Inside: Free word search to go along with the popular There Was an Old Lady books.
Hello Friends!
I’m sure you’re all familiar with the Old Lady books by
I have a whole bunch of them including There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat which is perfect for Halloween.
If you’re looking for another October-themed book, there’s also There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves.
Did you know that these books were derived from an old nursery rhyme called “I Know an Old Lady”? There’s also a song of the same name written by Alan Mills and Rose Bonne which was first released by Burl Ives in 1953. If you’re not familiar with the song you can listen to it here.
Here are the lyrics, if you’re interested:
THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly – Perhaps she’ll die!
There was an old lady who swallowed a spider
That wriggled and jiggled and tickled inside her!
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly;
I don’t know why she swallowed a 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 tickled inside her!
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly;
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly – Perhaps she’ll die!
There was an old lady who swallowed a cat;
Fancy 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 tickled inside her!
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly;
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly – Perhaps she’ll die!
There was an old lady that 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 tickled inside her!
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly;
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly – Perhaps she’ll die!
There was an old lady who swallowed a goat;
She 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 tickled inside her!
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly;
I don’t know why she swallowed a 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 tickled inside her!
She swallowed the spider to catch the fly;
I don’t know why she swallowed a fly – Perhaps she’s dead
There was an old lady who swallowed a horse;
…She’s dead, of course!
Okay, on to the FREEBIE!
I made a generic word search to go along with the Old Lady books. I didn’t include any of the objects/animals she swallowed because I thought it might be more fun if you could use the word search with any of the books.
DOWNLOAD: There Was an Old Lady Word Search
I hope you can use the word search. If you’d like me to make one for a specific book, please let me know in the comments.
OLD LADY PAPER BAG PUPPET
If your kiddos love the Old Lady books as much as mine did (I’m retired from teaching now), then be sure to check out my new Old Lady paper bag puppet. It’s for sale on TPT. There’s no prep involved and it’s super fun to use while retelling the stories.
THERE’S MORE!
More free Word Searches
Free Worksheets to use with There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat
Thanks for stopping by. Please let me know in the comments if there are other word searches or paper bag puppets you’d like me to make.
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