Poetry

Spiders

By:  Mary Ann Hoberman

Spiders seldom see too well.

Spiders have no sense of smell.

Spiders spin out silken threads.

Spiders don't have separate heads.

Spider bodies are two-part.

Spider webs are works of art.

Spiders don't have any wings.

Spiders live on living things.

Spiders always have eight legs.

Spiders hatch straight out of eggs.

Since all these facts are surely so,

Spiders are not insects, no!

Spiders

No wonder spiders wear bear feet

To run their cobweb races.

Suppose they had to have eight shoes,

How would they tie their laces.

The Spiders Spin

At early morn the spiders spin,

And by and by the flies drop in

And when they can, the spiders say,

Take off your things and stay all day!

Spider

I saw a little spider

with the smartest spider head;

she made-somewhere inside her-

a magic silken thread.

She made it look so easy

I wished all day I knew

how I could spin a magic thread

so I could dangle too.

What's for Lunch

A spider invited

a fly for lunch

crunch

crunch

crunch.

Spider, Spider

Spider, spider

Spin your web

Catching insects

In your thread

How many insects can you catch?

One , two, three.....

The Spider

The spider loves to entertain

Her neighbors and relations,

But woe to any bugs or flies

Who accept her invitation!

So have a care, be wary of

The most accomplished spinner.

When she murmurs, "Be my guest!"

What she means is, "Be my dinner!"

The Spider Web

The spider spun a silver web

Above the gate last night

It was round with little spokes

And such a pretty sight

This morning there were drops of dew

Hung on it, one by one;

They changed to diamonds, rubies red.

When they were lit with sun.

A spiders nice to have around

To weave a web so fine

On which to string the drops of dew

That catch the bright sunshine.

Spiders

Spiderlings hatch from eggs.

Each one has eight tiny legs.

A spider has more eyes than you.

Most have eight, and you have two.

A spider has two body parts.

Across its web it quickly darts.

From a spider's spinnerets

Sticky spider silk jets.

Spiders feel the frantic tugs,

Of their favorite food; it's bugs!

by Janet Bruno

The Spider Poem

Spiders are not insects

Spiders have eight legs.

Spiders have four pairs of eyes

Spiders hatch from eggs!

Spider webs are stick

Spiders weave them tight

Spiders spin that silky string

Spiders weave webs right!

Spider, Spider

Spider hurrying,

Spider scurrying,

See her silken thread.

Spider hurrying,

Spider scurrying,

See her little web.

Spider Webs

The spider weaves a sticky web

To capture bugs to eat.

What keeps the spider's sticky web

From sticking to her feet?

Spider webs are very tricky

Because not all the strands are sticky.

Unlike the passing hapless fly,

The spider knows which strands are dry.

But if she accidentally stands

Upon one of the sticky strands,

She still would not get stuck, you see--

Her oily body slides off free.

By : Amy Goldman Koss

The Spider

The spider loves to entertain

Her neighbors and relations,

But woe to any bugs or flies

Who accept her invitation!

So have a care, be wary of

The most accomplished spinner.

When she murmurs, "Be my guest!"

What she means is, "Be my dinner!"

Spiders

Clever spider spins a thread

To make a trap we call a web.

Clever spider knows that she

Will have some insects with her tea.

Spider Songs 

I'm a Little Spider (sung to I'm a Little Teapot)

by Sue Brown

I'm a little spider,

watch me spin.

If you'll be my dinner,

I'll let you come in.

Then I'll spin my web to hold you tight,

And Gobble you up in one big bite!

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider went up the waterspout.

Down came the rain and washed the spider out.

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain.

So the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.

Tune: I'm a Little Teapot:

I'm a little spider watch me spin

If you'll be my dinner

I'll let you come in

Then I'll spin a web to hold you tight

And gobble you up in ONE BIG BITE!

Tune: O Susanna

I was sitting in my room one day

When it came right through the door

A big spider sped right by me-

Went racing cross the floor

Chorus:

Oh that spider

Oh how it scared me so

But spiders can be good friends

And so I let it go

I watched it crawl up on the wall,

to find a spot just right

It spun a web so beautiful

And then went out of sight

CHORUS

Now bugs and flies do not scare me

For I know that its true

That a spider web is good to have

Bugs stick to it like glue

CHORUS

Spider, Spider (tune of Daisy Daisy)

Spider, spider, you are a friend I know.

You eat bugs that eat little plants that grow.

You really are not so scary. You're not so very hairy.

You have eight feet. Your web is neat. Little spidery

friend of mine.

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

(a Scholastic book told and illustrated by Iza Trapani)

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.

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.

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the kitchen wall.

Swoosh! went the fan and made the spider fall.

Off went the fan no longer did it blow.

So the itsy bitsy spider back up the wall did go.

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the yellow pail.

In came a mouse and flicked her with his tail.

Down fell the spider, the mouse ran out the door.

Then the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the pail once more.

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the rocking chair.

Up jumped a cat and knocked her in the air.

Down plopped the cat and when he was asleep,

The itsy bitsy spider back up the chair did creep.

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the maple tree.

She slipped on some dew and landed next to me.

Out came the sun and when the tree was dry,

The itsy bitsy spider gave it one more try.

The itsy bitsy spider climbed up without a stop.

She spun a silky web right at the very top.

She wove and she spun and when her web was done,

The itsy bitsy spider rested in the sun.

Eency Weency Spider

(It is a Bank Street ~ Ready to Read book.

It is by Joanne Oppenhein, illustrated by S.D. Schindler)

The Eency Weency Spider went up the waterspout.

Down came the rain and washed the spider out!

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain.

And the Eency Weency Spider went up the spout again.

Oh, Eency Weency Spider, weave your silvery web.

Oh, Eency Weency Spider, spin your silvery thread.

Upsy-downsy outs and ins, see how Eency Weency spins!

The Eency Weency Spider began to spin a bed.

Round and round and up and down, it spun its sticky thread.

Along came a gly who stopped to take a nap.

"HA!" laughed the spider, "I've caught you in my trap!"

Oh, Eency Weency Spider, weave your silvery web.

Oh, Eency Weency Spider, spin your silvery thread.

Upsy-downsy outs and ins, see how Eency Weency spins!

The Eency Weency Spider was swinging to and fro.

When he heard a girl cry, "Oh, no! No! No!"

Poor little Miss Muffet had just come out to play.

But the Eency Weency Spider frightened her away!

Oh, Eency Weency Spider, weave your silvery web.

Oh, Eency Weency Spider, spin your silvery thread.

Upsy-downsy outs and ins, see how Eency Weency spins!

The Eency Weency Spider went climbing up a wall.

Step by step it climbed and climbed--

that wall was ten feet tall.

There sat Humpty Dumpty on the tippy top.

Till he saw the spider and down he fell KERPLOP!

Oh, Eency Weency Spider, weave your silvery web.

Oh, Eency Weency Spider, spin your silvery thread.

Upsy-downsy outs and ins, see how Eency Weency spins!

Little Jackie Horner was eating cherry pie.

He pulled out a spider and hollered, "My, oh my!"

The Eency Weency Spider heard little Jackie cry.

But the Eency Weency Spider never blinked an eye!

The Eency Weency Spider scurried out of sight.

But poor little Jack had quite an awful fright.

That's why Jack was nimble. That's why Jack was quick.

When he saw the spider, he jumped the candlestick!

Oh, Eency Weency Spider, weave your silvery web.

Oh, Eency Weency Spider, spin your silvery thread.

Upsy-downsy outs and ins, see how Eency Weency spins! 

Activities

1. Hand print spiders

Materials:

Black tempera paint

Navy or dark blue paper

White crayons

Wiggly eyes

Glue

fly stickers

crayons or markers

Each student should use a white crayon to draw a web on the dark blue paper.

 Paint the child's left hand black but no thumb and press. DO the same with the

right hand...be sure all the "legs" (fingers) are pointing

outward? When dry glue on the eyes. Put a fly sticker  on the web too!

2. Make a spider stamp

Materials:

paper towel tubes

Scissors

tempera paint

Cut seven slits in the tube and bend out to a 90 degree angel to make 8 legs. Dip in pain and press. Add eyes to your spider stamp.

3. Spider Graph

Materials :

Small cut out spiders

A large sheet of paper with a web draw on it...divided into 2 sides -- tape

Discuss with the children why they do or do not like spiders. Then have the child place their spider on one side of the graph for if they do or do not like them.

Discuss the graph. Ask how many kids like spiders, how many don't, etc.

4. How to catch flies

Materials :

electric pop corn popper

kernels to pop

a large sheet

Utensils to catch the corn like spoons, boxes, a piece of paper, etc.

Put the sheet under the popper to catch the extra corn!

Ask the students to imagine that they are spiders and that corn popping out of the popper is really some tasty flies. Student will use the utensil they chose to try to catch as many "flies" as they can for 4 minutes. Once they are done meet as a group to discuss which "web" worked best and why.

5. Spider Webs

Materials:

Cooked spaghetti or white yarn

black paper

glue

Pictures of various spider webs

Talk about all the different webs that you have pictures of and have shown on the websites.  Then ask the children to make a web using  spaghetti or yarn on the black paper.

Make a glue and glitter spider web (make glue lines thick) using the extra pieces of laminating sheet as a base.

1. Glue a big plus sign.
2. Glue an X in the middle of the plus sign (like an asterisk *)
3. Glitter and let dry.
4. Glue a Spiral from middle of plus and X sign ( like the @ sign).
5. Glitter and let dry.
6. Carefully peel spider webs from laminating and hang in window.
7. Don't forget to make a lovely paper spider to sit on the web.

Spider Recipes

Marshmallow spiders

Ingredients:

Large marshmallows

mini M&Ms

Chow mien noodles

Chocolate syrup

paper plates

Students should push in 4 chow mien noodles on each  side.  Pour chocolate syrup to cover the marshmallow and add 2 mini M&Ms for eyes on top.

Spider Cookies

Ingredients :

big sugar cookies

chocolate cake frosting

black licorice sticks

M&Ms

Frost the cookies.  Put the eight legs sticking out and then press the cookies together. Put the eyes on top, and enjoy!

Chocolate Spiders

Ingredients:

12 oz. semisweet chocolate chips

5-1/4 oz. mini marshmallows (half a bag)

waxed paper

thin licorice whips ( black, brown or purple)

Melt chocolate in either microwave or double boiler until just melted. Stir until smooth. Add marshmallows. Place by spoonfuls on waxed paper.

Decorate with licorice "legs".  Let dry.

Try variety. Add raisins or nuts or both, even M&M's work well. Try different kinds of spider legs too. Potato sticks or pretzel sticks. Think of even more. Be creative and have fun. Also spiders set much faster if put in the freezer for just a few minutes.

 Make  your own spider snacks to help learn the body parts.

Give each student 2 sandwich cookies, 8 pretzel sticks, 1 broken pretzel stick (2 pieces) or 2 chowmein noodles, 8 mini m & m's of one color, 2 mini m & m's of another color. Use an overhead  to view body parts or show the web page and then copy it.  Then  model how to make the spider snack. They each make their own. You can also use  construction paper.