Spider and the fly activities

Mary Howitt and Tony Diterlizzi’s The Spider and the Fly is a great mentor text for teaching character traits, theme, peer influence and self-regulation to elementary students in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade. This Clutter-Free Classroom post shares reading lesson ideas, read aloud teaching tips and resource recommendations that include printable worksheets and activities. Simply pair this picture book with the book companion and an anchor chart to deliver fun and engaging lessons! Learn more here!

The Spider and the Fly is a classic poem by Mary Howitt. Grab a printable of it and use it to teach your kids this fun poem.

Halloween poem and coloring page - The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt.

Aaaarrgghh! Spider! is a short and sweet story about a spider who finds a family. Here are a few activities you can pair with the book.

Looking for some spooky fun to bring into the classroom for the month of October? Here are some fun activities to go along with the book, The Spider and the Fly. The book is written using the words of Mary Howitt and is illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi. These activities are a fun way to practice poetry, theme, vocabulary, and so much more! In this bundle, here is what is included: - Context Clues/ Vocabulary Sheet - Find the Theme - Compare and Contrast Characters - Spider Facts Fill in Sheet…

Engage your young readers with this Spider Reading Flip Book! Perfect for teaching nonfiction reading comprehension and spider facts in a fun and interactive way. Ideal for elementary classrooms, this resource is designed to make learning about spiders enjoyable. Great for teachers looking for easy-to-use reading activities. #TeachingResources #NonfictionReading #SpidersforKids #ReadingComprehension #ElementaryEducation #TeachingTools

Writing this blog post makes me miss first grade so much! This was the first big room transformation we did at our school that year. We were learning about spiders, so it was the perfect transformation for the week of Halloween. We used lots of spider web and spiders all over our classrooms, which I will share in this post. Our interactive read aloud that week was Spiders by Gail Gibbons. We covered lots of informational text standards but focused on main topic and retell of key details for…

Hey elementary teachers! The picture book The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle is a quality read aloud to share with your 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade students. We at the Clutter-Free Classroom knew we had to add it to our Starts With a Story collection, which is a library of book companions that are filled with fun lesson ideas, teaching tips and worksheets. Teachers have everything they need to deliver fun and engaging reading lessons! Learn about this book and the related printable activities!

Make the Characters from Toni Diterlizzi's The Spider & the Fly / For the other characters go to .../ http://diterlizzi.com/home/project/the-spider-and-the-fly/

It’s officially Fall and I’m so excited to dive into our fun activities during this time of year. This week for our Literacy Snack Idea, we’re reading, A Very Busy Spider, by Eric Carle. “Early one morning a little spider spins her web on a fence post. One by one, the animals of the nearby farm try to distract her, yet...