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Old Lady…and Book Companion!

This Old Lady book is the newest to my collection and I am so excited to have it!  I promised many of you that this would be ready before school started and I have gotten it done just for that.  And did you see my post of my lack of motivation?  This required some serious focus power….

Anyways…back to the topic at hand…Old Lady and her books…

So this time, my favorite Old Lady is swallowing books…just in time for Back To School!  What?  You don’t have this one?  Well you should grab it, I can’t think of a better way to start off the new year…here is an Amazon Affiliate link so you can check it out:Eight vocabulary word cards are included.  These can be used for retell, describing, word meaning, etc.
A sequencing mat with ordinal numbers, which you can use one for each student or one for the group. Students can cut and glue words/pictures for correct sequencing or they can also draw the correct answer.  You could also laminate and use velcro to match picture/word cards.
There are 8 picture cards and 8 word cards 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.
Next up is “What’s In My Backpack?”, a game to target attributes. I included this cue card to help students with describing different school supplies…There are 16 different school supply cards.  To play, give each student a “My Backpack” card and place all object cards in a pile, face down.  Students will take turns pulling cards and describing it so that others can guess the object.  Whoever guesses the object first, gets to keep the object on their backpack card.  Whoever collects the most school supplies, wins!Multiple meanings are another skill targeting with 16 different words used in the story.  To Play, you will place all multiple meaning cards in a pile and have students choose one.  Discuss meaning in the story and other meanings for the word.Have each student complete the graphic organizer to demonstrate knowledge of word meanings. Feed the Granny! For this one, you will 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).This game board can also be used with any of the included cards or your own activity…just add dice and game pieces!My most favorite activity ever…the mini book!  Students can fill in the blanks and draw pictures to create their own book about the story, which is awesome for targeting vocabulary, sequencing, and retell.And a writing prompt for students to share what their favorite part of school is!

All of these activities align nicely with Common Core from Kindergarten up to 3rd grade…but I have even found that some of my older groups still love these stories 🙂

I hope you find this one useful to add to your collection!  You can find it in my TPT store!

I’m done with focusing for a little bit…beach time?  Yes please 😀

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  1. Stephanie says

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    Loooove this! I just bought this book last week! Perefect timing!

  2. Shannon Giles says

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    They’re all cute! We’ve enjoyed There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell this summer!

  3. Susan says

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    I would say my favorite Old Lady book would be the bat or snow.

  4. Julie says

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    I love all the Old Lady Books! I have a puppet set for the original that kids love to play with because you can actually make her swallow all of the things and they fill up her belly. It’s a great reinforcer!

  5. jessica schlottfeld says

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    Love these books! I just received this book and cannot wait to use it in September!!

  6. Anonymous says

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    My favorite Old Lady books are the bat and bell.

  7. Cindy L Meester says

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    There was an old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell is one of my favorites to read on a cold snowy day..

  8. Brandy Madujibeya-Epps says

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    I love all of the the Old Lady series. My favorite would The Old Lady who swallowed a bell.

  9. ShannanW says

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    Another fabulous Old Lady packet Jenn! Great selection of language areas to target with the book. One of my goals this year is to extend my therapy themes a little (maybe 2 weeks per theme) and include a book with as many themes as possible. This will be a great one for “Back to School”. My favorite Old Lady book is The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie – I love that one, I don’t know why:)

  10. Tatyana Elleseff says

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    i love all old lady books

  11. Communication Station: Speech Therapy, PLLC says

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    I LOVE the Old Lady who swallowed a bell just b/c its a Christmas book and I LOVE Christmas. But I love all the old lady books! Your packet looks great too! 🙂

  12. Unknown says

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    I still love the Fly!!

  13. Jennifer Bell says

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    I love the bell…maybe since that’s my last name!!

  14. Amanda_Ball says

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    I love this book, but my favorite one is There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell. Great beach theme book and so much good vocab. I love your Old Lady unit!! So cute and great therapy ideas.

  15. jlshimab says

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    Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie was the first one that I bought. I thought it was really cute, and I even made an old lady puppet that the kiddos got to feed.

  16. kreinacher says

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    I love all the Old Lady Books. I love them so much that I even have the old lady doll that I use with my EC and PreK kids. They get excited when they see her with me because they know it’s feeding time. Your pack would go along fabulously with her!

  17. Krista Keleher says

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    The old lady who swallowed a chick!

  18. Amy says

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    Old Lady Books are awesome, my favorite is the shell

  19. blair764 says

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    There was an old lady who swallowed a bat!

  20. Julie Graham says

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    ..Who Swallowed a Fly

  21. Jordan Bubis says

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    There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat! I think it is so great as a back to school book! For vocabulary, WH questions, pragmatics at school etc! Love this! 🙂 Thanks for the chance at the giveaway! 🙂

  22. Carly says

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    I have an addiction to these books and your companion packs! This is another fabulous packet! Hopefully my students don’t get sick of Granny this year!

    I am not sure which book is my favorite, I like them all.

  23. Brookssy says

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    I just got this book at our school book fair in May. I love the activities that you have created.

  24. Tracy Morlan says

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    I love the Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves!
    twmorlan@gmail.com

    GoldCountrySLP

  25. Lisa Varo says

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    I love the fly still

  26. m.stein says

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    Old Lady Who Swallowed Shells… probably because it was the first that I read and it was so good it hooked both me and all my kids! 🙂 maria.wellman@gmail.com

  27. Marya A says

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    I like the Little Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell.

  28. Anonymous says

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    I love them all! I love There WasAn Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly!

  29. Stacy Burrall says

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    I think my face Old Lady book is the Thanksgiving “…swallowed a Pie.” It’s part of my favorite time of year.

  30. Anne says

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    My favorite is “…Who Swallowed a Shell!” Love these books!

  31. Heather says

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    I love the fly!

  32. Kathy Grover says

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  33. Kathy Grover says

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    We love the “Shell”

  34. Jennifer Getch says

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    There was an old lady who swallowed a bat! for sure!

  35. Ewelina says

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    Is there a way I can print the 8 vocabulary words?

    • Jenn says

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      Unfortunately, the cards are only available as part of the packet.

    • Jenn says

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      The words are available in the packet here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/There-Was-An-Old-Lady-Who-Swallowed-Some-Books-Language-Unit-779215

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