4 Leveled Reader Spider Books for Kindergarteners

You can add these easy reader spider books for kindergarten to your autumn, October, or spider lesson plans and activities.

When you begin teaching your students about spiders, be sure to include a variety of books at their level.

This list includes easy readers that you can read to your child or that your beginning reader can read on their own.

National Geographic Readers: Spiders

You don’t have to look far to see a spider’s web―in the corner of the window, on a fence, or in a bush―spiders make their homes everywhere. And there are so many kinds of spiders! Some red, some blue, yellow, and more…all fascinating.

Spiders

This book introduces fun facts about spiders and their bodies, habits, and life cycle. The simple, easy-to-read text is perfect for beginners, and the eye-catching photographs will delight naturalists of all ages.

Spider’s Lunch: All About Garden Spiders

This introduction to the arachnid world explains how a hungry garden spider obtains food by building a web and patiently waiting to catch something tasty.

Bug Out!: The World’s Creepiest, Crawliest Critters

This book features some of the most disgusting, far-out bugs on the planet. Learn how a scorpion uses its poison, discover how the jumping spider hunts, and more!

RESOURCES I LOVE

If you’re kids actually enjoy spiders, they will love these realistic plastic spiders from Valefor! There are five spiders included in the pack.

Add some fun to your dress up box when you include a spider mask. It’s perfect for Halloween or any day. Kids will love wearing it as they act out their favorite spider stories.

As you begin gearing up for your Halloween celebrations, let your kids help you make this awesome Spider Cake! It’s so cute!

Fall is the best time of year to study spiders. This spider life cycle for kids bundle features 19 hands-on activities for preschoolers!

Add one or more of these Itsy Bitsy Spider crafts for preschoolers to your upcoming nursery rhyme activities! They're also great for your spider unit study.

Tara

Tara is the brains behind Homeschool Preschool, where her journey from preschool and public school teacher to homeschooling mom of three fuels her passion for early childhood education. With a blend of expertise and firsthand experience, Tara’s writings offer practical tips and engaging resources to support families in creating meaningful learning adventures at home.