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Alphabet Letter S Spider Preschool Lesson Plan Printable Activities and Worksheets

Animals > Arthropod - Arachnid > Spider

The spider is not an insect. Insects have 6 legs. A spider is a small animal with eight legs and a body made up of two parts. Most spiders spin webs in which they nest and catch insects to eat. Spiders are related to mites, ticks and scorpions.

Resource: Spider @ wikipedia.org

Visit the spider theme for related activities.

Letter S coloring page
D'Nealian
Standard Block


Color poster
D'Nealian
Standard


Coloring Page
D'Nealian
Standard


Handwriting Worksheet
D'Nealian
Standard


Letter S Worksheet & Mini Book
D'Nealian & Standard block


Spider and web maze


Word search & writing


Printable lined-paper
(various styles)


Drawing  | Writing Paper


Spiders coloring pages

Alphabet Activities > Letter S is for Spider

Materials:

• printer
• paper
• coloring & writing supplies

Children Age 3 and under:

• Print a letter S coloring page D'Nealian or Standard Block font and select and print a spider coloring page behind it or on a separate page if using paints to decorate later. Discuss other letter S words found on the worksheet.
  
  
• Finger Tracing: Trace letter S's in upper and lower case with your finger as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring page.
  
  
• Children can trace and color the letter S's. After completing coloring the letter, encourage children to color the spider image. Write the word spider on the finished coloring page.

Children Ages 3+ to 6 - beginning letter S:

Letter S Worksheet and Mini Book program: These materials can be used to reinforce letter practice and to identify related words. Read suggested instructions for using the worksheet and mini-book.

Display letter S posters and coloring pages or assemble a letter S classroom book with letter S printable activities.

Finger and Pencil Tracing: Trace the letter S's with your finger in upper and lower case as you also sound out the letter. Invite the children to do the same on their coloring page.

Encourage the children to trace the dotted letter, and demonstrate the direction of the arrows and to pay attention to the numbers that helps them trace the letter correctly. During the demonstration, you may want to count out loud and as you trace so children become aware of how the number order aids them in the process.

Find the letter S's: Have the children find all the letter S's in upper and lower case on the page and encourage them to circle or trace/shade them.

Coloring activity: Encourage the children to color the spider image with a variety of materials.

Maze > Spider and web > Skills > Prewriting skills, problem solving, letter tracing, numerals 1 - 8 > count the legs on the spider. The maze is for children ages three to five that are just starting to learn letters and initial writing.

Letter S Word Search & Handwriting Practice > The word search game features a spider and letter S words with pictures and handwriting practice.

Advanced independent handwriting practice:

1. Print your choice of printable lined-paper and encourage children to draw a spider behind the page or print a spider coloring page.
   
   
2. Drawing and writing paper: Encourage children to draw, color and decorate a spider and write letter S s.

Letter S -- Insects > Spiders >