So probably one of my favorite books series EVER is “There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed….” I did a post over the summer about how I use There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Shell, but since it is Halloween tomorrow, I thought I would share how I used the Bat version…in case you need any last minute ideas 🙂
The best part of these books for me are the sequencing aspect. It is so easy to have the kids sequence the story, then do retell. There are TONS of rhyming words too so you can work on phonemic awareness skills.
I created these sequencing cards and retelling mat, which you can grab HERE. After we read the story, we put the cards in the correct order. This is good for retelling and sequencing, but also for answering ‘why' questions (i.e. Why did the swallow the cat? To catch the bat). The graphics are also super cute, which is always a plus….it also means that we compared and contrasted the story characters on the cards and in the book.
I also used these picture cards gave each kiddo a set to put in order on a sentence strip. They were able to work on describing each character while they glued them down in order. Great language activity! Some of them even asked me to staple the strip together and they wore it out as a crown! This is perfect for them to take home and work on retell. Check these cards out in my book companion HERE
Do you have any other ideas for this story?
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Those graphics are great! Thank you so much. I just discovered this book this year, and am hoping that the storm damage clears enough that I can use it in therapy tomorrow! 😉
Aren’t they cute?! You’re welcome! I just bought this one this year also. I hope you survived the storm ok!!
I love the series as well! I have an old lady for just about every book in this series. I have the kids feed the lady the objects in sequence and use “She is eating a ___” to target present progressive and auxiliary verbs.
I like dong the plastic baggies for that same thing!
I think this series is an SLP’s dream! Thanks so much for sharing your creative ideas and useful links!
Agreed!! You’re welcome!
I agree with the others. This series is an SLP’s best friend! Vocab, sequencing, following directions, target sounds…I can go on forever. LOVE these books! of course any ideas to go with them are equally appreciated 🙂 Thanks!
I know, right!? You’re welcome!
I love the old lady who swallowed… books, but I haven’t seen this one yet. I need to buy it for next year!!
Rebecca
Talking With Rebecca
You have to add this one to your collection! Super cute!
Thanks for the shout out!
Mary
Pitner’s Potpourri
Thanks for the shout out!
Mary
Pitner’s Potpourri