"The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Climber up the kitchen wall.
Swoosh! went the fan
And made the spider fall."
This is just one example how the story leads into the spiders life after the water spout. Not only does this book introduce a new concept of the Itsy Bitsy Spider, but it also exercises rhymes and patterns with words.
Reading the story of "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" is not only a cherished childhood memory for myself but it is one I would enjoy passing on to future generations as well. Therefore, my passing on of this story would be in a play writing strategy. For this strategy, the children could use the examples this story gives to what happens to the Itsy Bitsy Spider, or create there own ending as to what happened to the spider and act that ending out with the classroom. This activity would be very exciting to see what their little imaginations would come up with as the story but also as to how they would act their stories out. In creating their own versions of, "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" The children would also be exposed to rhymes and creating a poet rhythm.
In its entirety, I love the whole concept of this book and the twist it gives on the classic story of "The Itsy Bitsy Spider". We all know how much we love acting out just one version of this classic story so why not change the game up a little and venture out into the life of "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" through play writing.
