Kids will get excited about practice sorting shapes this these fun, hands on shape mats. But this is no boring shape activity, this is a super cute shape activity for Halloween, fall or a spider theme. Match the spider to her web and then help her catch only the objects that belong on her shape web with this outrageously fun spider activities for kindergarten. This hands-on math activity is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, and first grade students to play in October!
Spider Activities for Kindergarten
We love grabbing children’s attention with engaging educational activities that make learning fun! So whether you are doing an S is for spider letter of the week unit, a bug theme, insect theme, spider theme for Halloween, of are just looking for a math activity that helps kids work on visual recognition and shape discrimination – you are going to love these spider shape mats! These Spider Activities for Kindergarten is loads of fun for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and grade 1 students during the month of October.
Whether you are a parent, teacher, or homeschooler – you will love this shape game that helps children learn to recognize what shape real world items are. Use this at your Halloween math center in your classroom, as a free math game as you school at home, or to supplement your homeschool math curriculum. Either way, this printable shape activity is sure to be a hit!
Shape Mats
Start by scrolling to the bottom of the post, under the terms of use, and click on the text link that says >> _____ <<. The pdf file will open in a new window for you to save the freebie and print the pages in the template.
Shape Activity for Kindergarten
Print the pages in the pages for all the shapes you want to work on. There are options to learn the following shapes: triangle, trapezoid, square, rectangle, oval, diamond, octagon, hexagon, and circle.
Each shape sorting worksheet contains a spider web with the shape name and several real world images that match the featured shape.
Spider Mats
This shape activity for kindergarten age kids makes a great math activity! You can have them do one, two, or lots of shapes at the same time depending on your students abilities. First, students will match the shape spider to their web. If you have younger students like prek this may be all the farther you take the activity at the beginning.
Next, kindergartners will help the spider trap all the items that belong on their web – all the items that match the shape featured on that web.
Spider Printable
Continue playing the spider web game for preschoolers until all the items have been “stuck” to the correct spider web. Above the oval web has an oval spider, locket, watermelon, egg, leaf, and pill.
Free Printable Shapes for Preschoolers
You can cut items out as squares for a quick, LOW PREP activity or you can cut each individual item out for a “prettier” educational spider activity for kids.
Spider Activities for Kids
- Spider Counting Activities for Preschoolers
- Spider Shape Sorting Activity – help the spider trap the items in his web that are the same shape as his web
- S is for Spider Handprint art
- FREE Life Cycle of a Spider for kids Worksheets
- Spooky Spider Counting Game
- Spider Shapes Worksheets for Preschool
- Life Cycle of a Spider Worksheet
- Fun, hands on Spider for Kids unit
- Easy Spider Slime Slime
- Glow in the Dark Spider Web
- Animal classification worksheets
- Animal Classification Cootie Catchers
Shape Printables
Looking for more fun ways to help kids learn about shapes? You will love these free shape printables:
- Preschool Shapes Worksheets
- Teaching Shapes to Preschoolers with Pirate Printable Reader
- Monster Preschool Shapes Playdough mats
- Chocolate Shape Mats
- Free Printable Shape Flashcards
- Build a Snowman – Free Printable Shape Puzzles
- Popsicle Shape Sorting Mats
- Pumpkin Shape Matching
- Penguin Shape Sorting Activity
- Trace & Erase Shape Activities for Preschoolers
- Pumpkin Shape Mats
- Leaf Shapes for Kids
- Trace the Shape
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- Shape Scavenger Hunt
- Free Printable Shapes Worksheets
- Cut and Paste Shapes Printable
- Shape Constellation Flashlight Printable
- Free Shape Puzzles Printable
- Shape Do a Dot Printables
- Free Printable Road Shapes
- Free Shape Bingo Game
- Shape Playdough Mats
- Free Shape Games
- Flower Shape Mats
- Ice Cream Shape Mats
- Flower Shape Math Craft
- Carrot Shape Mats
Insect activities for preschoolers
If are looking for more bug activities for preschoolers, toddlers, and kindergartners – including lots of free insect printables, you will love these FREE resources:
- Peek-a-Bug Insect Alphabet Printable – four abc games to help kids learn their ABCs, match upper and lowercase letters, and more!
- Ladybug Ladybug Activities for Preschoolers activity for pre-k and kindergarten
- Bug Free printable sight word games is a simple-to-play way to practice sight words with preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students
- I is for Inchworm insect activities including a worm observation book
- Stamped Potato Bee Craft for spring
- Firefly Preschool Counting Worksheets
- Gummy Worm Edible Slime
- Fun, hands-on Spiders Activities for Preschoolers Activities
- Quick-and-Easy Spider Slime
- All About Earthworm Life Cycle Worksheets
- Insect Printables for Preschoolers 1-10 Coloring Book for preschoolers
- Ladybug Life Cycle Worksheet Pages
- Bug color by blend worksheet – Coloring by Blends
- Free printable Life Cycle of a Spider for Kids worksheets
- Ladybug Life cycle for Kids worksheets
- Free Bee Counting Game
- Lots of fun, hands-on learning ideas in this Free Insect Activities for Preschoolers
- Bee and Insect Theme Preschool
- SUPER cute Spider Counting Activity with Playdough Mats
- Fun, Insect Telling Time Puzzles
Insect Printables
- Catch 20 Bug Counting Activity for Pre-k and Kindergarten
- Ladybug Addition Math Game for Kindergartners and Grade 1 students
- Bug free printable sight word books pdf – children will cut and paste sentences, color the insect coloring pages, and practice reading sight words
- Free Printable, Simple Bug Coloring Pages for kids
- Life Cycle of a Mosquito Printables
- Insect Worksheets to learn about lots of different bugs in our world
- Practice Letters A-Z with these Free Insect Printables
- Learn all about ants with these creative ant activities for preschoolers
- Bug Math Worksheets for pre-k and kindergarten students
- Cute Bug Counting Bugs Worksheet
- Measuring Lines of Bugs Preschool Measurement Worksheets
- Count and Clip Bugs Counting to 30 Worksheets
- Buzzing Bees Numbers 1-12 Worksheets
- I Spy Printables pdf – bug activity sheets
- Bee CVC Words Activity for Kids
- Bug Themed Find the letter worksheets pdf
- FUN Backyard Critter Bug Worksheets for Kindergarten
- Ladybug Counting Mats
- Silly Worm Count to 10 Sticker Worksheets
- Free Printable Insect Mini Book to learn about bug life cycles
- Hands-on Spider Shape Activities for Preschoolers
- Free, Educational Insect Coloring Pages pdf for kids
- Help children work on spelling their name with these insect free printable name recognition activities
- Plus don’t miss these fun-to-read bug books for preschool
Spider Shape Mats
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