Grade Level: Kindergarten
Subjects: Language Arts, Math, Science, Health, Music, Physical Education and Art.
Learner Outcomes:
The
student
will be able to recite/sing the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" nursery rhyme.
The
student
will be able to identify words in a rhyming pattern.
The
student
will be able to substitute words in a rhyming pattern.
The
student
will be able to identify body parts.
The
student
will be able to tell the characteristics of spiders.
The
student
will be able to tell that spiders are arachnids not insects.
Duration of Lesson: 2 - 4 Days (20-30 minutes per day)
Materials:
The
Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Tripani
1
large construction paper circle
1
small construction paper circle
8 one
inch
strips of colored construction paper
2 each
-
10 mm wiggle eyes
scissors,
glue
yarn
or
fishing line
plastic
fly or insect
Technology Tools/Courseware: Computer
Internet
access
Media
projector
Micosoft
Power Point Program
Acceptable
Use Policy signed and on file for each child
Printer
Teacher Notes:
Print
a
copy of "Itsy Bitsy Spider" song and
motions.
Print
a
copy of Rhyming List.
Acquire
a copy of "Spider
on the Floor" and purchase plastic
spider rings.
Print
copy
of "Spider Web Rhyme Game" and wrap fly in yarn.
Power
point
Presentation
Print
copy
of "Construction Paper Spider"
Art Activity.
Print
copy
of "Spider Snack" Directions
Procedures:
Day 1 - Take the children on a picture walk through the book, The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Tripani and discuss what they think is happening in each picture. Then, read the story. Have students say or sing rhyme. Teach motions.
Day 2 - Teach that rhyming words have the same ending sound. Reread the story having the children listen for rhyming words. Make a list of the rhyming words on chart paper or a dry erase board. Go back through the book and have the children name the rhyming words as the teacher writes. List Attached. Rhyming List. Introduce the song, "Spider on the Floor" from Raffi's Singable Songs For The Very Young. Give each child a plastic spider ring and have them touch the spider to the appropriate body part as they sing the song. Body parts: leg, stomach, neck, face, head.
Day 3 - Prior to this lesson, attach a
plastic
fly or other insect that spiders catch in their webs to the end of a
piece
of yarn. Wrap the yarn around the web to make a large ball. Then
the children will play the "Spider Web
Rhyme
Game".
The teacher will show and discuss a power
point Spider presentation. The children will view different
kinds
of spiders, learn that they are arachnids, have eight legs, and some of
them make webs.
Day 4 - Using a computer paint program, and given direct instruction, have the children create a picture with triangle, circle, and square shaped spiders on the computer. The children will use the mouse to click on the specified line choice to make their spider bodies and legs. The teacher will choose how many spiders of each shape. Then teach the children how to point their mouse to the desired color, click and paint their spiders. When the picture is complete, the child will print his or her picture. Later, have the children will make a "Construction Paper Spider". The children will make a "Spider" Snack.
Modifications:
Modify according to individual IEP's. If the children
lack parental consent to access the Internet, children may listen to
the
"Itsy Bitsy Spider" rhyme/song on a tape or compact disc. They may view
spiders from pictures in a book or pictures printed from the
Internet.
The math spider shape lesson may be printed or duplicated for the
children
to complete with crayons.
Enrichment Activities:
The children may use a tape player at a listening
center
to listen/read additional stories about spiders, such as: The
Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle, Miss
Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk,
The
Magic School Bus Spins A Web by Joanna Cole, Spider
On The Floor by Raffi. A book with a variety of good pictures
is
Totally
Amazing Spiders by Golden Books. They may also listen to
another rhyme about spiders, e.g., "Little Miss Muffet". Real spiders
may
be placed for observation in an appropriate container in a
"Science/Discovery"
center.
Evaluation/Assessment:
Class observation and participation
The children's ability to supply and recognize rhyming
words
Project completion and comprehension
West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives:
RLA: K.1.3, K.3.1, K.2.3
VA: K.1.1, K.1.3, K.3.2
MA: K.1.7, K.2.1, K.3.3, K.4.2
Art
Standard 1: Understands connections among the various art forms
and other disciplines
4. Knows ways in which the principles and subject matter of other
disciplines taught in the school are interrelated with those of the
arts
Music
Standard 1: Sings, alone and with others, a varied repertoire
of music
1. Sings ostinatos (repetition of a short musical pattern),
partner
songs, and rounds
Language Arts
Standard 5: Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading
process
4. Uses meaning clues (e.g., pictures, picture captions, title,
cover, headings, story structure, story topic) to aid comprehension and
make predictions about content
Listening and Speaking
Standard 8: Uses listening and speaking strategies for different
purposes
1. Makes contributions in class and group discussions (e.g.,
recounts personal experiences, reports on ideas and personal knowledge
about a topic, initiates conversations, connects ideas and experiences
with those of others
7. Recites and responds to familiar stories, poems, and rhymes
with patterns (e.g., retells in sequence; relates information to own
life;
describes character, setting, plot)
8. Listens and responds to a variety of media (e.g., books,
audiotapes,
videos)
Viewing
Standard 9: Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand
and interpret visual media
2. Uses a variety of strategies to predict content and meaning
in visual media
Mathematics
Standard 5: Understands and applies basic and advanced properties
of the concepts of geometry
3. Understands that geometric shapes are useful for representing
and describing real world situations
Science
Standard 5: Understands the structure and function of cells and
organisms
2. Knows that plants and animals have features that help them
live in different environments
References:
Resources Cited:
The
Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Tripani.
The
Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle,
Miss
Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk
The
Magic School Bus Spins A Web by Joanna Cole
Spider
On The Floor by Raffi.
Totally
Amazing Spiders by Golden Book
Oriental
Trading Company
Additional Resources:
Lesson
Plan on Spider Webs
Arachnology
Spider
Fun For Kids
Yahooligans
(Spiders)
Arachnology
Home Page
Spiders
and Their Webs (Book)
Student Resources:
"Spider
Count" Game
Little
Explorers
Coloring
Pages
Kididdles
Authors: 
Willa Davis
Kay Dutton
Judy Shivley
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