Activity
I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
Subject
English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)
Grade Levels
Elementary, Pre-Kindergarten
Assessment
The student will be able to place his or her object in the old lady's stomach at the right time.
Author
Buffalo Public Schools Prekindergarten Curriculum Committee
Duration
10-20 minutes
Essential Question
Can I use listening skills to respond to literature?
Description
The children will know when to place the objects that the old lady swallows in her stomach. Sing or read I Know An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly by William Stobbs.
- Have ready a poster-size old lady (you may enlarge a picture from the book) with a gallon-sized plastic bag attached to her stomach.
- Collect small objects or pictures to represent the animals she swallows during the story.
- Give each child an object and as you retell the story, the children will place the objects in the women's stomach (plastic bag).
- Repeat often!
