Spider Preschool Activity Pack

9/29/2022

Spider Preschool Activity Pack

Are you looking to explore spiders with preschoolers? The 25 spider themed preschool activities in this pack can be used to create file folder games, center activities, and task trays for your preschool aged children.

The included Spider themed activities focus on building the following skills: Color Recognition, Uppercase & lowercase Letter Matching, Math, Shape Recognition, Fine Motor, Literacy, and Science.

Take a closer look at these activities

Rainbow Spider Color Matching

Directions for play: Children match the correct colored spider to the same colored web mat.

Spider Shape Clip Cards

Directions for play: Using clothespins or markers of your choice, children “mark” shape of the spider to the shape on the bottom of the card.

Spider Race Rolling Game

Directions for play: Children roll the cube and move the matching color spider up one space. If the child roles the web no spider moves. This can be played cooperatively with each child taking a turn to roll and move a spider or independently. Play continues when a spider reaches the top.

Spider Pre-Writing/Cutting Practice

Directions for play: Children practice tracing, or cutting along the dotted lines. Laminate or Use in a dry erase pocket to use with dry erase markers for pre-writing practice.

Spider Puzzle 1-10

Directions for play: Children order the puzzle pieces from 1-10 & 11-20 to complete the puzzles. *Note the children can also use this type of activity for cutting & pasting practice.

Uppercase and lowercase letter matching file folder activity

Directions for play: Children take turns flipping over the letter cards. Using a “marker” or(such as a plastic spider, black pompom) or the card, children mark the letter on the mat as it is found. *For added fun consider hiding the cards in a sensory bin, around the room, or provide each child with a mat and call out the letters similar to bingo.

Spider Count and Clip Cards

Directions for play: Using clothespins or markers of your choice, children “mark” the correct number to the corresponding amount of items on the card.

Spider Patterning Activity

Spider Sorting by size

Directions for play: Children complete the pattern by adding the play pieces to the empty box. *Note this can also be turned into a cut and paste activity, or Pattern Strips as desired.

Spider Web counting mats 1-10 without frames

Directions for play: Using plastic spiders, black pompoms or other spider counters of your choice, the children place the correct amount of counters on each mat.

Positional Phrases

Directions for play: Using the positional word cards, give directions. The Children will place the characters in the appropriate position on the mat. Example “The Spider went up the waterspout.”

Spider Web counting mats 1-10 with frames

Directions for play: Place the correct amount of counters in the frames on each mat.

Spider Cut & Paste Number Matching

Children cut away the spiders and paste them to the mat. Want to re-use this activity? Simply laminate and cut out the pieces.

Spider and Web shape puzzles

Directions for play: Children match up the word to each shaped web. *For younger children print 2 copies and play similar to memory. See how we paired this activity with a fun book for a storytime activity!

Spider Number Matching Puzzles

Directions for play: Children count the spiders on each number mat and add the correctly numbered spider to the mat.

Parts of a spider

Directions for play: Children place each label on the correct spot on the mat. *This can also be used as a cut and paste activity.

Spider life cycle

Directions for play: Children place each label on the correct spot on the mat. *This can also be used as a cut and paste activity.

Spider Match Up

Directions for play: The children match up the spiders. *Alternative play: flip cards face down and play similar to memory.

Counting Spiders Play Dough Mat

Directions for play: Place the number cards face down. Flip over each card and add the matching number of “play dough spiders” to the mat. *This can also be used with pompoms, or plastic spiders. Try this activity for free!

Spider Cut & Paste Color Matching

Children cut away the spiders and paste them to the mat. Want to re-use this activity? Simply laminate and cut out the pieces.

Spiders in the Corner Roll and Graph Game

Your students will love learning to graph with this fun spiders in the corners game. Roll the spider, move it to the corner, and graph your results! Which color did you roll the most of? Try this one for free in our shop here!

Spider Coding Mazes

This fun early coding activity helps build problem solving skills, improve directionality, and an understanding of positional phrases.

Spider Maze Worksheet

This maze will give young fingers and hands a fun workout! Younger children can practice tracing the maze with their fingers, or a spider manipulative for added hands on fun!

Spider Number Mats

Support preschoolers in learning that numbers can be represented in a variety of ways with these fun mats!

Spider Emotions Mats

Break out the play dough to pair with this adorable spider to work on fine motor skills and emotion identification.

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