This is one of the many series of books about an old lady who always swallow things and they end up coming back up at the end. This time she managed to swallow all the ingredients needed to build a snowman. This is a great read for students to have in their book boxes as they read all the other Lucille Collandro books. This is also a perfect book for winter weather and Christmas Holidays.

LEXILE: AD320L

Reading Level and Leveling System:

Guided Reading- L

Lexile Measure- AD240L

That old lady is at it again for Christmas time. She swallows a bell,bows, gifts, a sack, a red sleigh, and some reindeer. But she needed a sweet treat and a candy cane would do until she heard Ho Ho Ho and whistled loudly and soon by her side was Santa Clause! This is a great book to read around Christmas time. Along with the other There was an old lady who swallowed books students can look for rhyming words throughout the story. A comprehension activity for this book could be a sequencing activity. The students could write or use picture to place the events in sequential order. Another activity for writing practice would be to allow the students to come up with their own Christmas item to swallow and include a picture to present to the class. 

Reading Level and Leveling System:

Guided Reading- K

Lexile Measure- AD540L

That old lady is at it again just in time for Thanksgiving. The little old lady swallows a turkey, ball, hat, balloon, boat, wheels, and a horn of plenty. When she hears the marching band playing she follows them in a parade wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving Day!

This is a great book to read before Thanksgiving break to start a discussion on how everyone will celebrate Thanksgiving. A few activities to use after reading the book includes a sequencing events activity for the students to show comprehension and understanding of the story, practicing with syllables with the words that she swallowed, and placing the items she swallowed in alphabetical order.   

This is a great book to get your students to follow along and predict what will happen next. There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly is about an old woman who swallows all of these "things" and the story is describing a food chain. Students love this book and find it fun and engaging. It is placed at a 2.0 (2nd grade) reading level from accelerated reader leveling system. There are tons of different versions of these books for different holidays (culture). A great activity for the students is to get the students to make a timeline of what happened, first, second, .... and last.