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The Very Busy Spider Activities

The Very Busy Spider Activities

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  • The Very Busy Spider(by Eric Carle)
  • yarn(any color-I used black)
  • masking tape
  • and about ten children.
1.To start off the group I will sing with the children Itsy Bitsy Spider with the hand motions. 2. I will read to the children the story by Eric Carle called "The Very Busy Spider." 3. I would then start some discussion with the children about spiders and what they do and where you might find them. 4. I will then assemble the children in a circle seated on their bottoms. I will explain to the children we will make our own webs with yarn. Then I would pass the yarn to one child at a time.That child is responsible for holding that piece tightly while resting it on the ground until I can tape it down. We will continue until each child has had two turns. When you are finished the children will have their own finished spider web. 5. As a transition to the next activity (they went outside next) I had the children tip toe through the spider web without touching the web to get ready for outside time. 6. If you have another group doing this have them make their spider web with different color yarn. It really turns out great! 7. Activity Note:: I did this with 3-5 preschoolers and it turn out great with no fighting at all. You can also toss it to the child if you have a cooperating group of children.
 
 
 

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