Theme: Spiders

Giant Web Crawl

Materials List: – Yarn in various colors – Painter’s tape – Scissors Preschool Learning Objectives: – Develop gross motor skills by crawling, climbing, and navigating through the web – Enhance imagination and creativity by pretending to be spiders – Practice social skills by taking turns and collaborating with peers – Promote physical activity and exercise […]

Itsy Bitsy Spider Sing Along Video

Little Miss Muffet Language and Literacy Set

With a variety activities, children will engage in oral language development, literacy skills, and much more. From sequencing the story to matching rhyming words, this set is perfect for both individual and small group learning.

Little Miss Muffet Sing Along Video

Make Spiders from Dough

Materials List: – Black play dough (see the recipe on our blog!) – Googly eyes – Pipe cleaners Preschool Learning Objectives: – Develop fine motor skills through manipulating play dough – Enhance creativity and imagination by creating spiders from dough – Practice following a recipe to make black play dough Preschool Teacher Instructions: 1. Start […]

Measure with Spiders

Materials List: – Plastic spiders – Various objects to measure (such as blocks, books, pencils, etc.) Preschool Learning Objectives: – Develop measurement skills by using non-standard units (spiders) to measure different objects – Practice estimation skills by predicting how many spiders it will take to measure an object – Strengthen fine motor skills by picking […]

Member Inspiration-Counting Spiders Light Table Activity

Paper Plate Spider Web lacing Craft

Materials List: – Paper plates – Hole punch – Yarn or string – Scissors – Black construction paper – Egg carton – Glue Preschool Learning Objectives: 1. Develop fine motor skills by threading yarn through the holes in the paper plate. 2. Enhance hand-eye coordination while creating a spider web design. 3. Encourage creativity and […]

Paper Plate Spider Web Weaving

Materials List: – Paper plates – Black yarn – Scissors – Hole puncher Preschool Learning Objectives: 1. Develop fine motor skills by weaving yarn through the holes in the paper plate. 2. Enhance hand-eye coordination by following a pattern while weaving. 3. Promote creativity by allowing children to design their own spider webs. Preschool Teacher […]

Parts of a Spider Labeling Activity

Materials: Scissors, Glue Assembly Directions: Print Laminate (optional) Cut out the 4 labels. Directions for play: Students place the correct labels on the mat. *This can also be used as a cut and paste activity. Learning Objectives: Uses an increasingly complex vocabulary, Learning proper animal nomenclature, Understands that letters can be grouped to form words […]

Predator Prey Play Light Table Invitation

Materials List: – Light table or DIY light panel – Laminated spider web mats (transparent if possible, or printed on tracing paper or acetate sheets) – Spider-themed number cards (1–10 or as needed) – Plastic bugs/insects (flies, ants, beetles — translucent preferred) – Plastic spiders or spider rings – Clothespins or tongs – Optional: Dry […]

Rainbow Spiderweb Color Matching Activity

Materials: Scissors Assembly Directions: Print Laminate (optional) Cut out mats and sorting pieces. Directions for play: Students match the correct colored spider to the same-colored web mat.  Learning Standards: Classifies, sorts & compares materials & objects based on a common quality Assembly Directions:​ 1. Print​ 2. Laminate (optional)​ 3. Cut out each of the color web mats […]