Lesson Plan
What Happened to the Itsy Bitsy Spider?
Preschoolers love to sing! In this fun, hands-on, art inspired lesson plan, your preschool ELs will practice retelling a story while using a well-loved song. Can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the **Caps For Sale** lesson plan.
Grades:
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Objectives
Academic
Students will be able to identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
Language
Students will be able to retell a story with transitional phrases using visual supports.
Introduction
(8 minutes)** Prior to the start of the lesson, pre-write the text for the Itsy Bitsy Spider on the board or chart paper. Cover it.**
- Gather the class together for the start of the lesson.
- Play the clip from Sesame Street.
- Ask the students to turn and talk to a partner to share what they learned. Provide students with the sentence frame: "I learned________ in the song."