All About Spiders Learning & Activity Printable Pack
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Each spider activity as its own directions on how to do and use that particular activity pack. There are 4+ spider and arachnid themed activities plus variations on how to play and learn with each.
On the first page you will find Kindergarten Learning objectives covered in the pack and the last page is a hands-on extension activity guide.
While you may be using this unit on your own, for our family, it is a part of a weekly thematic unit study. Be sure to check out the blog to find book recommendations and other activity ideas to implement during this week’s study.
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Description
Gearing up for Halloween or just want to study spiders and arachnids in association with a bug and insect unit theme? Here are 4+ activities for young learners to engage in, plus multiple extension activities and hands-on fun.
Don’t forget to check out some of the ways we played and learned about spiders in our Kindergarten learning theme. Included are hands-on games, book recommendations, and other ways you can engage early learners.
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Printable Spider Activities
Included in this resource package are the following:
- “A sticky, spidery situation” that is a fine motor and fluency of writing task. Extensions include creativity and learning comprehension skills.
- 18 fun “Spider Facts” to teach and discuss with your student(s). This is a great opportunity to even explain word meanings and do an extension activity where you define words and put them in context through stories.
- “Create your Own Spider” explore comprehension and creative, yet realistic storytelling.
- “Spiders vs. Insect” Venn Diagram to complete together as you discuss how to classify the creatures we see.
- “Arachnids all around!” is a visual eye-spy game that asks students to circle and identify insects, bugs, and arachnids on the page.
- “Hands on Extension activities” is a resource page for parents and teachers to help their students explore spiders and their qualities even further.
Spider and Arachnid Thematic Unit Objectives and skills
- Demonstrates critical thinking skills and problem solving, even in mild to moderately abstract contexts.
- Understands and interprets symbolic language such as signs, objects, actions, and pictures to represent something else.
- Uses basic observation skills to analyze objects.
- Makes controlled linear motions with a writing utensil
- Can identify differences between two similar pictures.
- Graphs similarities and differences on a Venn Diagram.
- … And more depending on if you use the extension activity recommendations!
Supplies you will need for the spider learning unit
- Tape
- Clay, play-doh, or wikki stix
- Laminator (optional)
- Crayons and/or colored pencils
- Pencil or other writing utensil
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