Let's Eat Pie..and Bread...and Squash...and a Pot?!

I know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Pie!

It's my favorite time of year again! It's time to begin learning how to retell stories in kindergarten AND what better way to start than with the silly Old Lady who eats EVERYTHING at Thanksgiving dinner!

If you're familiar with the song I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, then you'll pick up a slightly revised version of her eating her way straight through Thanksgiving. The students read the story today and worked on creating their Little Old Lady and all of the things she eats during dinner.

We colored in our Little Old Ladies....

Then, we cut out all of the things she ate...pie, turkey, bread, cider...

Then, we get together in groups and retell the story to a friend so that we get the practice remembering what elements of the story came first, next, and last. This is an important skill we will continue to work on throughout our time in kindergarten and is very important to their overall reading comprehension and writing skills.

Retelling the Little Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Pie.

Groups got together to retell their versions of the story.

She even ate a pot! Imagine that!

Ask your student to use their Little Old Lady to retell their version of the new classic!