There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

We have been having a lot of fun using our fly swat activity lately. 

 

Since we are working on the letter F and we've been swatting flies all over the place, I've been thinking a lot about the song There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. So, we made our own old lady who swallowed a fly. 

This activity is an oldie, but a goodie. A baggie is attached to the back of the Old Lady cut out so that you can have her "eat" the animals by putting them into the baggie. Her stomach is cut out so that you can see what she's eaten. It's great to help remember the song and to help with the math skill sequencing. I'm sorry that I don't know where I got this, but I know there are a lot of these on the web if you just search on Google.

E is for Elephant

An upside down hand print makes a fun and easy elephant art project.Just make a hand print with gray paint, add googly eyes, paper ears, and draw a tail!

 

Napping House Free Printable

 A while ago we did a fun activity with the book, The Napping House. This is seriously one of my favorite books of all time. It has a great rhythm, beautiful pictures, and it's fun! If you want a reminder of what we did, check out the old post here. 

Someone emailed me and asked for a copy of the activity we did and I am happy to put it out there. If you use it and share it, please give us credit. Click here to get the free printable. Enjoy!

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Turkey Treats

Here's a fun turkey treat that you can use at your classroom or at home this Thanksgiving.

Here's What You Need:

• 2 oreo cookies
• large sprinkles or frosting
• frosting
• circus peanut candy (I found mine on the bottom shelf in the candy isle at Walmart)
• candy corn

Here's What You Do:

1. Stick candy corns in between one oreo cookie to make feathers.
2. Put a dab of frosting on the front of the circus peanut and add a candy corn for a beak.
3. Add eyes above the beak with frosting or sprinkles
4. Put a dab of frosting on the back of the circus peanut and stick it to the oreo with feathers.
5. Twist apart the other oreo and stick the turkey into the frosting to make it stand up.

Alphabet Fly Swat

I don't know about you, but I hate flies. We live near a cow farm so flies are an inevitable part of our existence. Of course, since we have kids that love to play outside and often forget to close the door, flies are sometimes found flying around the house. My kids love it because I pay them 5 cents for every fly they kill. Plus, there is something satisfying about swatting something with a fly swatter. 

Well, here is a fun way to practice your letters and get that satisfying swat without the annoying flies that actually buzz around. These fake flies are just the trick. 

Put the alphabet fly pictures up on a wall or on the floor and call out the letter name or the letter sound. When the kids find the correct fly, they swat it with a fly swatter. Use as few or as many of the fly letters as you need to practice.  Pretty easy and pretty fun! 

Click here to get a free printable of the alphabet flies.