BYU-Idaho Preschool Lesson Plan

PHASE #1
Lesson Plan #6
Lab 3
Topic: Spiders
Date:
Monday, February 1st 2016
Supervisor:
Amy Saunders
Lead Teacher: Mary Catherine Tingle
Children and Learning/Development Goals:
1. Carleigh Broadbent - Goal: Better communication; quit talking like a baby. Gathering
Time will help Carleigh with her communication skills as we talk about spiders
together.
2. Avery Rhodes Goal: Get along well with others. Digging for Sand Bugs will help
Avery work on her goal as she works with other children at the sensory table.
3. Jayda McGary Goal: Recognize letters. S-P-I-D-E-R Matching will help Jayda work on
her goal as she matches the letters together.
4. Todd Williams Goal: Practice ABCs. S-P-I-D-E-R Matching will help Todd work on his
goal as he matches the letters together.
5. Kyler Caffey Goal: Interacting more with others. Digging for Sand Bugs will help
Kyler work on his goal as he works with other children at the sensory table.
6. Aaron Eager Goal: Increased motor. Sticky Web will help Aaron work on his goal as
he will get to through small objects at the web.
Ideas
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to be Emphasized:
Spiders eat bugs.
Spiders have eight legs.
Some spiders spin webs (but not all of them!)

Preschool Concepts or Skills:

1. Body parts (legs on spiders).
2. WH questions (What do spiders do? What do spiders eat? Etc.).
3. Quality concepts.
Assignments:
Amy Self-Selected

Sandra Floater/Runner/Snack

Bridgette Small/Focus Groups Amy Booth/ Photographer

Sandra Outdoor play
Mauri Snack

Mary Catherine Greeter/Walkie (Lead Teacher)

Bridgette Data Collector

SELF-SELECTED ACTIVITIES 8:20 - 9:50 a.m.

Books: The Very Busy Spider C6, Insects P15, I Love Bugs S37, I Love Spiders by John Parker
B P3,
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by Simms Taback B T2
Activity Name

Description/Activity Objective

Materials, Special Set-up

Creative Art:
Water Color Spider
Webs*
# of children: 6

Children will paint on paper that has already

has Elmers rubber cement applied to it (and
already dried I will take care of this before
lab) and a spider web will appear.
(see example below in the Resource Section).

Water color paint RR1

#15

Manipulatives:
Tinker Toys
# of children: 4

Tinker Toys will be set out on the table for

children to experiment with.

Tinker Toys RR2 #49

Math: Spider
Shapes*
# of children: 4

Children will identify shapes and colors.

Teachers will help the children to count the
spiders eight legs.
(see example below in the Resource Section).
Fake spiders and bugs will be set out on the
table with magnifying glasses and flashlights.
Children will use the magnifying glasses to get
a closer look at the bugs. Teachers will
encourage them to count the spiders eight
legs.
The sensory table will be filled with sand. Bugs
will be buried in the sand and the preschoolers
will use sensory tools to dig for the bugs.
Teachers will talk with children about how
spiders eat bugs and also count the spiders
legs with them.

IWP

Science: Bug
Investigators*
# of children: 5

Sensory Table:
Digging for Sand
Bugs*
# of children: 6

Blocks: Blocks
and Bugs*
# of children: 6

Dramatic Play:
Pet Shop
# of children: 5

The block area will be set up with toy bugs and

bug catchers to make the area look fun and
inviting for the children to play. The children
will use the blocks and the bug catchers to
play with the bugs. Teachers will talk with
children about how spiders eat bugs and also
count the spiders legs with them.
The dramatic play area will be set up for the
children to pretend that they are at a pet shop.

Spider Web paper IWP

Bug Collection RR1 #72

Magnifying glasses RR1
#74
Flashlights RR1
Purple Jurassic Sand RR2
#136
Large Bug Collection RR2
#168 (Half here, half in the
block area)
Sensory Tools RR2
Large Bug Collection RR2
#168 (Half here, half in the
sensory table
Bug Jars & Tweezers RR1
#72
Stuffed animals WR
Cat/Dog Care RR2 #240
Cash register RR2 #253

Alternatives:
Creative Art:
Finger Painting

Children will use their fingers to paint on

colored paper.

2nd: Playdough

Children will use toys to play with playdough.

Colored paper WR
Paint, containers RR1
Playdough Classroom
Playdough tools RR1

ROTATING SNACK
9:00-9:50 a.m.
Nacho Cheese, Salsa, and Juice

OUTDOOR PLAY
Playground

9:10-9:50 a.m.

Gross Motor:
Sticky Web*
# of children: 6

Teachers will use duct tape to make a spider

web inside of a hula hoop and hang it from an
area on the playground. Children will throw
wadded up newspapers and cotton balls to try
to get them to stick to the web. Teachers will
talk with children about how some spiders spin
webs.
(see example below in the Resource Section).
Spray bottles will be filled with water color
paint and children will use them to paint the
snow on the ground.
Children will build with waffle blocks.

2nd: Snow Painting

# of children: 5
3rd: Waffle Blocks
# of children: 6

Location: South
Duct tape (any color is fine)
and cotton balls RR1
Newspaper wads - IWP

Spray bottles RR1

Water color paint RR1
Waffle blocks RR2

CLEAN UP
9:50-9:55 a.m.
Its clean up time at preschool, its time for girls and boys
To stop what they are doing and put away their toys.
Sing 2x
GATHERING TIME
9:55-10:10 a.m. or 2:55-3:10 p.m.
Transition
Sing The Spider in the Web (tune of Farmer in the Dell).
Use the spider puppet as a prop.
Sing 2x and sit down at the end of the last time.
Description
Activity Name
1. Spiders Eat
Look at this big bug! Would you ever like to eat
Bugs
a big bug like this?
Did you know that spiders eat bugs?? What
kind of bugs do you think that they eat? Let a
few children answer. Then hold up pictures of
bugs that spiders eat.

Materials
Plastic bug

2. Spiders Have 8
Legs

Dog and/or cat stuffed

animal, spider puppet - WR

3. The Itsy Bitsy

Spider

How many legs do you have? Lets count!

How many legs do dogs have? Model counting
on stuffed dog. Same with cat.
Do you know how many legs spiders have?
Model counting with spider puppet. Then
model count with Webbys legs through the
glass.
- Why do you think spiders need 8 legs?
- Possible answers: so they can climb on
walls, to help them stay on their web,
etc.
First tell the story of The Itsy Bitsy Spider with
visuals.
Once there was an itsy bitsy spider. How many
legs does he have? Count together if children
do not answer right away. He decided to climb
up the water spout. Then it started to rain! And
it washed him away! But then the sun came

Visuals - IWP

out and all of the rain dried up. So the itsy

bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
Do you know a song that sounds like that?
Lets sing it! Then sing the song together with
hand motions.
SMALL FOCUS GROUP
10:10-10:25 a.m.
Group #1
Jayda
Todd
Brock
Harper
Your Activity
Transition to Small
Focus Groups
S-P-I-D-E-R Matching

CLOSING CIRCLE

Group #2
Katherine
Kaybri
Avery K.
Brooklyn

Group #3
Carleigh
Simon
Kinzlee
Kassidy

Description & Objective

Lets sing the Itsy Bitsy Spider one more time. But
when the spider touches your head, go to your
teacher! Ms. _____s group is (then start touching
children on the head).
Description: Teachers will show the children the
activity and point to the picture of the spider and
ask the children what it is. Teachers and children
will talk about how spiders eat bugs, have eight
legs, and how some spin webs. They will then take
turns to match the letters together (see example in
the Resource section) and work on labeling the
letters together.
After doing the activity, read the book that is at
your table.
Objective: Children and teachers will identify
letters and talk about spiders again to help solidify
previously taught concepts.

Group #4
Kyler
Aaron
Reice
Kaycee
Avery R.
Materials
Spider Puppet - WR

1) Spider Picture &

Letters Activity IWP
2) The Very Busy
Spider by Eric
Carle C6
3) I Love Bugs
S37
4) Spiders by
Rebecca Gilpin
G30
5) Insects P15

10:25-10:40 a.m.

Transition Play the song, Spider on the Floor (Red 2 #11)

I will use the spider puppet and teachers and children will act out the words to the song.
Description
Materials
Activity Name
I Love Spiders
I will read I Love Spiders and ask children questions to
I Love
encourage discussion throughout the book.
Spiders by
John Parker
B P3
The Spider in the
Sing The Spider in the Web, but this time choose children to
Pictures of
Web
pick what kind of bug the spider gets.
bugs - IWP
The spider gets a __________.
The spider gets a __________.
Spin, spin, oh watch it spin,
The spider gets a __________.

There Was an Old

Lady Who
Swallowed a Fly

I will read There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly by

Simms and ask children questions to encourage discussion
throughout the book.

What Rhymes?

Use the what rhymes bag to ask discuss rhyming words with
children.

How Many Legs?

Read the book and discuss with children.

Pin the Leg on the

Spider
(Will wait to do this
when there are
3-4 children left)

Let children take turns being blind folded and pinning the legs
on the spider.

Flannel Board
Story

I will let the last 1-2 children use the flannel board story
visuals to tell me a story.

There Was
an Old Lady
Who
Swallowed a
Fly by
Simms
Taback B T2
What
Rhymes bag
- WR
How Many
Legs? Tf1
Spider and
blindfold
IWP
Tape
Flannel
board story
visuals - WR

WORDS TO SONGS & FINGERPLAYS:

The Spider in the Web
(tune of Farmer in the Dell)
The spider in the web,
The spider in the web,
Spin, spin, oh watch it spin,
The spider in the web.
The spider gets a bug,
The spider gets a bug,
Spin, spin, oh watch it spin,
The spider gets a bug.
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again
RESOURCES:
http://www.teachwithme.com/blogs/getting-to-the-core/item/3878-spider-activities-and-crafts

http://www.iheartartsncrafts.com/water-color-resist-spider-web-kids-halloween-art/

http://handsonaswegrow.com/sticky-spider-web-activity-halloween/

http://littlegiraffes.com/teaching-ideas/451/spider-theme-activities-lessons-and-teachingideas/