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Itsy Bitsy Spider Printable Book

April 24, 2017 • 1 Comment

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This Itsy Bitsy Spider Printable interactive book is great for toddlers, preschoolers, and new readers. A spider puppet is included for acting out the story and using as a reading pointer.

“The Itsy Bitsy Spider went up the water spout.”  Did you immediately link your hands to mimic a spider climbing?  For many of us, that nursery rhyme is ingrained in our brains linked to a fond memory of someone singing it with us.  Nursery rhymes play an important role in the development of literacy of toddlers and preschoolers.

I have a printable interactive book of the nursery rhyme for you to use with non-readers and beginning readers.  Let’s take a look at how to use it.

This Itsy Bitsy Spider Printable interactive book is great for toddlers, preschoolers, and new readers. A spider puppet is included for acting out the story and using as a reading pointer.

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

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Getting the Book Ready

Print all the pages in the download (see below). Stack the first 8 pages in order and bind the book with staples or tape.   For page 9, Cut out the spider and glue to a craft stick.

Using the Book

an interactive printable book for beginning readers and non-readers to compliment the nursery rhyme- The Itsy Bitsy Spider

  • Use the spider puppet to act out the story. It can also be used as a reading pointer to point to each word as the emergent reader reads.
  • New readers can read the highlighted words while an adult reads the other words. More confident readers can read all the words on their own.
  • Page 7 provides a little counting practice. Have the child count and write the number of raindrops and spiders. Then, determine if there are more raindrops or spiders.
  • Page 8 provides a review of words to know. These would make good sight words to add to a word wall.

Print the Book

Ready to print and read?  Just click the purple subscribe button below.

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About Jodie Rodriguez

Jodie Rodriguez is a mom of two young boys and an early childhood/elementary educator with over 20 years of experience. Jodie's passion is helping parents, teachers, librarians and anyone else interested in nurturing and reaching ALL of our youngest growing readers.

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  1. JDaniel4's Mom says

    April 24, 2017 at 8:49 am

    I love the idea of reading the book with your child. This is a wonderful activity!

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