There Was an Old Woman

Help youngsters sort and classify by reading the book There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly and put the animals into size order. They will order the animals from shortest to tallest. Then they will retell the story while putting the...

There was an old lady who swallowed some leaves? Little learners read a new version of the old swallow story with a fall twist as they try to answer the big question; Why is that lady swallowing all that weird stuff? The teacher's guide...

Kids naturally sort things by various features; capitalize on this habit by incorporating color, number, and comparisons into an animal-sorting activity! Kids watch you categorize by color, species, and size before trying it out on their...

Students complete activities with the book There Was An Old Lady That Swallowed a Fly.  In this literature lesson, students hear the story and recognize the animals. They create fly soup and discuss healthy foods and junk foods. 

Students participate in various activities using the story There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. In this reading fluency lesson, students read the story and then practice comprehension, fluency, and writing. An estimation activity...

Primary readers predict and check for understanding by using comprehension strategies. Prepare readers the first day by frontloading vocabulary and using pictures to visualize the words. On the second day, read the story The Old Woman...

Youngsters listen to the story, "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." After discussing the story, going over new vocabulary, and repeating the rhymes in the story, they study the parts of a fly. They finish by creating a fly on...

Nursery rhymes make math more engaging for little ones. Using “The Little Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe,” learners match cutouts of different shoes. They also listen to the story, Two Little Shoes by Razvan and Deborah Stupple. This is a...

First graders read "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly" and use Kid Pix to identify characters from the story. In this character identification lesson, 1st graders first hear several versions of the classic tale, and then locate...

Learners practice increasing their reading fluency by exercising the process of decoding for sight recognition. They utilize index cards that tie in with the song and tune of "The Wheels on the Bus" and "There was an Old Lady Who...