Itsy bitsy spider

Finger plays like Itsy Bitsy Spider introduce new vocabulary and help little ones coordinate words with finger motions.

Learning Stages

Finger plays like Itsy Bitsy Spider allow toddlers to practice coordinating words and finger motions.

Itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout (Touch each pointer finger to opposite thumb; twist so the "spider" is walking up)
Down came the rain (make "raindrops" falling with fingers)
And washed the spider out (wave hands across your body)
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain (raise hands above head and bring slowly down to your sides in an arc)
And the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again (repeat the first motion)