Interactive Read Aloud Planner

(Outlaw, 2023)

Name: Sonja Kelly

Grade Level: Kindergarten

Florida ELA Standard(s): LA.K.R.1.1: Describe the main character(s), setting, and important events in
a story.

Title of Text: There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves!

Author/Illustrator: Lucille Colandro & Jared Lee

Pursuing Knowledge

(Muhammad, 2023)
Identity The students are learning about the seasons and many students expressed
their excitement about the fall and Halloween.

Literacy I am teaching them to look at events in the story to predict what will happen
Skills/Standard next. As well as looking at the details in pictures.

Intellect We are learning about the fall season that will further help their
understanding of the different seasons.

Criticality They must look at the elements and details in the story to try to figure out
what season it is and to predict what will happen next.

Joy The read aloud is for everyone, as it does not specify any type of holiday. It
just represents a season, which everyone can celebrate.
Before Reading “Launch”

Comprehension focus/instruction:

● Pre Teach about the different seasons and the characteristics of the seasons.
● Ensure the students understand that it is fall.

Vocabulary introduction:

Words taught: Fall, pumpkin, sneeze, leaves

Teaching method(s): Teach by showing off the pictures. What does a pumpkin look like? Then
show them the picture.

Discussion Questions (label whole group, turn & talk, or other method used):

Turn & talk turned to the whole group: What does the front cover tell you about the book?
What season does it look like? How can you tell?

Whole group talk: Raise your hand if you like fall.

Reader/Listener Purposes or Jobs (tell students what their reading/listening job is while you are reading
aloud):

While I read the story try to make predictions of why she might be swallowing all these things.
Also think about the aspects that represent fall.

During Reading

Discussion Questions (label whole group, turn & talk, or other method used):

After she swallows the shirt, turn and talk: What do you think she is going to swallow next?

Turn & talk at the end of the book: Why do you think she swallowed all these things? What is she
doing?

“Think Aloud” segments (comprehension or vocabulary foci):

● Think about the repetition of the “is she gonna sneeze?” (Vocabulary & comprehension)
● Think about why she is swallowing all these things. (Comprehension)
● Think about what aspects of the book represent fall (Vocabulary)
After Reading

Discussion Questions (label whole group, turn & talk, or other method used):

Page with the scarecrow: What do you notice about the scarecrow? What did she swallow that’s
on the scarecrow?

Turn & talk: What does this book teach us about the fall season?

Reader response or extension activity to build/apply knowledge:

● Art & Free Write Activity: Draw your favorite part of the book. Then write this sentence
using your star words “I like…”
● Interactive retelling: There will be cut outs of all the characters and elements of the story.
Using the felt story board, place the characters and elements around to retell the story.