Old Lady Books Bundled: Retelling and Extension Activities

Get all my 'Old Lady' Retelling and Extension packs in a bundled set and SAVE! Plus this bundle will grow when new 'old lady' books are added!

Included are:

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Birthday Cake

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Cactus

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Cow

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Dragon

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Ghost

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie

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 a Truck

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow

There Was an Old Astronaut Who Swallowed the Moon

There Was an Old Pirate Who Swallowed a Map

There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark

There Was an Old Mummy Who Swallowed a Spider

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Spoon

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed the ABC's

The Old Lady books are a favorite of my little ones! These packs help work on retelling and sequencing skills while having a whole lot of fun!

What's Included in each pack:

• Vocabulary Cards: Print on cardstock, laminate, and cut apart words or leave as a poster. Preview vocabulary from the story prior to reading and/or review vocabulary after reading the story. Place in writing center, pocket chart, or back with magnetic tape and use on magnetic board/cookie sheet. I have my students pick a card, write it down and draw a picture to illustrate the word.

• Story retelling cards: Print, laminate, and cut out. Give students a picture to hold during the story. When that student’s part is read he/she will hold up the picture. Print off two copies and play a memory type game. Also can be used with the cut and paste retelling activity to help little ones identify the picture needed. 


• Old Lady Puppet: Pieces to use with a puppet. Use the old lady head and a paper bag or large Ziploc bag to make a puppet if you do not have one.

• Individual Puppet Pieces: Students color (optional) and cut apart the puppet retelling pieces. Staple or glue the old lady head to a small lunch bag or a Ziploc baggie. Retell the story in the order the old lady swallowed the pieces. Students find and place those pieces in their bags.

• Story sequencing: Cut and glue picture in order of the things the old lady swallowed in the story.

• There Was an Old Lady Essential Questions: Students can circle or color the correct answer. 


• There Was an Old Lady Emergent Reader: A simpler version of the story to encourage retelling by young readers. 


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