Cat Sandion has more songs, rhymes and listening games to join in with and the story is ‘Anansi the spider.’
Suggestions for use in the classroom
Listening for individual sounds
Listen all around: wings flapping; squawking; drums.
Rhyme/song
Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the water spout,(Use fingers of both hands to represent a spider climbing up)
Down came the rain and washed the spider out;
(Raise hands and slowly lower them, wiggling fingers to indicate rain)
Out came the sunshine and dried up all the rain,
(Raise hands above the head, move them out and down)
And Incy Wincy Spider climbed up the spout again.
(As first line)
Story - 'Anansi the spider'
Once upon a Spidery time… If possible have a selection of pictures of spiders, soft toys or puppets to represent the characters and to focus attention. These will also aid any additional retelling and sequencing activities.
Follow-up ideas
- Make a small world scene and some spider masks to help retell the story and rhymes.
- Provide a selection of information books about spiders and mini beasts.
- Provide pictures of the Anansi story for children to order and sequence.
- Small group discussion: what was special about Anansi’s spider sons? Who was your favourite? Why? How can we work together and help each other? Ask questions to encourage the children to give more information: What? Why? Where? Who?
- Enhance your water play provision with plastic bugs and mini-beasts frozen in ice. Add plastic spiders and tubes to scaffold ‘Incy, Wincy Spider’ rhyme.
- Go for a mini beast hunt: can you hunt for spiders and their webs? What else can you find? Explore the outdoor environment, provide magnifying glasses and pooters, clipboards, paper, pencils, Information books.
- Can you make a mini beast investigation station?
- How many different creatures can you find - worms, slugs, snails, caterpillars, beetles, ants, woodlice, ladybirds? Make a simple graph to record your findings.
- Can you make a mini-beast hotel or a bug box? Place large sheets of white paper, or plastic under trees, shrubs or bushes and shake gently, collect anything that falls. The white background makes bugs easier to spot and examine more closely.
- To create a mini-beast habitat gather logs, wooden pallets, house bricks, plant pots, bamboo, hollow tubes, leaves, grasses, sticks pebbles. If possible site these in a sheltered spot close to vegetation or to catch the morning sun. Add any mini beasts you have collected.
See the Teachers' Notes (pdf) below for more suggestions.
Song video: 'Incy wincy spider'
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