Number Tales 8

Number Tales: Eight Legs Are Great © Scholastic Teaching Resources
1, 2, 3, 4—
being a spider’s super cool!
5, 6, 7, 8—
having eight legs sure is great!
1
2
Eight legs are great to lead a cheer
and ride a little bike!

3
4
Eight legs are great to run a race
and take a teeny hike!

5
6
Eight legs are great to jump a rope
and balance on a gate!

7
8
Eight legs are great to swing and swing
and, then, to roller-skate!

9
10
Eight legs are great to jitterbug
and creep across a pie!

11
12
I made mine really high!
Eight legs are great to weave a web—
1, 2, 3, 4—
being a spider’s super cool!
5, 6, 7, 8—
having eight legs sure is great!
13
Can you find . . .
eight birds, eight butterflies, eight little eggs,
and eight friendly spiders, each with eight legs?
14
What other sets of eight do you see?
15
8
Hooray for Eight!

Let’s clap eight times
and touch the ground.
Let’s jump eight times
and spin around.
Let’s stomp eight times
and cheer and shout
for a wonderful number
we can’t live without:
EIGHT!
16
Reading Tips 8
Here are some engaging ways to use this book to
help children build important early math skills.
Before Reading:
4 Create a sense of excitement by using a wet sponge to write the numeral 8 on a

chalkboard. Can children guess what you’ve written before it disappears?
4 Invite each of the children to trace the numeral 8 in the air and to hold up eight fingers.
4 Display the book’s cover. Ask children to identify the numeral 8 in the top right corner.
What do they see eight of? (eight legs) Then ask kids to use picture clues to predict
what might happen in the story.
During Reading:
4 Read the story straight through with gusto. This will give kids an opportunity to enjoy its
whimsical plot and rollicking rhyme.
4 Read the story a second time. Invite children to explore the illustrations and to count the
spider’s eight legs. Does she ever use some of her eight legs as arms?
4 Read the story a third time. Call attention to moments when the word eight appears
in the text. If you like, encourage kids to clap eight times whenever they hear the word.
After Reading:
No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or
in part or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any 4 Display the “Can You Find?” picture on pages 14–15. Challenge children to locate and
form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the
count the requested items as well as other sets of eight (including eight tomatoes, eight
publisher. For information regarding permission, write to yellow tulips, eight ladybugs, and eight snails).
Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.
4 Read “Eight Cheer” on page 16 several times, encouraging children to chime in and
Written by Liza Charlesworth
Illustrated by Jackie Snider
enthusiastically perform the designated movements including eight claps, eight jumps,
Designed by Maria Lilja and eight stomps.
ISBN: 0-439-69019-6 4 To reinforce number sense, give each of the children a set of manipulatives such as dried
Copyright © 2005 by Scholastic Inc.
beans, snap beads, or plastic teddy bear counters. Challenge kids to organize them into
groups of eight. For added fun, work together to make a “Eight Collage” in which you
All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Inc. Printed in the U.S.A. clip sets of eight items from magazines (such as pictures of eight bugs, eight cherries,
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 40 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 eight cars), then affix them to posterboard and display.
Reading Tips 8
Here are some engaging ways to use this book to
help children build important early math skills.
Before Reading:
4 Create a sense of excitement by using a wet sponge to write the numeral 8 on a

chalkboard. Can children guess what you’ve written before it disappears?
4 Invite each of the children to trace the numeral 8 in the air and to hold up eight fingers.
4 Display the book’s cover. Ask children to identify the numeral 8 in the top right corner.
What do they see eight of? (eight legs) Then ask kids to use picture clues to predict
what might happen in the story.
During Reading:
4 Read the story straight through with gusto. This will give kids an opportunity to enjoy its
whimsical plot and rollicking rhyme.
4 Read the story a second time. Invite children to explore the illustrations and to count the
spider’s eight legs. Does she ever use some of her eight legs as arms?
4 Read the story a third time. Call attention to moments when the word eight appears
in the text. If you like, encourage kids to clap eight times whenever they hear the word.
After Reading:
No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or
in part or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any 4 Display the “Can You Find?” picture on pages 14–15. Challenge children to locate and
form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,
recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the
count the requested items as well as other sets of eight (including eight tomatoes, eight
publisher. For information regarding permission, write to yellow tulips, eight ladybugs, and eight snails).
Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012.
4 Read “Eight Cheer” on page 16 several times, encouraging children to chime in and
Written by Liza Charlesworth
Illustrated by Jackie Snider
enthusiastically perform the designated movements including eight claps, eight jumps,
Designed by Maria Lilja and eight stomps.
ISBN: 0-439-69019-6 4 To reinforce number sense, give each of the children a set of manipulatives such as dried
Copyright © 2005 by Scholastic Inc.
beans, snap beads, or plastic teddy bear counters. Challenge kids to organize them into
groups of eight. For added fun, work together to make a “Eight Collage” in which you
All rights reserved. Published by Scholastic Inc. Printed in the U.S.A. clip sets of eight items from magazines (such as pictures of eight bugs, eight cherries,
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 40 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 eight cars), then affix them to posterboard and display.

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Number Tales: Eight Legs Are Great © Scholastic Teaching Resources

and ride a little bike!

and take a teeny hike!

and balance on a gate!

and, then, to roller-skate!

and creep across a pie!

Number Tales: Eight Legs Are Great © Scholastic Teaching Resources

What other sets of eight do you see?

Number Tales: Eight Legs Are Great © Scholastic Teaching Resources

Number Tales: Eight Legs Are Great © Scholastic Teaching Resources

Number Tales: Eight Legs Are Great © Scholastic Teaching Resources

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