Incy Wincy Spider – Nursery Rhyme – Lyrics and Printables

“Incy Wincy Spider” (also popularly known as “Itsy Bitsy Spider”) is one of the most popular nursery rhyme. It is generally accompanied by finger movements coordinated with the lyrics of the nursery rhyme. This joyful rhyme describes how a spider goes up, comes downs and again climbs up the waterspout of a gutter system.”

It was first published in 1920, more as a song for adults in the book “Camp and Camino in Lower California” titled as “Spider Song” with the words “blooming, bloody” instead of “Itsy Wincy”. The actual version of “Itsy Winsy Spider” was later printed in 1947 by the California Folklore Society in the Western Folklore collection. “Incy Wincy Spider” is the Australian and British version.

Vocabulary:

• spider, waterspout, again
• weather : water, rain, sun
• verbs (climb up, come down, wash out, came out, dry up)

Grammar:

• phrasal verbs (climbed up… , came down… , came out… , washed… out)

Phonology:

• /aʊ/ sound in waterspout and out
• /ai/ sound in spider, climbed and dried

Teaching suggestions:

• work on the weather : What’s the weather like? It’s sunny / raining / cloudy / windy / snowing…

Incy Wincy Spider Videos

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