Preschool Spider Activities

Add these spider activities to your preschool classroom. This spider pumpkin is at the entrance to our classroom. I painted this one white, but you could purchase a white pumpkin and glue on the spiders. 

Spider Vocabulary Cards

 Grab these spider vocabulary cards.  Perfect for learning the different parts of the spider. 

Different types of spider webs to look at.

Spider Art and Craft Activities

Web marble painting! Place a piece of black paper into a box, and add white paint and marbles. When the paint is dry glue down plastic spiders.

Spiders are fun for preschoolers to draw… try a directed drawing with them.

Try this simple craft. Cut out hexagons using black construction paper and give your students white chalk to make the webs and glue on a spider.

Grab some spider stamps, a black ink pad, and a large piece of paper. Stamp the spiders on the paper and add webs.

Spider Math Activity

Download these spider 10 frames and add spider erasers. I love these 10 frames because they have a built-in control for the students.

Spider Fine Motor Skill Activities

This is a fun setup using our sensory table. String yarn around a tub or use a basket and throw in a bunch of plastic spiders. Your students can use the tongs to pull out the spiders. I added black beans to the other tub for a little more fun.

Practice cutting and shape recognition with these spider sciss strips!

Glue the spider shapes onto the web after cutting them apart! Download this spider craft and the spider scissor strips here.

Spiders made with pipe cleaner and beads. This activity is perfect for sneaking in some fine motor work!

Make spiders out of black playdough. Add large googly eyes and pipe cleaners. This is a favorite!

Weave a web! Punch holes in a black paper plate, string white yarn through the holes to make a web, and add plastic spiders.

Spider Hands-On Printables  

Practice position words with this hands-on activity. Have your students cut out the spider and the web and tape a popsicle stick to each one. Practice moving the spider over, under, behind, and in front of the web. Download the printable here.

Color, cut, and glue printable! Color the web, cut out the letters, and glue the CVC word. Grab the printable here.

Spider Sensory Activity (A FAVORITE!)

Make oobleck and add spiders! My students always request this activity well after spider week! If you have never made oobleck before it is just cornstarch and water. Add water to the cornstarch until it is hard to the touch but when you pick it up it runs through your fingers. It is messy but honestly the clean up is a breeze.

A few favorite spider books to go with spider week!