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Printables for use with children's books.

• Preschool and up: Read a number of spider themed children's books to the children over the course of a few days. Give each child a "spider graph" page.  Have the children write the titles of 2 to 4 books on their page.  Then have them wander around the classroom and ask their classmates which of their titles was the classmate's favorite.  Have them mark the favorite on the graph paper box to track the most popular title.
  • Spider Graph Page
     
• Kindergarten and up: Have the children read one of the spider books (either fiction or non-fiction). Give each child 2 or 3 lined "spider pages" to write a short book report. 
  • Spider Shapes Book:  Title page and Lined paper 
  • Spider Picture Book:  Title page and Lined paper
     
• Kindergarten and up: After reading a number of fiction and non-fiction works, have the children write what it might be like to have a spider living in their house -- food needs, temperature, playtime, etc would all be topics they could address.  Alternatively, you could have them write what they like about spiders. 
  • Spider Shapes Book:  Title page and Lined paper 
  • Spider Picture Book:  Title page and Lined paper
• Grade 1 and up: Use some of the non-fiction spider books (or KidZone's Spider Facts) to do research about spiders. Give each child 2 or 3 lined "spider pages" to write down some of the information they've learned.
  • Spider Shapes Book:  Title page and Lined paper 
  • Spider Picture Book:  Title page and Lined paper