What is a flannel board activity?
FLANNEL BOARD STORIES Flannel board stories are a unique way to use visual and words together. Children enjoy them because the visuals are usually larger than in most books. If the visuals are hidden until they are put on the board, it keeps the children in suspense.
Why is a flannel board a good tool for learning?
Covered in colored cloth, a flannel board is a beautiful way to teach very young children about the alphabet, allegorical tales and more. A flannel board, or felt board, helps a child explore stories, use their imagination, improve fine motor skills and open up their creativity with shapes, colors and objects.
What is a way to use a flannel board in the early childhood setting?
Storytelling with flannel boards is a perfect playful hands-on learning activity for children. Read to children and then encourage them to re-tell the story or create their own stories using flannel board pieces. This type of play increases a child’s imagination and nurtures talent.
What is a flannel board pictures?
Flannel boards (or storyboards) are very simple visual enhancements to stories. Many people remember these simple boards from preschool or Sunday School when a teacher used felt cut-outs to retell a story.
What sticks to flannel boards?
Remember: The the best boards are made of flannel, not felt. You can glue pellon, felt, velcro, or sand paper to paper pictures and they will stick to your board.
How do you use a flannel board?
Here are five different ways to incorporate a flannel board into your own story times.
- Provide visuals for songs and rhymes. Most of the time, I tend to use the flannel board as a visual enhancement for simple songs and rhymes.
- Tell stories.
- Retell stories.
- Play literacy games.
- Generate discussions.
What is flannel board made of?
Flannel Boards Have Many Uses Nearly all flannel boards are made from a flannel backing, and use felt pictures—the felt naturally sticks to the flannel and can be repositioned, removed, and replaced indefinitely.
How do you make a flannel board?
You can make a flannel board that simply consists of a single piece of felt that has a hanging string sewn onto the top so it can be displayed against a wall or whiteboard.
What can I do with flannel sheets?
Make flannel pieces that are scene setters, and can likely be used for many activities: trees, flowers, weather, grass, houses, favehicles, and animals. I make “felt paper dolls” that can be used to represent the people in a story, as well.
How can I teach kids about farm activities?
Learning about farmers and the work they do means learning about nature, the community, and the natural processes of life. Here are a few ways to teach kids about farm activities right in your classroom. One of the best ways to learn is to hear from an expert. Take a field trip to a local farm, or invite a farmer to come speak to your classroom.