Looking for fun fall teaching ideas for your class? Get ready for some story sequencing fun with our ” There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves” teaching resource and reading center! It’s the perfect book companion for kindergartener, 1st, and 2nd grade learners!
What’s Inside:
Sequencing Cards: These colorful cards bring the story to life. Let your students think back to the events and put them together in the right order. These are great for displaying in a pocket chart or for use at a table as a center.
Cut & Paste Worksheet: Kids can color cut and paste story elements to create their own sequencing page to take home or for you to use as a quick assessment.
Interactive Feeding Mat: Feed the Old Lady some leaves and other objects! Our hands-on mat lets students place items into the Old Lady’s mouth! It’s a super engaging way to reinforce the story’s sequence.
For students that are ready to write, there are also retelling papers for writing to expand on the order of events in the plot.
Why is story sequencing such an important skill to teach? Think of it as the roadmap to reading comprehension.
When kids understand the order of events in a story, it sets the stage for deeper thinking while reading and keeps the reader engaged.
Students learn how stories are put together, which helps them to become better writers.
Plus, it helps them sharpen their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
It also makes them better at predicting and making inferences.
And the best part? It makes reading more FUN because they really get into the story, connect with the characters, and the silly events.
So, as teachers, let’s keep working story sequencing into our lessons – it’s the secret recipe for turning our little readers into big ones who absolutely adore books!
🌿 Bring this story to life, build those sequencing skills, and have good, silly fun feeding the Old Lady in your classroom!
You can see more of this fun fall teaching resource here.
There are more Old Lady sequencing sets for other holidays and seasonal themes available at Creative Lesson Cafe at TPT.
Happy Fall!
