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Category Archives: Flannelboards
Flannel Friday Holiday Extravaganza!
Happy December! Here are this week’s contributions, thank you everyone! Bridget at What Is Bridget Reading had to send me her link TWICE before I remembered to add it in so she gets to go at the top of the … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: Rainbow Ducklings
OK, to be honest I have no idea how often I will use these ducklings. But I planned a rainbow storytime for my babies for St. Patrick’s Day, and after reading Duckie’s Rainbow I wanted to sing Five Little Ducks, … Continue reading
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Going on a Picnic: Flannel Friday AND Bonus Staff Training Activity
Today I’m sharing a flannel set that I did not make for an idea I did not come up with! But it’s a good one, plus I wanted to tell you how our team has used it for a staff … Continue reading
(Not a) Flannel Friday: Cake Circles & Clothespins
Over on Pinterest, there are 9 bazillion clothespin activities for preschoolers, which usually involve having kids clip marked clothespins onto matching buckets, cups, or pieces of cardboard…the blue clothespin to the blue cup, for example, or the clothespin with a … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: 5 Bears
I am totally cheating and snuck this one on my blog and into the Round Up after it was finished! (I knew the host this week; she gave me a pass.) But I definitely wanted to have an entry for … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: Waiting for Winter
Well, once again I do not have a themed contribution to a Flannel Friday Extravaganza day! Maybe some creative thinker can figure out how to make this idea work with Dig into Reading. 🙂 This is an update of the … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: Fall Set
No, it’s not Fall anymore. Yes, today is the Valentine Extravaganza for Flannel Friday. Yes, I’m posting this anyway because it’s ready now and I don’t want to wait till next year to share it! A couple months ago I … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: Coconut Tree & Monkeys
Can’t resist a tree full of monkeys! I made these felt sets for my recent ABC Baby Storytime. First I made a Chicka Chicka Tree, with different shaped coconuts: You could make a dozen of each shape coconuts, and hand … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: Thanks a Lot
This one was a lot of fun! Raffi has a song called “Thanks a Lot.” It’s a contemplative, quiet song, and while I was asking Twitter for help thinking of “thank you” rather than “turkey” ideas for Thanksgiving week storytime, … Continue reading
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Flannel Friday: Little Bird Little Bird
I am flying back into Flannel Friday with some bird patterns for you! I made these felt birds so I could sing Little Bird in baby storytime on Monday. First you have to listen to the amazing Elizabeth Mitchell sing … Continue reading
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