Spiders

Since next week is Halloween, I wanted to get the fun started by having a creepy crawly storytime this week with a theme all about SPIDERS!!!

Books:

Toddler Books:

The Very Busy Spider - Eric Carle

I Love Bugs - Emma Dodd

The Itsy, Bitsy Spider - Rebecca Emberley

Preschool Books:

The Very Busy Spider - Eric Carle

I Love Bugs - Emma Dodd

Step Gently Out - Helen Frost

Rhymes/Fingerplays/Songs:

The Spider and the Bug (Tune: "Farmer in the Dell"):

The spider catches a fly,

The spider catches a fly,

Hi-ho the dairy-o,

The spider catches a fly.

Repeat with: 

Mosquito, Wasp, Moth, Flea, etc.

Source: Catch the Possibilities

On a Spiders Web:

One elephant went out to play,

Upon a spiders web one day.

He had such enormous fun,

He called for another elephant to come..."HEY ELEPHANT!"

count up 2, 3, 4, 5

Two alternate endings:

First ending:

Five elephants went out to play,

Upon a spiders web one day.

They had such enormous fun,

But there weren't any more elephants to come.

Second ending:

Five elephants went out to play,

Upon a spiders web one day.

The web went creak, the web went crack,

And five little elephants came running back!

Source: Storytime Katie OR A Room Without Books

Song: The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Hap Palmer