Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermont is a wonderful tale about father spider Anansi and his helpful sons. It comes from Africa and is beautifully told and illustrated by Gerald McDermont.
Supplies: Black Construction Paper
Orange Paper
Red Paper
Blue Paper
Glue
String
The spider that you see in the example is made to resemble the illustration in the book. Depending on your age group and ability, you can make the pre-cut body with or without legs. I find it doable for children 2.5 to 5 to glue the legs on individually but you can save time.
This project encourages counting, feelings and story sequence. Also the shapes used can reinforce shape recognition.
Depending on how his mouth is placed a child can tell the parent and/or teacher whether Anansi is sad or happy and why? This then encourage story sequencing.
The string can be placed on back of the head. It is optional due to displaying purposes.
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