It's All in the Retelling Bag

I love using these lunch size paper bags in my classroom!  Every time I go to the grocery store I have to pick up a pack.   I use them for puppets and a way to help my kinders retell stories!

I love the way you can decorate the front and then keep all the small pieces you are using all in one place!  It is a great way to send home activities you want parents to reinforce!

I am going to have my children retell the Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell using these lunch bags.  After we read the story several times,  I am going to use the colored pictures in the pocket chart to help model the retelling. (See earlier post)

Then using the black and white pictures above, the children will color and glue the old lady and title on the front of the bag.  They will color the rest of the pieces and cut them out.  Then the kinders can practice retelling the story to a partner by placing each piece in the bag.  They can take the bag home and practice retelling the story to their parents or who ever takes care of them and loves them.... (my way of recognizing grandparents, etc... who may take care of my sweeties at home.  :)

Thank all of you who visited my Teachers Notebook Shop and made it a favorite!

I appreciate your support so much!  I was so surprised when I saw how many of you made my shop a favorite.  You are awesome!

If you would like the Old Lady Retelling, just click on the first picture above!  I hope you enjoy!

I Couldn't Resist!

I happen to go to Scrappin Doodles tonight and saw this cute clip art that went along with this book!

And I couldn't resist..... This is inspired from Marlana, My blogging buddy who had done The Little Old Lady Who Swallowed A Pie.  You can see her post here.

I didn't have the time to give you all the great activities she had to go along with the book, but I did get this much finished. 
 
I made a big book in color, and a pocket chart sequencing activity.  I hope to get it together to make a student sequencing activity....
Also, there is  a black and white guided reading book to go along the big book. I put it on my Teacher's Notebook store as a freebie.... so go there to download it and please..... take a moment to follow my store.  I would so appreciate it!  Please click here to get that freebie.  You'll be glad you did!

However, you can download the big book here and the sequencing activity here.

Thank you so much and please visit this weekend to see if I can be as creative as Marlana and come up with some more great stuff to go along with this cute book!