You probably know the poem, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly…..Little kids get a huge kick out of this poem, which begins:...

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This There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Worm Sequencing Activity is a fun way for kids to work on retelling and sequencing.

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What I love about this book is the repeating vocabulary and funny storyline that captivates children. It’s the perfect book to build a lesson around for little English learners.

What I love about this book is the repeating vocabulary and funny storyline that captivates children. It’s the perfect book to build a lesson around for little English learners.

You probably know the poem, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly…..Little kids get a huge kick out of this poem, which begins:...

If your kids love the book series There Was An Old Woman Who Swallowed A Fly, they will love this themed printable learning pack!

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This There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Beginning Sound Activity is a hands-on way for pre-readers to work on identifying initial sounds.

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Introduce your students to an author study of Lucille Colandro, with these book study literacy printables your students will LOVE! This set includes reading comprehension printables for books in the 'Old Lady' series. The units are Common Core aligned, with reading activities for Kindergarten and First Grade. THIS PACK INCLUDES: pictures to sequence for every book in the series anchor chart components (Old Lady picture and header) book companion pages (cover, story elements, sequencing activities, story notes) FOR THESE BOOKS: There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Desk There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Cow There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Birthday Cake There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark There Was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Map There Was an Old Astronaut Who Swallowed the Moon There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Ghost There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Cactus There Was an Old Scientist Who Swallowed a Dinosaur There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Truck There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Spoon There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dragon There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Worm ACTIVITIES FOR EVERY SEASON AND HOLIDAY! COMING UP NEXT I will continue to add new book activities to this pack when new books in the series are released. MORE PICTURE BOOK STUDIES Miss Nelson is Missing The Day the Crayons Quit The Recess Queen We’re All Wonders A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue A Bad Case of Stripes Where the Wild Things Are Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day ©Anita Bremer Permission by author for single classroom use only. I love it when you share my products with your colleagues! Please do so legally, by purchasing additional licenses- they are available at a discounted price! Uploading this product onto the internet (even to a personal/classroom website) is prohibited and is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

What I love about this book is the repeating vocabulary and funny storyline that captivates children. It’s the perfect book to build a lesson around for little English learners.

If you love reading the book There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog book, then you will love to use this book to integrate many skills across many subject areas.

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What I love about this book is the repeating vocabulary and funny storyline that captivates children. It’s the perfect book to build a lesson around for little English learners.

Easy prep emergency sub plans or story extension activities for There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Spoon perfect for December sub plans or story extension activities. A full day of activities aligning to kindergarten standards/ skills that are perfect for a stress free day off during the winter months! Includes activities to cover all subject areas for the entire day (probably enough material for 2 days!). These can also be used as fun activities to supplement the story. All you will need is a copy of There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Spoon and these easy to prep sub plans! What is included: Student emergent reader books- to color and read Story sequencing the events- for comprehension of events from the story. Story Labeling- Great to introduce vocabulary and use phonics skills to identify sounds in a word Vocabulary flip book- with an accompanying sheet to copy the sentence to reinforce sight words. Phonemic Awareness- rhyming match Phonics- color the middle sound color by code Mixed up sentences- for a grammar activity or to reinforce sight words Sentence errors- as a prewriting activity Writing prompt activity (2 versions- an easier fill in the blank and a prompt) Math Practice Pages (2 levels + various bonus pages) There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Spoon write the room Bonus Activities: story crown, word search, CVC words and more! Each activity contains a cover sheet with directions for that activity that you can write this time on for easy prep. Also includes editable sub forms that you may need. ***************************************************************** You may also like: •There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Book- August Sub Plans •There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat- October Sub Plans •There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves- September Sub Plans •There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bell- December Sub Plans •There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Frog- April Sub Plans •There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Shell- May Sub Plans ***************************************************************** If you enjoy this product, you may like these other kindergarten sub plans: •The Three Little Pigs Sub Plans •Goldilocks And The Three Bears Sub Plans •The Little Red Hen Sub Plans •Gingerbread Man Sub Plans •Nursery Rhyme Week Long Emergency Sub Plan Bundle or you can check the nursery rhyme themed sub plans out individually •Humpty Dumpty Easy Sub Plans or Activities •Jack and Jill- Easy Sub Plans •Hey Diddle, Diddle- Emergency Sub Plans •Itsy Bitsy Spider Emergency Sub Plans *****************************************************************

I created this set of 10 literacy activities to accompany the book, "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." My kids love this book every year. Here is what is included.A Little Old Lady Predictable ReaderColored Whole Group Sequencing Cards for StoryIndividual Sequencing ActivityIf you were the...

NEWLY UPDATED!! These three sequencing activities can be used after reading the book "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly". The There Was an Old Lady series of books are such wonderful stories to help students practice sequencing, and this pack will help your students do just that! This pack includes: - Large sequencing cards to use as a whole class or in small groups - A cut and paste sequencing sort for after the story (along with an answer key) - A one page sequencing flipper (students can draw or write the animals themselves, or you can give them the animals to cut and paste) ***** If You have already purchased my There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Lot Bundle do NOT purchase this product as it is included in the bundle.***** Let's Connect! Facebook Group | Email Family | Instagram | Blog

Very cute preschool craft and activity to go along with the book "There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly"!

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Books possess a magical power to me as both an SLP and an avid reader. I've always loved getting lost in the plot and that's something that I want to share with people of all ages. Sorry for the song, but it just makes me think of reading a really good book. You can just go to that place in your mind and it becomes real for that brief moment in time. Today, I want to share a few ways that I use books (namely picture books) in therapy. I find that these methods are always in the back of my mind when I am looking for books to purchase even if they are only .10 cents at a yard sale. 1. Wh- questions--- My kids, if they ever had the chance, would probably tell you that I am always asking questions. We talk about what they think the book is going to be about based on the cover, who the characters are, who they like and don't like (and why), where the characters are, what they are doing, what is the problem, what do the characters do about the problem, why they do that....etc. I may ask questions after a sentence, a paragraph, or a few pages depending on the goals of that group. If I can't ask really good questions that have clear answers within the story that my students can get, then the book is not serving it's purpose in therapy. I focus most of my energy on picture books for that reason as the pictures provide some built in help. (That's not to say that I'm against using paragraphs or chapter books with my older students as long as it is appropriate.) 2. Sequence of events-- Some books are better at this than others (hint...Laura Numeroff). I usually stop every three pages with the younger ones to review what's happening. I may even have them act it out if I have manipulatives on hand. Like this one.... And here's another great example of animated literacy using a plush. I don't have this, but I have used items like this during graduate school with preschoolers. I love the way puppets and stuffed animals can bring stories to life for these students. They can hand you the items/put it in the appropriate place as the book is being read or use it to relive the story for a second time. I have thought about using a bucket/trash can from the Dollar Tree to make an Old Lady like the idea on this blog. 3. Vocabulary-- We talk about what words the kids know and what words are new. Is there anything that can help us figure out what the new word means (ie re-read the sentence and look at the illustrations. Does it have a prefix or a suffix?). We can then draw a picture on a note card to represent what this new word means for our word wall. 4. Predicting- What will happen next? (You may need to help them by asking "What would YOU do next?") 5. Role playing-- I particularly like to do this for stories that have a social skill involved. I've done a Thanksgiving play and several scenes from Super Duper's Social Scenes. (I love this book for older students and hope to get my hands on the rest of the set.) It takes the "What would YOU do?" a huge step forward as well as getting the kids to start using critical thinking skills to put themselves in the character's shoes. 6. Articulation- There are some books that are wonderful for artic therapy, particularly when you are at the carryover level on several sounds. I have used early phonics readers for sentence level and longer picture books for students that are at reading/conversational level. Check out Scholastic, Harper Collins, and even the author's websites for printables that accompany your books. There are tons of great ideas and materials to be found just by searching google (and I do that on a regular basis).

1-2-3 Come Do Some Little Old Lady Storytelling Crafts With Me Do you read the book "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly?" My kiddos absolutely LOVE this story; it's perfect for practicing the "sequencing and retelling a story" standards too. Lucille Colandro has also written a cute Halloween version: "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat", which my students also enjoy. If you haven't read it, click the link to see a short YouTube video of the story, which is set to music. With that in mind, I designed two storytelling sliders, which make a quick, easy and fun craftivity children can transition to after you read the stories. Choose your favorite, or give your students a choice. Children color the objects on the “slider strip” then cut and glue it together. As they pull on the end of the “slider” the various pictures go through the ”window”, so that children can take turns retelling the story to a partner or reading buddy, then take their “Little Old Lady” craftivity home to share with their family, once again practicing these standards. Storytelling sliders are also an easy & interesting way to assess comprehension. I’ve included a “sequence the story” worksheet for this, where students color and trim the picture “windows” then glue them in the correct order on the blank worksheet. I introduce the lesson by reading the story, then share my completed "slider craft” with my students. So that you can quickly and easily make an example, I’ve included a full-color slider pattern. After I read the story, we retell the tale together using the picture prompts on my slider. I have them guess which object they think the little old lady ate next, before I pull the picture through the “window”. My students now know what’s expected of them, and are very excited to transition to making a slider of their own. I’ve also included a “Here’s What Happened…” writing prompt worksheet, as another way to check comprehension plus practice sequential writing, hopefully using a variety of ordinal numbers or other transitions. Reading both stories on two different days, also provides you with an opportunity to do some comparison and contrast activities. We also graph which one was our favorite. Today's FREEBIE is a packet with 7 pumpkin-themed games in it, perfect for Halloween week or party day. Well that's it for today. Thanks for popping in. I have lots of errands on my "to do" list, so my feet have hit the floor running this morning. Wishing you a pleasant and productive day. "Colorful leaves, light breeze, bare trees...it must be autumn!" -Unknown

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ACTIVITY CARDS!...of course!! I seriously love these old lady books. They are so fun, perfect for every holiday/season. I even have a lot of fun reading the repetitive text. I have of course made some activity cards to go along with this book. You can purchase them on TpT by clicking the image below. But, wait! There's MORE! I have also created 2 FREEBIE activities for you to download to go with this text/activity cards as well. In order to find them though you must go check out my post at Freebielicious. And of course I'm sure you will find a few more freebies while you are there too!

How I created a 'There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly' retell literacy center activity to go in our retell center as an option for students.

Focus on early math and literacy skills when you add these There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey activities to your holiday preschool lessons.

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Your students will have fun retelling the story “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell!” (by Lucille Colandro) with our little old lady and beach-themed pictures to put in her belly! Several writing response journals have been included for students to reflect upon or extend this summer story in addition to a sequencing printable. Have fun! Reading & Writing materials included: old lady (color example and reproducible pattern) picture pieces for retelling (color examples and reproducible pieces) journals for written story responses by students (three options) sequencing printable with pictures This pack is aligned with the following Common Core standards: Reading: RL.K.2, RL.K.3, RL.1.2, RL.1.3 Writing: W.K.1, W.K.3, W.1.1, W.1.3 Our students absolutely love feeding their old lady these beach items and dramatizing this story when sequencing the events and retelling the book from memory in addition to writing about the story after reading it. We hope your children have fun with this old lady story, too! * * * * * If you love this “old lady” pack, please check out all the others in our store here: Retelling We have several summer-themed lessons and centers, which can be found here: Summer Remember, you can earn TpT Credits to spend by leaving a comment and feedback rating from each purchase! Don’t forget to follow our TpT store for updates, freebies, and new product alerts! Thank you for visiting Kelly and Kim’s Kreations!

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