This week is Spider Week. During the day we will introduce spider songs/finger plays as well as continue with apple/leaf/pumpkin songs.
With the spider we will be talking about webs – home for a spider. We will talk about other homes for animals – nests, holes, caves, etc. We will talk about their home. During the week you can show your child webs outside in the garden. With the rainy/misty mornings it will be perfect for finding webs outside. Look for nests in the trees now that the leaves have fallen. Ask your child where he/she thinks the birds live during the winter, where do the spiders go when it is cold and what kind of homes different pets have. We will continue to talk about homes as we move into Thanksgiving and family celebrations.
Songs and Rhymes:
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Little Miss Muffet
Spider on the Floor
There’s a spider on the floor, on the floor.
There’s a spider on the floor, on the floor.
There’s a spider on the floor,
Who could ask for anything more?
There’s a spider on the floor, on the floor.
(There’s a spider on my leg, on my arm, etc.)
Spin Spin Little Spider
Spin, spin little spider. Spin, spin little spider.
Spin, spin little spider. Spin a web today.
(Spin, spin higher higher. Spin, spin lower lower.)
Spider Web