Miss Spider's Tea Party

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beetles butterflies fireflies fled gasped lonely refused rubber silently sobbed

SUMMARY

Miss Spider was having a tea party and wanted to play with all the other insects. However, the other insects were scared of Miss Spider. Then something happened and the next day all the insects wanted to play! It's a fun book of counting. --- Conversation Questions---

(1) Name the main character of the story. (Answer) Miss. Spider. (Follow Up) Tell me what you thought was the best part of the story.

(2) Suppose you were Miss. Spider. How would you have felt if no one wanted to come to your party? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Have you ever had a party that no one came to?

(3) Imagine you were the fireflies and saw Miss Spider's web. Would you have gone to her party? (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Why do you think they were afraid?

(4) Recall a big party that you were excited about attending. (Answer) Any logical answer. (Follow Up) Did you enjoy the party as much as you thought you might?

(5) Define "sobbed". (Answer) Crying very hard. (Follow Up) Name something that might make you sob.

(6) Recall how many beetles ran away. (Answer) Two. (Follow Up) Share where you might see a beetle.

(7) Name who refused to drink her tea. (Answer) Six ants. (Follow Up) What is your favorite thing to drink.

(8) Name what appeared and then flew away. (Answer) Nine moths. (Follow Up) Where do you think they went.

(9) Recall what was on the table that no one ate. (Answer) Eight tea cakes. (Follow Up) Name your favorite kind of cake.

(10) Share what the insects brought Miss. Spider after the found out she was kind. (Answer) Twelve flowers. (Follow Up) Name your favorite flower. Activities

1. List the insects that were in the story.

2. Draw a tea set and tell who is coming to your party.

3. Draw Miss. Spider and the flowers. Label each one.

4. Make a thank you note to Miss. Spider from her friends.

Introductions

1. Show the children a rubber spider. Ask if they are afraid of spiders. Tell them that today we will read about a spider that wanted to be friends with some insects, but they were too scared at first. Let's read and find out what happens.

2. Show the children pictures of bugs and spiders. Ask them if they think that spiders and bugs could be friends. Why/why not? Tell them that in our story today Miss. Spider has a tea party for some insects, but they did not want to play with her. Let's read and see why.

3. Show the children a little tea set. Ask them if they have ever been to a tea party. In our story today, someone has a tea party. Let's read and find out if anyone comes to the tea party.

Book Title: Miss. Spiders Tea Party Author: David Kirk Illustrator: Calloway and Kirk Co. ISBN: 0-590-06519 # of Text Pages: 14 Book Level: 1.0 Building Oral Vocabulary 2 gasped 17 appeared 23 spied Prediction Questions 2 Why did they gasp and run away? 14 Do you think anyone will eat her cake? 23 What will happen to the moth?

This resource is provided by KYREADS—Barren County Board of Education, an AmeriCorps project funded in part by the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service and the Corporation for National and Community Service.