Call number
E W
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Publication
Little Brown & Co (1980), Edition: 1st, 32 pages
Description
A cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly.
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User reviews
LibraryThing member kwangme81
A story about an old lady who begins to eat things to eat the things she ate before.
I've always loved this story. It's a funny book that many children love. It also comes with the song version of the book at the end. I thought the illustration of the old lady was a litle weird. Considering how much
This book could be used to teach about animals. They could learn the different sizes of the animals and why she would have eaten them in that order.
I've always loved this story. It's a funny book that many children love. It also comes with the song version of the book at the end. I thought the illustration of the old lady was a litle weird. Considering how much
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she ate, she didn't seem to get too big.This book could be used to teach about animals. They could learn the different sizes of the animals and why she would have eaten them in that order.
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LibraryThing member Nicolemerriweather
I is a very colorful book picture book that is about a old lady who ended up swallowing a fly. And in order to get the fly she had to swallowed a spider. And to get the spider she swallowed a bird. So what happen was this old lady kept swallowing a bunch of different animals in order to get the
I read this book to a class of three year old and they just loved it. When you read it right, it sound just like the song that matches the book. I use a play spider to demonstrate, it wiggling and giggling inside me, every time I came to that part in the book. The story is repetitive, which gets the kids involved while helping them repeat it with me. Which made it easier when it was time to sing the song. They want me to read it over and over again. And I really don’t mind.
A few activities we did with this was have everyone be different characters in the book. So I played a the old lady. Then I had a fly, spider, bird, cat, dog, and so one. In tell all the characters were picked. Then I would put everyone in a circle around me. And as I read the book I would pretend to swallow the fly. (So the fly would fall to the ground). Then came the spider. (but they got to wiggle and giggle to the ground) and so one in tell the end of the book. Then if we did it again everyone would be a different character.
Another activities is to bring the song to the book and allow the kids to dance and sing to the song.
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animal she swallowed before that one. It is a funny rhyming book that the kids will enjoy. I read this book to a class of three year old and they just loved it. When you read it right, it sound just like the song that matches the book. I use a play spider to demonstrate, it wiggling and giggling inside me, every time I came to that part in the book. The story is repetitive, which gets the kids involved while helping them repeat it with me. Which made it easier when it was time to sing the song. They want me to read it over and over again. And I really don’t mind.
A few activities we did with this was have everyone be different characters in the book. So I played a the old lady. Then I had a fly, spider, bird, cat, dog, and so one. In tell all the characters were picked. Then I would put everyone in a circle around me. And as I read the book I would pretend to swallow the fly. (So the fly would fall to the ground). Then came the spider. (but they got to wiggle and giggle to the ground) and so one in tell the end of the book. Then if we did it again everyone would be a different character.
Another activities is to bring the song to the book and allow the kids to dance and sing to the song.
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LibraryThing member Jenny_Hayes
This story is about an old lady who swallows many different animals to catch the previous one. Starting with a fly and ending with a horse.
In my eyes, this story is adorable! I love the whole series of “I know an old lady”. This story is great for younger children because they can sing along
One extension idea is to make a week of the whole series of I know an Old Lady books. Use everyday of the week for a different book and activity. Also an extension idea would be to read the book but not show the pictures and once the whole book is read have the children draw the story.
In my eyes, this story is adorable! I love the whole series of “I know an old lady”. This story is great for younger children because they can sing along
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to the music and its funny.One extension idea is to make a week of the whole series of I know an Old Lady books. Use everyday of the week for a different book and activity. Also an extension idea would be to read the book but not show the pictures and once the whole book is read have the children draw the story.
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LibraryThing member Learning2luvBooks
Summary:
The book was about a old lady who swallow bugs and animals till she couldn't shallow anything else.
Personal Reaction:
i believe the book was very colorful and enjoyable and children would enjoy reading this book because of the pictures in the book.
Classroom Extension:
1: I would have the kids
2: i would have the kids try to guess what happen next or what the old lady would eat.
The book was about a old lady who swallow bugs and animals till she couldn't shallow anything else.
Personal Reaction:
i believe the book was very colorful and enjoyable and children would enjoy reading this book because of the pictures in the book.
Classroom Extension:
1: I would have the kids
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tell me what should be eaten and not be eaten.2: i would have the kids try to guess what happen next or what the old lady would eat.
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LibraryThing member awalls4
In my opinion this is a great book. I think that is can be used in a variety of ways in the classroom. I liked the book because of the repetition and rhyme schemes throughout the book. The Old Lady swallows a variety of items in the story, and each time she swallows something different, the line is
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added to the list and is repeated throughout the story. For example, “I know an old lady who swallowed a fly. I don’t know why she swallowed a fly, perhaps she’ll die.” Next the book says, “I know an old lady who swallowed a spider, that wiggled and tickled inside her.” Then the story repeats, “She swallowed the spider to catch the fly, I don’t know why she swallowed the fly, perhaps she’ll die.” The repetition patterns and rhyming words help to set a good pace for the book and make it memorable. I completely forgot this book was on my bookshelf at home. Right when I saw the cover, I began reciting parts of the book. This demonstrates how the rhyming words and the repetition helps make it memorable. I think the central message of this book is just to be humorous. I do not think it is trying to portray a certain message, although, I do think this book can be used to teach rhyme schemes and sequencing. Students can place in order what things the Old Lady swallowed. Show Less
LibraryThing member brittanyblakesley
Summary- This book is about an old lady who swallows a fly. She doesn't know why, but she ends up eating all different kinds of animals throughout the book. At the end of the book the old lady ends up dying because she eats a horse.
Personal Reaction- I really love this book because it is really
Classroom extensions- 1. For this book it would be a good idea to talk about what things humans are capable of eating and why or why not we eat certain things.
2. Also the kids can get creative and make up their own animals for the old woman to eat. The kids would have to know that the animals would have to go from smallest to biggest.
Personal Reaction- I really love this book because it is really
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catchy. It's always exciting to see what the old lady will eat next. It's creative and intruiging at the same time. Classroom extensions- 1. For this book it would be a good idea to talk about what things humans are capable of eating and why or why not we eat certain things.
2. Also the kids can get creative and make up their own animals for the old woman to eat. The kids would have to know that the animals would have to go from smallest to biggest.
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ISBN
0316931284 / 9780316931281