[...]... delve further into the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, reading, and writing Each nursery rhyme includes a reproducible activity page specific to it Spread the lesson and activities for each rhyme over several days 7 The Itsy Bitsy Spider The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout Down came the rain and washed the spider out Out came the sun Then the itsy bitsy spider. .. on a bulletin board entitled “All About Spiders.” 31 The Itsy Bitsy Spider What’s the Order? The Itsy Bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout Down came the rain and washed the spider out Out came the sun Then the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again Nursery Rhymes Readers Teaching Guide • © 2010 Scholastic • 44 and dried up all the rain ... bitsy spider went up the spout again Nursery Rhyme Readers Teaching Guide • © 2010 Scholastic • 30 and dried up all the rain The Itsy Bitsy Spider Learning With the Nursery Rhyme See pages 6–7 for suggested ways to read and share the book with children Then focus on the following activities Nursery Rhyme Readers Teaching Guide © Scholastic Teaching Resources Sing Out Loud! Say the words spout, out,... how they are alike (They all have the /ou/ sound.) Generate a list of words with the /ou/ sound, such as round, town, ground, sound, loud, and so on Reinforce the sound by having children use /ou/ words to innovate on the song The Wheels on the Bus.” Invite children to make up verses, such as the one below, and sing together The itsy bitsy spider went up and down, up and down, up and down The itsy bitsy. .. children make a folder of the nursery Mary had a little lamb rhyme pages Provide a blank folder for children to with fleece as white as snow title “My Nursery Rhymes,” and let them decorate And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was sure to go it Have them insert the nursery rhymes as they read He followed her to school them They can also keep the Nursery Rhyme one day, Reader Log in the folder, as well... Switch Write the words itsy bitsy on chart paper Ask children what is different about the two words Emphasize the initial consonant sound and letter by blending the word as you trace your finger under it: /b/ itsy Have children replace the /b/ with other initial consonants and say and read the phrase, for example, itsy witsy Experiment with changing or adding letters in other words from the rhyme to... (You might wish to enlarge one copy of the rhyme and place it on an easel for children to see.) Some of the lesson pages have specific suggestions for using the reproducible versions of the nursery rhymes Nursery Rhymes Readers Teaching Guide • © 2010 Scholastic • 26 Nursery Rhyme Readers Teaching Guide © Scholastic Teaching Resources Using the Reproducible Nursery Rhyme Pages Jack Name ... bitsy spider went up and down, all over town What’s the Order? Discuss with children how the events in the rhyme are told in a certain order, or sequence Ask children to retell the story in their own words, prompting them with questions such as: What happened first? (The spider went up the spout.) What happened next? (It rained and the spider fell out of the spout.) What happened after that? (The sun... About Spiders Invite children to share what they know about spiders Have them make a list of questions about what they would like to learn about spiders Create a book corner with nonfiction books about spiders for children to learn more Have each child write or dictate a fact about spiders and draw a picture to go with it Post the pages on a bulletin board entitled “All About Spiders.” 31 The Itsy Bitsy. ..L Ask children if they liked the rhyme, and what they liked most or least Have them retell the rhyme in their own words  After reading a nursery rhyme several times, give children a copy of the nursery rhyme reproducible to use for independent reading, for reading in pairs or groups, for classroom activities, and for sharing with family members These pages are a great way to encourage . N u r s e r y R h y m e READERSREADERS Nursery Rhyme Readers: The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Scholastic Teaching Resources 2 The Itsy Bitsy spider Nursery Rhyme Readers: The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Scholastic. Resources 7 Then the Itsy Bitsy spider Nursery Rhyme Readers: The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Scholastic Teaching Resources 8 went up the spout again. Nursery Rhyme Readers: The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Scholastic. washed the spider out. Nursery Rhyme Readers: The Itsy Bitsy Spider, Scholastic Teaching Resources 6 Out came the sun and dried up all the rain. Nursery Rhyme Readers: The Itsy Bitsy Spider,