There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat Sequencing Activity

Are you looking for a book activities for your beginning readers? After reading the book There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat by Lucille Colandro, your kids will have fun putting the pictures in order with this There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat Sequencing Activity.

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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 picture together. Using connect links helps your children to develop their fine motor skills too.

Why Are Fine Motor Skills Important?

From holding a pencil to turning the pages in a book, kids use their Fine Motor Skills everyday as they are learning to read and write.

The development of the small muscles in the hands and fingers in coordination with the eyes is important in not only children’s learning but also in their everyday life.

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:

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Bat by Lucille Colando
White Card Stock or Copy Paper
Paper Cutter or Scissors
Laminator and Laminating Pouches
Hole Punch
Connect Links

To prepare this book-inspired activity, click on the button below to automatically download and print the sequencing cards for this activity. I like to print my resources on white card stock, because the thicker paper is more durable. But, you can use copy paper too.

Next, 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 pre-readers can recall the order that the old lady swallowed the Halloween themed things.

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

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.

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.