Resources
* plastic piping (eg drainpipes) * pieces of guttering and connecting brackets * a plastic spider * a watering can
Teach children the rhyme, explaining that 'water spout' in this context means 'drainpipe', and then engage the children in exploratory talk about spiders. This might be accompanied by model or puppet spiders which have the correct number of legs (eight) and two parts to the body, live spiders kept in a transparent container, and an interactive whiteboard to show children a close-up view of a spider using an Intel Computer Microscope.
It is very easy to create a drainpipe. All you need to do is to buy pieces of piping from a local builders' merchant, cut them down and make sure the edges are safe.
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