Cute Spider snack

FUN FRIDAYS

I had the kids make their own spiders for snack.  During their project, we reviewed all the fun facts we had learned  that week.

materials:
Double stuffed Oreos
Pretzels
red frosting (on sale)

 

8 LEGS

6 OR 8 EYES

 

AND ENJOY

 

 

 

Playdough Science Spiders

Science

 

These play-dough spiders make learning so much fun.

 

8 legs

 

We took this time to review all our spider facts. This is a great  science center for preschool.

"black widow"

6 or 8 eyes

getting creative: spider mask

Can you see the 2 fangs and a spinneret?

 

 **NO HELP, she did this all on her own. Moments like this make me so proud ^^

 

We teach and teach and hope that we have helped them understand and learn.



Spider Web Science Craft

Making Spider Webs

 

This is a simple and fun science craft

materials:

glue

yarn

scissors

web template

* printed on cardstock or matted on construction paper is recommended

 

 

Some could squeeze the glue bottles and some preferred to use a Q-tip and spread the glue that way.

 

Everyone's webs looked different, some of the children were very engaged and some only participated for about 10-15 minutes.

 

The children wanted to cut their own "silk" and others appreciated the precut yarn.

 

Science

 

I made this a science activity by reviewing all our spider facts. Here is an example of some questions I ask during our spider web science craft.  I also had some spider books opened, so they could also have a visual aid.

 

Teacher: How many body parts do spiders have?

Kids: 2

 

 Teacher: What are they called? 

Kids: thorax and abdomen

 

Teacher: What are webs made of? 

Kids: silk

 

Teacher: Where does the silk come from?

 Kids: the spinneret

 

Teacher: Where is the spinneret located?

Kids: in their Abdomen

 

Teacher: Why do spiders make webs?

 Kids: to catch their food

 

Teacher: What else do spiders use their silk for?

 Kids: to make protect their babies (egg sacks)

 

 

I had one child tell me "I don't want to make a web, I am making a spider egg sack"

 

 

 



Preschool Spider Ideas

ALL ABOUT SPIDERS

 

 

Art

Spider hand prints:

The used a Q-tip to make the eyes. I let them choose 6 or 8.

 

 

I had them make a web with yarn and glue. Great for fine-motor Skills!  

 

Marble painting

Make a web and have a discussion about webs.

Here are some questions I ask my kids while they are marble painting:

1. What are webs made out of?

2. Why do spiders need webs?

3. Why don't spiders stick to their own webs?

 

Great for a center:

Fine motor skills: peeling and sticking

 

 Science

Playdough center:

Make a spider and review parts of a spider and other facts.

 

Literacy

Smack that spider! Oh how they love this literacy game.

You can download it for FREE on 2teaching mommies. Here is their link:

2teachingmommies.com/spiders

 

Found this awesome FREE spider fact book emergent reader on Making Learning Fun.

here is the link if you want to make a little spider booklet.

SpiderFactBookEmergentReader.htm

 

 

 Math

Spider Math: Adding spiders I found this FREE worksheet on:

 

 

 

 

 

Why don't spiders stick to their own webs

 Science
Why don't spiders stick to their own webs?

I took paper plates, made a web with a marker and then added tape all over it.

The kids touched how sticky the web was. Afterwards we discussed why spider don't stick to their own webs.

The kids took turn walking their spider fingers cautiously around the web so they didn't get stuck to their own trap.

 

Answer to why spiders:

I Googled it and I found that spiders make a web and leave a trail of sticky glue droplets. They are then able to navigate cautiously around their web. At times spiders may encounter a sticky droplet, but are able to quickly lick it right off. Insects on the other hand don't have this privilege. Most insects fly, or hop right into tons of glue droplets making it impossible for them to escape. Resulting to them getting stuck in a sticky situation.

 

The magic School Bus has an awesome 20min video clip called The Magic School Bus Spins a web. It shows the spider make a web and then leave sticky glue droplets as the spider get ready to catch its lunch. I will post the clip for easy access.

 

 

Five Senses: Touch

Exploring TOUCH:

 

                                               Sand paper                                 Velvet

Colorful rice

"FURRY"

"Fuzzy"

Floral water beads were their favorite.

I hid shapes and different objects inside CLEAN socks and had the children use their senses to guess what was inside.

ART: Shaving Cream Fire

Shaving cream fire

This art activity creates a realistic fire texture. It's fun to create and beautiful to look at... The only concern about this project is that the food coloring will stain, so I suggest wearing gloves.

Here is the effect, each one is so different, but beautiful.

I have done this art project different every year. I have place a fire truck in front as well as have the children stamp our FIRE somewhere on their fire flames.
 

I love preschool, anything can be turned into a learning experience. 

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Fire Safety

What a fun theme for preschoolers...ya know, having the opportunity to practice calling 9-1-1, putting out fires, paying fire fighters, the whole shabang. 





This week the children will mostly be learning through role play. I love to teach this theme! The importance of being familiar with what to do in case of an emergency is an imperative subject to learn at a very young age. 

Song

We chant a song each day, it's one I made up a few years ago. It goes a little something like this:

Place a flame with tape on a child's back and begin by singing:

F-I-R-E fire, fire 

F-I-R-E _________ is on fire

Teacher: Oh no, _____ is on fire.  what do you do?

STOP

DROP

& ROLL

They roll while covering their face until the "flame is off"


Then I have them crawl under the "smoke", so they don't choke

 

 

We then looked for a way to escape. The door is their favorite choice.

 

He thought it was funny that I kept saying Ouch, the door's hot lol

 

 Teacher: Touch the door. Is it hot? Depending on their answer I would reply

Option 1:

Kid: Yes!

 

Teacher: Ouch, okay don't open the door, that means that there are flames on the other side. If we open the door the flames will burst in. Okay lets find a phone so we can call for help.

 

Kid: Found it.

Teacher: Okay who should we call for help?

 

Kid: 9-1-1... * ring, ring, ring

Then I pretend to be the operator

 

Operator: 9-1-1, what's your emergency?

Kid: there's a fire in my house

Operator, Are you hurt?

Kid: no

Operator: Can you get out of the house safely?

Kid: yes

Operator: Okay I need you to get out and stay out, and don't go back in. We will be right there.


**Each child response differently, but this is just a sample. Have fun and later they will be playing this outside and reenacting the scenario. It's quit fascinating to watch them learn through play :)

 

I add a little more to our skit.

 

The following day we talk about what we would do if there was a fire in a house.  I take this time to discuss what an escape route is and what they would do if their was a fire in their house. We also discuss escape plans (door and window) and introduce how to tell if a door is safe to open. Here is a short clip of a video I took during role play.

COMING SOON!

Other than dialing on a paper phone and a plastic phone we practiced on a cell phone. These days most people have smart phones and  although most children already know how to operate a cell phone after reading this post on www.littlebitfunky.com. I thought I would implement it in my class this year.

ART



Fire Flames with a Fork

We also made a fire engine and reviewed our shapes, as well as our colors in Spanish! This activity was much more than making a fire engine. It was about practicing and understanding positional phrases and following directions in a small group. 



 

 

 

These came out SO precious. My parents were happy with this craft and many STILL have it :) I found this template on Makinglearningfun.com. If you click on the link it will take you directly to the FREE download.

Heads up, this requires a lot of coloring and cutting. Over the years I have realized that this activity takes a few days, also I have outlined and lightly colored my master, so when I make copies they don't feel overwhelmed by how much they need to color. Unfortunately my kids are still too young this early in the year to cut around detailed lines like these.

Science

 

I wish I were able to do a science experiment that I saw on pinterest, but my school has there are rules, and regulations :( Here it is for those of you who would love to teach and show your little ones that a fire needs fuel. air, and heat in order to ignite and how when we take away any of those, it will diminish. 
 Fire-Safety-Experiment

Since my kids aren't able to do this experiment in class, I had them watch this video which  goes over everything, in a fun way. Depending on their age, you may want to be selective on the scenes, it can feel a bit lengthy. 

Math

 I found a really cute FREE fire fighter lap folder for preschoolers on Home School Creations

I personally don't always set mine up like lap folders, I  try to separate the activities into centers, that way they can revisit, or do them independently.

Find the objects corresponding shadow

 

Finish the pattern

 

Their favorite  activity from the lap folder was counting the Dalmatian spots. They counted and found the correlating number to match the spots. 

Plain ole' fun



Playing "fire fighters" and practicing calling 9-1-1




Fine motor skills: help the fire fighter put out the fire and  practice their pencil grip.

I set up a table with 5-6 books about fire fighter and fire safety for the kids to "read". It's quit interesting if you get to hear some of their read out loud stores.



Field Trip

Our preschool does not permit outings, so visiting a fire station and seeing a fire engine is out of the question, but we were very fortunate to have a firefighter come visit our classroom and review some fire safety tips.