Insect and spider theme preschool

Insect anchor chart for teaching the parts of an insect.

Teaching about anything creepy and crawly really isn't my forte. Truth be told I kind of freak when I see any critters running around (let's not even get into my fear of mice!). But I do my best to suck it up and teach about things like bats and spiders every year and we had

This delightful tissue paper craft is inspired by Eric Carle's story, "The Very Lonely Firefly." Kids will love making this project based on Carle's unique style.

The Very Busy Spider Craft - kids will love creating a web just like the busy spider via @craftingchicks

Here are two fun ways to make a toilet paper roll spider! It's a great halloween craft for kids to make.

Here are just a couple things we did during our spider unit this week! First, we started our unit by graphing if we are or are not afraid of spiders. Here is what our class graph showed. Next, we filled in the KWL Chart. We added what we already knew about spiders and what we wanted to learn this week about spiders. Throughout the week I read numerous Non-Fiction books about spiders. Here are some of the books I read: We talked about the difference between Spiders/Arachnids and Insects. We…

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Let me introduce you guys to my newest pack of insect printables and insect activities. Everything is easy to prep and use.

Check out this Easy Craft Idea for Preschool! Make your own paper plate spider! This spider craft is great for building fine motor skills! Spider Craft | Spider Art | Spider Craft for Preschool | Spider Theme | Preschool Spider Activities | Preschool SPider Crafts

Keep curious toddlers and preschoolers busy while building their fine motor skills with this Rescue The spiders Sensory Bin. Spider activities are alw