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You knew it was coming…I have even had some emails about it…and here it is…My language unit to accompany “There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell!” by Lucille Colandro! I have actually done a post on this book before, back when I first started blogging, with some ideas that you can check out HERE….which includes the kids making a sandcastle! No worries, there isn't any real sand involved 🙂
This version of the Old Lady is actually the first one I owned, and since I am a beach girl, it is probably my favorite! Here is a peek at the activities included in this packet…
- Eight vocabulary cards that you can use for sequencing, story retell, compare/contrast (Venn Diagram included), describing, etc. You can pretty much do anything with these!
- An open ended game board to use with any of the included activities or to target your own skill.
- Sequencing placemat…print one for each student or one for the group. Students can cut and glue words/pictures for correct sequencing or they can draw the correct answer. You could also laminate and use velcro to match picture/ word cards. Sequencing cards with pictures and words, to use with placemat, or can also be used for matching. Cut cards you will use (either picture or words) and students will glue to placemat in correct order.
- Feed the Granny! Cut out granny’s mouth and glue her face to a tissue box (or another box with an opening) or bag and have students ‘feed’ her as they complete a task (sequencing, vocabulary cards, etc).
- Shell Pails to target past & present tense verbs. Laminate and use as a sorting page for the students to collect verb shells. Students will sort the 8 regular present & past tense verbs and 8 irregular present & past tense verbs to the correct pails. Have them use the different tenses in a sentence! There are also 16 blank shells to use however you need!
- The mini book that has been such a huge hit AND a great learning tool! Print for each student and use to sequence and retell the story. Students fill in the word and draw a picture for each page, then cut apart boxes and staple together as a book!
- Writing Prompt Student Sheet. Print one copy for each student, and they will draw a picture and write about what they would do if they were the Old Lady!
- A Venn Diagram to use to compare & contrast the included vocabulary cards or different Old Lady stories. I had some folks request this without any graphic on it, so I did 🙂
- And last is a vocabulary graphic organizer. There are some good words to target in this story for vocabulary expansion…'bland', ‘hassle', ‘scoop', and more! Use this to further explore those words your students aren't familiar with!
That is it! I hope you guys like it! You can check find it in my TPT Store!
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I love the “Old Lady” series, and so do my kiddos!! I really like this packet, especially the vocabulary graphic organizer! Thanks so much for sharing your amazing creations! I hope I win! 🙂
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This looks fantastic! I love all the Old Lady books 🙂 Thanks for creating this! Happy Spring Break!
Another great packet. I love that you include a book to make.
This is really cute! I have quite a few of Old Lady books and the kids love them. I’d love to have this package to go along with it.
This is awesome! I love all of your “old Lady” packs! They include everything I need and my students always look forward to them. I love the vocabulary graphic organizer!! HAPPY SPRING BREAK!!!
Love, love, love!!! As always another great Old Lady Product. It will go on my wishlist and then of course I will have to buy the book. I am slowly accumulating all of these books (and companion packs).
I love all the ‘old lady’ books and these activities are amazing!! Thank you so much for all the time you put into these!! Have a great Spring Break!
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I love these books! My students would love this and it covers such a wide variety of goals so it is perfect for groups. I love using books to work on articulation and language. Keep on creating:). I love all of your products!
I love using these books in therapy. My students enjoy “feeding” the old lady! I’m also a beach girl and I think this would be perfect for the last few weeks of school! If you choose me it would make the end of my spring break a little more bearable! 😉
All of the students/kids (of a variety of ages) that I have read the Old Lady books to, absolutely love the books and request them to be read over and over. I just recently purchased this Old Lady who Swallowed a Shell book and was looking for some creative activities to use. Lo and behold you have creative some. Hoping to get your activities that you have created. Have a great spring break and hopefully you will find the time to relax.
Looks cute! Hope I win.
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Looks great! I love The Little Old Lady series!
Going to laminate mine over spring break! Can use this with so many of my students to work on their various skill needs! Thank you!
My students really enjoy the Old Lady books and like to read along with them. I like the packets, because they include so many activities! Great job!
I would looove a copy!! These are my favortie books!! 😀
Stephanie Lawton
This would be a great book to use during our extended school year. This packet would cover several goals.
Love this!! Another great one Jenn!
LeeAnne Griffin
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Love it! Glad I was able to see your blog before heading on my spring break trip!
jkiekhoefer1@gmail.com
Love your old lady packets!!!
I love this series of books! I am so tired of my winter activities, this would be a nice change!
I LOVE the “Old Lady” series!! I love how you included graphic organizers!! Thanks so much for creating another great resource that targets so many skills. Have a great spring break 🙂
Another great Old Lady packet. I love it!
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I love all of the “Old Lady” series too! Living in Hawaii, can’t wait to do this one!
Love old lady stories too. Just started collecting the rest of the books.
Love these book companions. I have lots of kiddos working on verbs, sequencing and compare & contrast. This is a great activity.
Love the Old Lady books, and the companions!! I love the compare/contrast as I have quite a few kiddos working on this – and the open end game is great to incorporate some artic into this lesson also. Thanks for sharing your creativity! c_bisgard@yahoo.com
I am loving your series on the Old Lady books. They have been well received by my students and have made planning a lot easier for me. Thanks and keep the great ideas coming!!! tgunn0927@gmail.com
We love the Old Lady books!
cheriemae@gmail.com
I love using this series with Pre-k and they enjoy it too! This is a favorite
elizabeth.mcgeehan@gmail.com
My preschool kids LOVE the Old Lady books! We’ve really enjoyed a story each season! Thank you for all of your hard work in preparing such wonderful materials! etchurekow@gmail.com 🙂
I love The Old Lady series…. my students are always so excited when I bring them out. Thanks for sharing these fun activities!!!!!!
Love the Old Lady books with your companion packs! beachc4@gmail.com
So Cute…Am slowly but surely adding book companions to my repertoire! I bet my kids would love this! straightupspeech@gmail.com
This looks great! I love the “Old Lady” books, and I have a particular student in mind who would LOVE these activities! Thank you for all your hard work!
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The Old Lady books are hilarious and all of my kiddos love them! They really understand the humor in them, they are my favorite! ddionne41@gmail.com
Super cute! I just finished the unit with the clover and my kids loved it. I will definitely be collecting the other books. Thank you for the wonderful companion units.
Brandi Saucedo
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This packet is great and filled with fun activities I know my students will love. You are so creative. 🙂
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Love the old lady books! This unit is very cute and imaginative.
Who doesn’t love the Old Lady series? Even better than the Give a Mouse group! Great way to expand on a title that every kid loves!
Love Love Love your packets. I know when I purchase them I am going to have thorough activities for the books. They are jam packed with loads of activities to meet all of my students needs. Thank you for keeping me organized! zerbepatteson@msn.com
What a great series! I love all of your “Old Lady” products. I would love to win this packet for my students! Amanda_Dollarhite@yahoo.com
We’re supposed to have 10 inches of snow today in Indiana. I’d love to be making summer-themed materials and pretending I’m at the beach instead of in the middle of a March blizzard 🙂
So cute! I love that you include a wide variety of activities in your book companions! Hope I win 🙂 allisonjones917@gmail.com
I love the Old Lady books. I use them all the time with my students in substantially separate classrooms. danielleyrocks@gmail.com
Love the “Old Lady” series–they are great for working on so many SLP goals. My favorite task, of course, is the sequencing that can be addressed with these stories-and I LOVE the board you created with the ordinals on it!
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I don’t own any of the “Old Lady” series but really want to have some! Great job on this packet! Good luck to everyone!! 🙂 karrieboudreau@hotmail.com
This is such a versatile activity packet to use with a wonderfully fun book. The kids so enjoy making and reading their own books using the predictable pattern of the story. Literacy-based intervention is very effective and addresses multiple skills together so that they build upon and complement each other.
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Love these books! I have a couple, but would definitely get ths one to go with your pacet! Great job!
A winner has been chosen! Congrats to Angela Santore! Email me slpgonewild@gmail.com
Thanks everyone for your kind comments! I am so glad that you like it 🙂
I’m doing a demo lesson for 1st grade ELL students and you came up with some great ideas. This has been so helpful!
I read this story to preschoolers every year. I use the old lady from the kit from “There was an old lady who swallowed a spider” and the students take turns putting a picture card in her mouth to swallow. Sometimes the old lady will almost bite. The kids love this!