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Weave Some Fun With Spiders
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Spider
Dance - This is quite a challenge in coordination for
young children! Everyone will need a partner. Partners stand
side by side and put their arms around each other's back.
Bring their free arm in front and challenge them to make the
motions with their partner's free arm as you sing "The Itsy
Bitsy Spider."
When you finish, have children "applaud" for themselves by trying to clap their hand with their partner's. |
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Soup - How about some spider soup? Take a large industrial
size can of chicken noodle soup ahead of time and remove the label.
Cover the can with paper and write "Spider Soup" on the outside.
(Or use Dr. Jean's label. Click
here to print the label.) Take two packages of oriental noodles and after crushing them, put them in a paper sack. Write "spider webs" on the sack. Ask the children if they've ever eaten spider soup before. Show them the can, open it, and pour it into a crock pot or other large pot. (Add water according to directions on the can.) Next explain that you're going to add spider webs, and dump in the noodles. Heat until warm and serve to the children in Styrofoam cups. (You'll enjoy the children's conversations and comments as they eat the spider soup!) Itsy Bitsy Spider's Friends - After singing the original version of this song, make up some new verses. You might do the "teensy weensy spider" with a high, squeaky voice and tiny motions. You can also sing the "giant spider" version with a loud voice and exaggerated motions. The children will also get a kick out of hearing their names sung in the song. |
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Sandwiches - Here's a great cooking activity to tie
in with THE VERY BUSY SPIDER. It's a spider sandwich!
Cut circles out of two slices of bread. (I use a large
plastic cup to do this.) Spread peanut butter in between
the circles. Make eyes and a mouth on top of the sandwich
with raisins. Insert 8 pretzel sticks or carrot sticks
in the sides for the legs.
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Web Weaving - Give children paper plates and ask them to cut slits around the edges. Next, give them long pieces of yarn to weave through the slits. As they go over and under the plate they will create their own web designs. Roll
a Web - Cut black construction paper to fit inside a pie
pan. Dip 2 marbles in white paint, then remove them with a
spoon and place in the pie pan. |
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Spider Dance - This is quite a challenge in coordination for young children! Everyone will need a partner. Partners stand side by side and put their arms around each other's back. Bring their free arm in front and challenge them to make the motions with their partner's free arm as you sing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." When you finish, have them "applaud" for themselves by trying to clap their hand with their partner's. Spider Massage - Have children form a long line and place their hands on the person's shoulders in front of them. As they sing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider", they slowly crawl their fingers up the back of the person in front of them. On "down came the rain," they scratch the back. On "out came the sun" they rub the back in circular motions. And on "the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again" they once again crawl their fingers up the back, ending by massaging the neck and shoulders. On "about face," everyone turns around and does the activity again on the back of the person who just massaged their back. Print some October pages - You can have a scarecrow or two different October headings, (Choose October Portrait or October Landscape ) for your bulletin boards. (See Preview) These are pdf files and will print with Adobe Acrobat Reader, on Windows or Mac. |
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