There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves Activities

Bring the silly fall fun of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves! into your classroom with this engaging book companion activity packet! Designed to extend learning before, during, and after reading, this resource combines story comprehension with hands-on literacy, math, fine motor, and early learning practice.

Students can make predictions, sequence the story, identify what the Old Lady swallowed, explore cause and effect, practice beginning sounds and rhyming, count and work with numbers, complete fall-themed activities, and much more. The packet also includes interactive retelling activities, crafts, differentiated writing pages, vocabulary activities, and answer keys, making it easy to choose activities that fit your students and lesson plans.

With a mix of no-prep worksheets and hands-on cut-and-paste activities, this resource is perfect for making a favorite fall read-aloud even more meaningful while practicing important early learning skills.

What's Included? Reading Comprehension & Story Activities

• Story & Comprehension
• Before We Read / Making Predictions
• Story Elements
• Beginning, Middle & End
• Characters & Setting
• Problem & Solution
• My Favorite Part
• Story Sequencing
• Describe the Old Lady
• Comprehension Check
• True or False?
• What Did She Swallow?
• Story Retell
• Did She Swallow It?
• Why Did She Swallow That?
• Cause & Effect
• Story Detective
• If I Were the Old Lady...
• What Should She Do Next?
• Design Your Own Old Lady Book Page

Literacy & Fine Motor

• Trace & Color Story Words
• Rhyme Hunt
• Rhyming Leaves Match
• Missing Letters
• Build a Sentence
• Beginning Sounds
• ABC Order
• Word Search
• L Is for Leaves
• Lowercase Alphabet Tracing
• Uppercase Alphabet Tracing
• Find & Color the Letter
• Letter Maze
• O Is for Old Lady
• Picture Tracing
• Story Vocabulary Cards in blackline and color
• Tracing Practice
• Cutting Practice
• Find the Matching Leaf
• 10-Piece Puzzle
• Symmetry Drawing
• Find the Leaves Maze

Math & Early Learning

• Which Is Bigger?
• Which Has More?
• Number Order 1–10
• Number Tracing 1–20
• Missing Numbers
• Leaf Counting
• Count & Color
• Add the Leaves
• Subtract the Leaves
• Color & Graph
• Story Patterns
• Which One Is Different?
• Leaf Color Words
• Shape Matching
• Label the Scarecrow

Interactive Activities & Crafts

• Story Retelling Puppets
• Retell the Story Activity
• Feed the Old Lady Interactive Activity
• Feed the Old Lady Story Pieces
• Old Lady Leaf Name Craft in color and blackline
• Craft Templates
• Answer Keys

This activity is great for:

• Literacy Centers
• Math Centers
• Morning Work
• Small Groups
• Independent Practice
• Early Finishers
• Homeschool Lessons
• Fall Units
• Read-Aloud Follow-Up Activities
• Sub Plans

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Please Note:
This resource is inspired by the story theme but is not affiliated with or endorsed by the book publisher.