Sammy Spider’s First Passover, by Sylvia A. Rouss

Song – The Itsy Bitsy Spider
 
The itsy, bitsy spider went up the water spout.
Down came the rain and washed the spider out.
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy, bitsy spider went up the spout again!

Activities –

• Circle Hunt –

Take a walk through your house or in your neighborhood.  How many circles can you find?  What other shapes can you find?

• Make thumb print bugs – 

You will need a piece of paper and an ink pad.  Put your thumb in the ink and then press it to the paper.  Create a bug for Sammy Spider to eat using pencils, markers or crayons.  Create a story about your bug/s and what might happen if they get caught in Sammy Spider’s web.  Ask a grownup to help you with the words, if you want to write them down.

• Move like a spider –

Pretend that you are a spider and that you need to build your web.  How will you move?  Can you get from one room to another moving like a spider?  Pretend that you are a hungry frog and see a tasty spider.  How would you use your tongue to catch the spider?  How would you move your body to get close enough to the spider to catch it?

Learning –
Fine motor, gross motor (balance and muscle tone), literacy, mathematical thinking (shape recognition), concentration