Spider Activities for Primary Grades
Do Spiders Dance?
It is fairly well known that honeybees do a special dance outside their hive to tell the other bees that a new field of flowers has been found! How they do that is a complete mystery to me! I got to thinking about spiders and asked myself, “Do spiders dance?” Well, thanks to the internet that question will not go unanswered!
Come to find out there are a few kinds of jumping spiders who do dance, mostly to attract a mate! Peacock spiders (appropriately named, I think) do a spectacular dance that a helps a discerning female tell which of these “dancers” possess the best physical qualities that will result in some strong offspring.
Spiders are truly AMAZING to learn about. We love studying them with our students and have created some great SPIDER products ! Click this LINK to see them all at our TPT store.
All About Spiders
This 70-page packet is all you need to teach a Spider unit! It comes loaded with a Shared reading book, informational text, photos, Beginning Readers Interactive printables, a vocabulary chart and themed writing paper and more. Try out a sample of this product (see below). Find the complete product HERE.
Non-fiction Beginning Readers – Spiders
Need more guided reading books to provide that “just right” level of text? Here is our set of 8 readers that focus on spiders. There are both colored and black/white versions, lots of interactive printables that extend the learning, teaching charts, and information to build background knowledge. Your students will LOVE reading these books that promote natural language, use predictable text and have great illustrations. Non-Fiction Spider Readers
Spider Songs
Here are 2 very familiar Spider songs that we have used as a basis for teaching some literacy skills. There are poem/song charts with pocket chart cards that illustrate each line, 2 No Prep Readers, some photographs that illustrate The Itsy Bitsy Spider and a fun game to help teach the most important high- frequency word ever…THE! SPIDER SONGS and ACTIVITIES
How about a Freebie?
This free download is a mini-sampler of the larger product called “All About Spiders”. This sampler has a beginning reader featuring the lyrics of the song, 2 of the 6 beautiful photograph cards, and some of the Interactive printables that are part of the whole product. Download the FREE Spider Sampler here. FInd the full product – ALL ABOUT SPIDERS at our TPT store.
