There Was an Old Lady Who Planted a Tree

Do your students like the Old Lady as much as mine do?  We have been loving the Lucille Colandro stories as we celebrate holidays!   I decided to try my hand at creating my own for Earth Day, which is April 22^nd.  Although this old lady doesn’t eat anything, the book keeps the rhyming and repetitive pattern of the “Old Lady” books.  There Was an Old Lady Who Planted a Tree follows the Old Lady-book style with rhyming and repetition.  It features the old lady as she saves the earth by planting a tree, composting, picking up litter, riding a bike, recycling, hanging clothes out to dry and turning off lights and water.  Each page also includes a fun fact about the green action. 

In addition, I created 4 follow-up activities to target language, listening and literacy skills.  Those activities include:

1.  Picture sequence cards for retelling

2.  Comprehension question cards

3.  Sorting the Recycling, a following directions barrier game

4.  Written response about what green action(s) they can take

The full-length printable book, along with the four literature unit activities can be found here in my TPT store:

There Was An Old Lady Who Planted a Tree Book & Unit

Have fun with the old lady by learning some Earth Day facts, as well as targeting listening, language and literacy skills!  I hope you like it!  Thanks!