Spider
I saw a little spider
with the smartest spider head:
she made—somewhere inside her—
a magic silken thread.
I saw her sliding down it.
She dangled in the air.
I saw her climbing up it
and pulling up each stair.
She made it look so easy
I wish all day I knew
how I could spin a magic thread
so I could dangle too.
~ Aileen Fisher~
 
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up the waterspout.
Down came the rain
And washed the spider out.
Out came the sun
And dried up all the rain,
And the itsy bitsy spider
Climbed up the spout again.
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Spiders
Spiders are not insects.
Spiders have eight legs.
Spiders have four pairs of eyes.
Spiders hatch from eggs.
Spider webs are sticky.
Spiders weave them tight.
Spiders spin that silky string.
Spiders weave webs right!
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Spiders
Spiderlings hatch from eggs.
Each one has eight tiny legs.
A spider has more eyes than you.
Most have eight, and you have two.
A spider has two body parts.
Across its web it quickly darts.
From a spider's spinnerets
Sticky spider silk jets.
Spiders feel the frantic tugs,
Of their favorite food; it's bugs!
~Janet Bruno
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Spider Webs
The spider weaves a sticky web
To capture bugs to eat.
What keeps the spider's sticky web
From sticking to her feet?
Spider webs are very tricky
Because not all the strands are sticky.
Unlike the passing hapless fly,
The spider knows which strands are dry.
But if she accidentally stands
Upon one of the sticky strands,
She still would not get stuck, you see--
Her oily body slides off free.
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The Spider in the Web
(tune: Farmer in the Dell)
The spider in the web,
The spider in the web
Spin, spin, oh watch him spin,
The spider in the web.
The spider eats a (bug name)
The spider eats a _________.
Spin, spin, oh watch him spin,
The spider in the web.
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"The Silly Willy Spider"
The silly willy spider
Crawled up on _____'s head!
It crawled all around
Then made a nice soft bed.
It wiggled down his/her shoulder
And jumped down to the floor
Then the silly willy spider
Crawled to someone else for more!
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Spider,Spider
Spider hurrying,
Spider scurrying,
See her silken thread.
Spider hurrying,
Spider scurrying,
See her little web.
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Spiders
Clever spider spins a thread
To make a trap we call a web.
Clever spider knows that she
Will have some insects with her tea.
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by Iza Trapani
This is a delightful version of the original poem above
where the spider has many more adventures. My kids always
liked the ending the best!!
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the kitchen wall.
Swoosh ! went the fan and made the spider fall.
Off went the fan no longer did it blow.
So the itsy bitsy spider back up the wall did go.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the yellow pail.
In came a mouse and flicked her with his tail.
Down fell the spider, the mouse ran out the door.
Then the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the pail once more.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the rocking chair.
Up jumped a cat and knocked her in the air.
Down plopped the cat and when he was asleep,
The itsy bitsy spider back up the chair did creep.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the maple tree.
She slipped on some dew and landed next to me.
Out came the sun and when the tree was dry,
The itsy bitsy spider gave it one more try.
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up without a stop.
She spun a silky web right at the very top.
She wove and she spun and when her job was done,
The itsy bitsy spider rested in the sun.
Click on the green animated spider for my printed copy of a book
I made for each child to illustrate. Students then add their
own page at the end of the book:
When he was done resting in the sun, the spider...
There's A Spider On the Floor
by Raffi
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 leg, on my leg.
There's a spider on my leg, on my leg.
Oh it's really really big
This old spider on my leg.
There's a spider on my leg, on my leg.
Now the spider's on my stomach, on my stomach.
Now the spider's on my stomach, on my stomach.
Oh he's just a dumb old lummock
This old spider on my stomach.
Now the spider's on my stomach, on my stomach.
Now the spider's on my head, on my head.
Now the spider's on my head, on my head.
Oh I wish that I were dead,
I've got a spider on my head!
Now the spider's on my head, on my head.
And he jumps off! ....
Now there's a spider on the floor, on the floor.
Use the wrist spider to act out this poem or
we have used spider rings.
Lots of fun and giggles!!
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