There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose Sequencing Activity

Are you looking for Valentine’s Day reading activities for your kids? Grab this free printable There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose Sequencing Activity!

After reading the book There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose by Lucille Colandro, they will retell the story by putting the pictures in sequential order.

As your young learners connect the story cards together using plastic links, they will work on developing their fine motor skills too.

Why do your kids need to learn story sequence? The ability to recall a story in sequential order is an important comprehension strategy.

Practicing how to retell a story will help your beginning readers learn other comprehension skills such as rereading and summarizing.

The ability to place events or steps in order will help your students not only in reading but in many other subject areas too.

Getting Ready to Use the Valentine’s Day Sequencing Activity:

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What’s Included:

• 8 Story Sequencing Cards

What Else Is Needed:

• There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose by Lucille Colando
• White Card Stock 
• Scissors
• Laminator
• Laminating Pouches
• Hole Punch
• Plastic Links

To get this book-inspired activity ready for your kids to do, fill out the form at the bottom of this page.

Next, laminate the cards so it is easier for your young learners to connect the links to them.

Then, cut them apart. Finally, punch holes on all of the black dots.

How to Use the Valentine’s Day Sequencing Activity:

After reading the book There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose by Lucille Colando, your students can retell the story in sequential order.

First, they will connect the pictures of the old lady and rose together using plastic links.

Next, the old lady swallows lace so your kids will connect the rose and lace pictures together.

They will then will continue attaching the pictures in sequential order until all of them are connected.

Your young learners can go back through the book and look at the pictures to recall the items if needed.

This There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Rose Sequencing Activity is a hands-on way for your beginning readers to work on retelling, sequencing, and much more.

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