La Arana Pequenita- The Itsy Bitsy Spider

In the next few weeks of Spanish class we will be learning the Itsy Bitsy Spider in Spanish.

Although many English Speakers know this song, it is also widely known across Latin America, too.

There are various versions with slightly different wording. I enjoy teaching this song because it offers an opportunity to learn some common words (spider, sun, rain, climbed) and also a chance to learn the opposites big/little.

It also addresses the diminutive (fancy grammar word for "making things little) in Spanish. In Spanish you can add "ito" or "ita" to the end of many words to turn it into little bitty.

Example:

Pequena= Small
Pequenita= Little Bitty

Hermano= Brother
Hermanito= Little Brother

We are singing the Jose Luis Orozco version of La Arana Pequenita, which is really cute and very colorful. However, here is a different version that I found on Youtube. It is simple but also cute and uses some of our vocabulary. Show the video to your child as a visual aid to what we do in class!

Words:

La Arana Pequenita       The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Tejio Su Telarana          Sewed his web
Vino La Lluvia               Along came the rain
Y Se La Llevo               And carried him away
Salio El Sol                    Out came the sun
Y Todo Se Seco            And dried everything up
Y La Arana Pequenita   And the itsy bitsy spider
Subio, Subio, y Subio    Climbed, Climbed and climbed.