Happy Fall Ya'll!

Today is the first full day of my favorite season... FALL!  It's time for picking pumpkins, apple cider, cool weather and leaves falling.  What better way to celebrate the first full day of fall than with a fall read aloud?

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves by Lucille Colandro is one of her many books that is a play on the classic There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly.  In this version the old lady swallows all sorts of different fall items like pumpkins, leaves and hay.  In the end it all makes her sneeze and out comes a scarecrow.

Kids really like the familiarity of this book.  From the beginning they can begin to read along and say parts of the story.  To engage in some pre-reading activities ask the child or children to guess what the old lady might swallow.  Encourage them to use background knowledge like, what they know about this author and the season to make the predictions.  For post reading discussion ask them to use their imaginations.  What would you change about the story?  Are there any fall items that the author did not include that you would have?

I hope you all have a great first day of fall.  Perhaps take your read aloud outside today to enjoy the cooler weather!

Happy Reading!
Laura

PS I will be posting more fall read alouds throughout the season!