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There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat Sequencing Activity

Are you looking for book activities for your students to do this Halloween? Grab this free printable There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat Sequencing Activity!

After reading the book There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat by Lucille Colandro, your kids will use the cards to retell the story and put the pictures in sequential order.

Story Sequencing Activity

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat Sequencing Activity: 

Sequencing is important in helping beginning readers comprehend what they have read.

In this activity, your kids need to recall the order in which the old lady swallowed the Halloween things and connect the pictures together.

Using plastic links helps your children to develop their fine motor skills too. 

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Getting Ready To Use The There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat Sequencing Activity:

What’s Included:

  • 8 Story Sequencing Cards

What Else Is Needed:

To prepare this book-inspired activity, click on the button fill out the form below.

Next, download and print the cards on white card stock.

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Then, laminate the cards so your kids can use them over and over and cut them apart.

Finally, punch holes on all of the black dots.

How To Use The There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat Sequencing Activity:

After reading the book There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat by Lucille Colando, your students can recall the order that the old lady swallowed the Halloween-themed things.

They will first start with the old lady and connect all of the pictures in sequential order using plastic links. 

Comprehension Activity

This comprehension activity can be used for literacy centers, small groups, morning tubs, or as an enrichment activity for early finishers in any early elementary classroom or homeschool. 

Sequencing Activity

This There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat Sequencing Activity is a fun, hands-on way for beginning readers to work on sequencing and fine motor skills.

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There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat Sequencing Activity

More Bat-Themed Literacy Activities:

If you are looking for more bat-themed literacy activities for your preschoolers and kindergarteners, you may like these read alouds and resources.

Bat Books for Kids:

Bats by Gail Gibbons

Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

Bo the Bat by Alma Hammond

Bat Literacy Activities:

Bats Color by Letter Worksheet

Hibernating Bats Letter Order Activity

Letter B Bat Craft

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Download the Sequencing Cards:

To get the free printable sequencing cards, fill out the form below. The resource will then be emailed to you.

 

Katie

Tuesday 31st of October 2023

This is a great activity for practicing sequencing after reading the story. Thank you!

Sheri Holmes

Tuesday 24th of October 2023

After reading the book during library class, students take an AR test, and then we work on a skill. Sequencing is the perfect skill for our students with The Old Woman books. Thanks!

lauren

Tuesday 11th of October 2022

I can't find the link to download the Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat sequencing printable

ABC's of Literacy

Tuesday 11th of October 2022

Above this comment box, there is text that say "Download the Freebie." Just below that text, there is a large button. Click on the button to get the resource. Hope that helps!

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