Spiders - Day 3

Writing/ Phonics

Preparation:

Get materials together

Materials

• Plate
• Jell-o/Gelatin

Teaching

1. Sprinkle a thin layer of Jell-o on the plate.
2. Have your child write the letter "S" in the Jell-o saying the /s/ sound as they form the letter.
3. You can have your child write a few of the other letters of "Spider," having the child say the sound of the letter as they form the letter. 
4. The fun of this is that your child gets to taste the yummy jell-o each time he licks his finger.  The tactile feeling helps memory of letter and sound.

Reading

Preparation:

None

Materials

• BOB Book
• Spider Book

Teaching

1. Have your child read the books with you.

Math

Preparation:
Make3 sets of 4 spiders on 3x5 cards. One set red, one set yellow, and  one set black.
Materials
Spider cards

Teaching

1. Place cards face down on table. 
2. Play "memory" game, but flip over four spiders at a time.  Name the spiders flipped over. For example, if you flipped over one black spider, one red spider, and two yellow spiders you would say, "I have four spiders, one black, one red, and two yellow, but they don't match."
3. Have your child name the cards they flip over, too.
4. When a person has 4 cards of the same color, they get to keep them.

Book
Preparation:
Plan a visit to your bookstore or Library (I prefer library) and get three books on spiders for the week.
You want to find books with no more than a dew sentences on each page, and large illustrations or photographs.
I like:
Spiders by Gail Gibbons
Spiders Biggest! Littlest! by Sandra Markle
On a large piece of paper draw a spider with extra long legs (you'll be writing facts on these later)
Materials
Book
Spider Picture
Pen
Sticky notes (like Post-Its)
Teaching
1. Read book to child.
2.  When you read an interesting fact place a sticky note on the page, and write one word to describe the cast, or draw a simple line picture.
3. After reading, go to each sticky note, and, if needed, remind your child of the fact you read. Have child tell you fact, then write it on a spider leg.

Art
Preparation:
Cut a piece of black paper into a small 6x6 square
Materials
Black Paper
Glue
Glitter

Teaching
1. Let your child create a sticky web by squirting glue on the black paper in any shape web they would like. Let them add some sparkle with glitter.