Bonham & Crockett Early Education Libraries

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Ask the students who has a baby brother of sister. Ask the students what they think of their baby? Has anything crazy ever happened with them?

Then, introduce the story Alligator Baby by Robert Munsch. Remind them that it’s by the same author from last week’s book, Moira’s Birthday.

Ask the students, What would you do if you’re parents brought home a baby alligator?

Then, enjoy these fun animals songs/dances:

Before reading, show students the old lady and ask them who she might be. Is she young or old?  Big or small? Then tell them this is the old woman who swallowed a fly. Ask the student why they think she might have swallowed a fly. What can she do about the fly she swallowed?

Let’s see what happens!

As you read the book pick a student to come up and find the animal she swallowed and feed it to her. Have the students finish the ends of the sentences of what animal was swallowed as you do the repeating part of the story in the inner circle of the book.

After the story, teach the students the song and have them act out the animals as they say them:

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don’t know why she swallowed that fly,
Perhaps she’ll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a spider.
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a bird.
How absurd, to swallow a bird!
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die

There was an old lady who swallowed a cat.
Imagine that, she swallowed a cat.
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die

There was an old lady who swallowed a dog.
What a hog! To swallow a dog!
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a goat.
Just opened her throat and swallowed a goat!
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a cow.
I don’t know how she swallowed a cow!
She swallowed the cow to catch the goat
She swallowed the goat to catch the dog
She swallowed the dog to catch the cat
She swallowed the cat to catch the bird
She swallowed the bird to catch the spider
That wriggled and jiggled and wiggled inside her.
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly.
But I don’t know why she swallowed that fly
Perhaps she’ll die.

There was an old lady who swallowed a horse
She’s dead, of course.

If time allows, read There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed Some Books.

Introduce the Author!

This is ERIC LITWIN, author of Pete the Cat I Love my White Shoes and The Nuts Keep Rolling. As well as the books we read last week, The Nuts Sing and Dance in Their Polka Dots Pants and The Nuts Bedtime at the Nuthouse. And, today, we’re reading two more books by Eric Litwin, Goovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs and Groovy Joe’s Dance Party Countdown.

Listen and watch Groovy Joe Ice Cream and Dinosaurs:

Use this link to hear the author, Eric Litwin, read the story in ENGLISH or SPANISH. Have the students sing along!

Then, enjoy these Groovy Joe videos! 

Sign and dance to The Nuts at Bedtime:

Listen to Eric Litwin read the Polka Dot Pants Story

Hold the book and turn the pages while the story is read.

Then, use the same link to do the Polka Dot Pants Dance (dance moves are in the back of the book).

Read Bedtime at the Nut House, then watch the live telling of it, here.

How to Use a Shelf Marker:

Shelf Marker Song (To the tune of The Hokey Pokey)

You put your shelf marker in

You take the book out

You take a look at the book

And see what it’s about

And if you don’t want it

Put it back on the shelf

And take your shelf marker out

You put your shelf marker in

You take the book out

You take a look at the book

And see what it’s about

And if you want to keep it

Take your shelf marker out

And take it to the desk to check out

Ask the students about their favorite shoes and talk about Pete’s favorite shoes. Then read Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes.

And sing I Love My White Shoes:

Then, have the students watch the trailer of Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes, then read the story.