S is for Spiders...and other things that scare me!

There are things that may scare us...be we can also learn to be very brave!

Books

Aaaarrgghh! Spider!  by Lydia Monks

Go Away, Big Green Monster  by Ed Emberley

Used in place of a flannel board.  We "blow" the parts of the monster away!

Boom! Big, Big Thunder and One Small Dog  by Mary Lyn Ray; illustrated by Steven Salerno

Songs/Rhymes/Fingerplays

There's a Spider on the Floor (words adapted by Tammy Henry)

There's a spider on the floor, on the floor
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor
Who could ask for any more than a spider on the floor?
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

There's a spider on my toe, on my toe
There's a spider on my toe, on my toe
How could it be so? There's a spider on my toe!
There's a spider on my toe, on my toe.

There's a spider on my knee, on my knee
There's a spider on my knee, on my knee
Oh, how could it be? There's a spider on my knee!
There's a spider on my knee, on me knee.

There's a spider on my tummy, on my tummy
There's a spider on my tummy, on my tummy
Oh it really isn't funny! There's a spider on my tummy!
There's a spider on my tummy, on my tummy.

There's a spider on my arm, on my arm
There's a spider on my arm, on my arm.
Oh, it doesn't mean any harm, this spider on my arm!
There's a spider on my arm, on my arm.

There's a spider on my face, on my face
There's a spider on my face, on my face
Oh, what a big disgrace! There's a spider on my face!
There's a spider on my face, on my face.

There's a spider on my head, on my head
There's a spider on my head, on my head
Oh, I wish I was in bed! There's a spider on my head!
There's a spider on my head, on my head.

Now, the spider's on the floor, on the floor
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor
Who could ask for any more, than a spider on the floor
There's a spider on the floor, on the floor.

Little Miss Muffet

Little Miss Muffett sat on her tuffet
Eating her curds and whey
Along came a spider
And sat down beside her
And frightened Miss Muffet away!

What else scared Miss Muffet away?  Answers included: dog, alligator, and dragon

Enrichment Activities

Spider webs

Cut and paste--match number of dots on spider with numeral on web from Paging Supermom

Enjoying Go Away, Big Green Monster