Anansi the spider activities

Combine science with art to make colorful, fizzy spider web art.

Anansi the Spider by Gerald Mcdermott is part of Clutter-Free Classroom’s Starts With a Story collection, which is a library of printable and digital resources for students in 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade. This picture book is great for teaching the following concepts and ideas: Making predictions, resolving conflicts and showing teamwork. Your elementary students will love this read aloud and the related activities, worksheets and lesson ideas that are in the book companion. Scoop them up here!

7 printable worksheets and classroom activity ideas to create an Anansi the Spider lesson plan.

Art and fine motor development with Anansi the Spider, Paula's Primary Classroom

Take a spider web drawing into an awesome "spider web art project" using easy watercolor techniques, watercolor resist, and salt. Fun for preschoolers!

Anansi is a folk tale character that can take the form of a man or a spider. He is the god of all knowledge for storytelling. His tales can be heard across West Africa and the Caribbean, but his tales from Ghana are most well-known. These stories were originally told in the oral tradition. His name

We are on to ancient Africa in our history curriculum. We were introduced to a wonderful African folk tale "Anansi the Spider." I checked out a few versions of this popular African folktale, and the boys enjoyed all the versions. I think I read 4 different ones in one sitting. One of the activities suggested was to make Anansi the spider using some Styrofoam balls. I didn't have any on hand so, I put together a printable craft. It is available for free, for you to download at the end of this…

Anansi the Spider: A West African Folktale - Center for Puppetry Arts Students witness the African folktale Anansi as it comes to life with brilliantly colored shadow puppets. The story is narrated and performed by a Center presenter. Following the short performance, students participate in learning activities about West African food and culture. Students complete the interactive program by making their very own Anansi Shadow Puppet.

2nd graders watched a short video about African culture and what it is like for a child to grow up in Africa. They learned about some of the everyday routines of African children, like going to school, helping with animals and crops, getting water for their families, and of course playing. They are in many ways very similar to the lifestyle that they lead. We then read the African folk tale Anansi the Spider. This story has been passed down for generations by the Ashanti people, who live in…

I was so looking forward to our introduction to Ancient Africa and the Anansi Tales, so in preparation, I went to the library for some Anansi Books. The Anansi Tales, sometimes referred to as "Trickster Tales" sometimes portray Anansi, the lead character as a spider and sometimes as a man. He is sometimes mentioned as an Africa god and sometimes as a trickster who is played by the gods. But most of the time, the tales follow a similar pattern: Anansi attempts to trick and is fooled himself…