Itsy Bitsy Spider in Spanish - La Araña Pequeñita ｜ Fingerplay ｜ Spanish Songs for Kids

Why is Fingerplay important in early development? It helps children to develop skills like fine motor co-ordination, to follow directions and it helps them learn the language in a fun way! They get toddlers to listen, speak, and pair words with actions.

⏰ Timestamps to Practice Itsy Bitsy Spider in Spanish ⏰
00:00 Intro in Spanish and English
00:21 Itsy Bitsy in Spanish
00:48 La Araña GRANDE / BIG
01:16 La Araña LENTA / SLOW
01:49 La Araña RÁPIDA / FAST

It’s good if one adult is present to help the child with the movements.
Execution will eventually improve. The important thing is that they get engaged in the learning process. Plus, they're usually unaware that they aren't doing the movements "correctly", so don't worry about this!

LETRA / LYRICS
La araña pequeñita (the little spider)
Note: the main goal is to learn the main words and the opposites (small - big, slow - fast).

Araña = Spider
Subió = Went Up
Lluvia = Rain
Sol = Sun

La araña pequeñita subió, subió, subió.
(The very little spider went up, went up, went up)

Vino la lluvia y se la llevó.
(The rain came and took her out)

Salió el sol y se secó la lluvia
(The sun came out and the rain dried)

Y la araña pequeñita otra vez subió
(And the little spider went up again)

La araña grande = The big spider
Grande = Big

La araña lenta = The slow spider
Lenta or Lento = Slow

La araña rápida = The fast spider
Rápida or rápido = fast

Hasta la próxima
(See you soon)

Music & Video Production and Editing: Jesica Levi.
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