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September
1. Apples
2. Apples
3. Safety
4. Safety
1. Apples
2. Apples
3. Safety
4. Safety
October
coming soon
coming soon
November
coming soon
coming soon
June
1. Trains
2. Boats
3. Planes
1. Trains
2. Boats
3. Planes
July
August
coming soon
coming soon
March
1. Springtime
2. Shamrock
3.
4.
1. Springtime
2. Shamrock
3.
4.
April
1. Sunflowers
2.
3.
4.
1. Sunflowers
2.
3.
4.
May
1. Butterflies
2. Creepy Crawl
3. Spiders
4.
1. Butterflies
2. Creepy Crawl
3. Spiders
4.
December
1. Music
2. Music
3. Snow
4. Happy B-day
to Jesus
1. Music
2. Music
3. Snow
4. Happy B-day
to Jesus
January
1. Moon
2. Shadows
3. Picnic
4. Planets
1. Moon
2. Shadows
3. Picnic
4. Planets
February
1. Fairy Tales
2. Favorite Stories
3. Favorite Stories
4. Favorite Stories
1. Fairy Tales
2. Favorite Stories
3. Favorite Stories
4. Favorite Stories
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Curriculum Overview
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Handwriting Practice: W is for Black Widow
This is an optional handwriting worksheet for
children who are ready to practice tracing the
letters of the alphabet. W is for Widow and
children can color the letter W, and trace the
words. There is also a picture of the Black
Widow for the children to color in.
Letter W for Window Handwriting Worksheet.
This is an optional handwriting worksheet for
children who are ready to practice tracing the
letters of the alphabet. W is for Widow and
children can color the letter W, and trace the
words. There is also a picture of the Black
Widow for the children to color in.
Letter W for Window Handwriting Worksheet.
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| Bible Verse Bracelets: ...being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 Just like the spider in the story, God is not distracted from the good work He is doing in your life. He promises to keep making you better and better, until His work on you is finished when Jesus comes back again. |
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GeoSafari Talking Microscope By Homeschool / Educational Insights Inc. A child's first microscope! Introduce children to the amazing world of insects and spiders with the easy-to-use interactive GeoSafari Talking Microscope. Kids get an up-close view of 12 fascinating bugs as they hear cool facts or test their knowledge of each critter with fun games. Features 5X focusing magnifier and light for easy viewing. Comes with Talking Microscope unit and 12 prepared interactive slides with storage box. Requires 3 C batteries (not included). Recommended for ages 5 and up. Contents:
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| Read The Itsy Bitsy Spider, by Iza Trapani. Listen along if you happen to have the CD version of the story. |
| Have the children stand up and act out the journey of the spider as you play the song, "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." |
| Snack Time Provide a large oatmeal cookie and a small container of cake icing. Assist the children in spreading the icing over the cookie. Give each child eight raisins for eyes and eight pieces of black licorice for legs,. Use the icing for "glue" if needed. Yummy creepy spiders! |
| Real Spiders Show a nice, large glossy photo of an especially creepy spider.This Jumping Spider photo was provided courtsey of Tristinba, and is under full copyright laws. Check out more amazing bug photos here, but please remember to ask permission before using them! |
| Take a Class Poll After the children see the images, note their reactions. Talk about these reactions. Take a vote...who likes spiders? Who doesn't like spiders? Discuss some of the ways spiders are beneficial. Show the children how to do the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" fingerplay and repeat it with them. |
| Morning Circle Time Show them the letter "W." Ask for some other words that begin with "W." (Worm, wasp, wet, water, wiggle, Wednesday, weather, and walrus, for example.) Show a photo of a black widow spider. Discuss it with the children. Show the children a photo of a window spider (also known as the house spider, in Australia.) Ask the children if they can tell which sound is the beginning sound for black "W"idow spider and "W"indow spider. |
Classify Plastic Spiders
Provide a table full of toy spiders. Make sure there are a wide variety
represented: small black ones, middle-sized brown ones, large scary
ones, and everything in between. Make a classification chart with various
categories listed, such as size, color, hairiness, fang size, etc. Let the
children tally up the differences.
You can purchase a varitey of bug sets here
Provide a table full of toy spiders. Make sure there are a wide variety
represented: small black ones, middle-sized brown ones, large scary
ones, and everything in between. Make a classification chart with various
categories listed, such as size, color, hairiness, fang size, etc. Let the
children tally up the differences.
You can purchase a varitey of bug sets here
Spider Science
If you happen to have mounted specimens for viewing, that would be
ideal. If you do not have sealed and mounted specimens, consider
catching several species of spiders (put them in separate jars!) and
placing them in sealed containers for the children to examine with bright
lights and magnifying glasses. (If you live in Australia, you might want to
consider obtaining previously deceased samples!!) .
If you happen to have mounted specimens for viewing, that would be
ideal. If you do not have sealed and mounted specimens, consider
catching several species of spiders (put them in separate jars!) and
placing them in sealed containers for the children to examine with bright
lights and magnifying glasses. (If you live in Australia, you might want to
consider obtaining previously deceased samples!!) .
Spider Library
Make a corner devoted to all things spiders! Decorate it
with webs and giant plush spiders.. Provide lots of library
books on spiders and comfy reading pillows and chairs.
Have a video of spider behavior playing quietly in the
corner. You could even turn up the ambiance by playing
some nighttime sounds (such as crickets chirping) on a
hidden CD player.
Make a corner devoted to all things spiders! Decorate it
with webs and giant plush spiders.. Provide lots of library
books on spiders and comfy reading pillows and chairs.
Have a video of spider behavior playing quietly in the
corner. You could even turn up the ambiance by playing
some nighttime sounds (such as crickets chirping) on a
hidden CD player.
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Bible Song
"Love Overboard" from Veggie Tales Jonah's
Overboard Sing-Along. Click here to listen to a
sample.
God indeed "goes overboard" for us!! He neither
slumbers nor sleeps!
"Love Overboard" from Veggie Tales Jonah's
Overboard Sing-Along. Click here to listen to a
sample.
God indeed "goes overboard" for us!! He neither
slumbers nor sleeps!
Bible Story: Read The Very Busy Spider, by Eric Carle.
What happens when a spider's web is disturbed or broken
in some way? The spider goes right back to work, fixing it
and making it both beautiful and effective, until it's perfect.
God does the same with us. He will not stop working on us;
He will not stop making us beautiful and effective, and we
will also not be perfect, until He says so when Christ
returns.
What happens when a spider's web is disturbed or broken
in some way? The spider goes right back to work, fixing it
and making it both beautiful and effective, until it's perfect.
God does the same with us. He will not stop working on us;
He will not stop making us beautiful and effective, and we
will also not be perfect, until He says so when Christ
returns.
| Make Paper Plate Ladybugs Materials: Black Construction Paper Glue Glitter (Optional) |
| Give each child a large piece of dark-coloured construction paper. Show them how to use PVC glue or Weldbond glue to make a spider web pattern. Let them try to make their own on the paper. When their webs are dry, they should have a raised texture. After the webs have "set," let the children moisten a thumb with a black ink pad and make a spider's body on their web. Then draw a few eyes and some legs and enjoy all the very busy spiders! |
Spider Memory Match Game
Print two copies of these spiders to make a
Memory Match or Concentration game. These
would also make fun cards to put in you Spider
center so children can see what different kinds
of spiders there are.
Print two copies of these spiders to make a
Memory Match or Concentration game. These
would also make fun cards to put in you Spider
center so children can see what different kinds
of spiders there are.
Spider Web Lacing Cards
This is a set of printable cards you can
laminate and use for teaching the
children how to lace. Younger children
can learn to do dot to dots with them,
and older children can lace them to
finish the spider web.
This is a set of printable cards you can
laminate and use for teaching the
children how to lace. Younger children
can learn to do dot to dots with them,
and older children can lace them to
finish the spider web.
Class Visitor
Ask an entomologist to come for a spider demonstration.
If you have access to an entomology museum or local
university department, consider taking the children
there.(The correct term for a person who studies spiders
is "arachnologist," although many entomologists also
study spiders along with insects.)
Ask an entomologist to come for a spider demonstration.
If you have access to an entomology museum or local
university department, consider taking the children
there.(The correct term for a person who studies spiders
is "arachnologist," although many entomologists also
study spiders along with insects.)
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