side of the legs so it comes off the contact paper easily).

Instructions: Put spider web up in the window, or on the wall.Let the children put the flies and spiders on to the contact paper. Remove the flies when done and let the next child play

Spider Matching Colors

10/16/2013

Spider Science Puzzle

10/16/2013

This puzzle will help children learn the different parts of a spider.

Outline the pieces of the spider to create a template to guide them where the pieces belong. Show them pictures of real spiders and ask them to locate these parts in the picture.