Search
What’s On Mel’s Desk
December 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Categories
- Book Awards (11)
- Book Lists (13)
- Early Literacy Storytime (36)
- Flannelboards (86)
- Homemade Big Books (13)
- Jail (2)
- My Baby Storytime (59)
- Preschool Storytime (4)
- Programs & Services (3)
- Research (2)
- Storytelling (1)
- Storytime & Programs (17)
- Training and Mentoring (40)
- Uncategorized (158)
- Web Resources (12)
Follow Mel's Desk via Email
Grab the Button!
Category Archives: Flannelboards
Flannel Friday: The Mouse and the Apple
Good morning! Friday is here again! Where did the week go? Here’s a flannel I made a long time ago for The Mouse and the Apple by Stephen Butler. This is a simple reiterative story that is actually great for … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards
18 Comments
Flannel Friday: Mix and Match Costumes
I am SO almost done with the Fall Storytime Resource Packs…I just have one more Halloween flannel to share with you! This one is inspired by Anna’s adaptation of Bob Staake’s Hello Robots. In the book and in Anna’s flannel, … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards
2 Comments
Flannel Friday: Halloween Colors (Plus Bonus St Patrick’s Day)
I’m taking it easy this week and posting what is just a minor adaptation of the Red White and Blue flannel I described for the Fourth of July! Just put your shapes on the board one by one and name … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards
3 Comments
Flannel Friday Round Up!
Welcome to Flannel Friday! Let’s do what Anne did last week–if you have a Flannel Friday post, leave the link to your blog here in the comments and I will add them to this post as we go along. Have … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards
5 Comments
Flannel Friday: In the Garden
I’m back to fall stuff this week! I was working on refreshing our Pumpkins Storytime Resource Pack* and was determined to find material that would go with a pumpkin theme that wouldn’t necessarily be all about…pumpkins. I went a little … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards
4 Comments
Flannel Friday: There’s a Castle in the Middle of the Moat
I am taking a break from Fall flannelboards this week in order to help out a reader who is looking for princess or knight flannels for a storytime she’s planning! (Hi Toni!) I have adapted “There’s a Hole in the … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards
4 Comments
Flannel Friday: Two Little Black Birds / Two Little Black Bats
Yay for Friday! Yay for Tracey who is hosting Flannel Friday over at her blog 1234 More Storytimes! Just like last week’s oak leaves, this week’s post was inspired by our Flannelboard Inspiration board on Pinterest. I have seen some … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards
10 Comments
Not a Flannel Friday (But It Could Be!): Oak Leaves
I know it’s still summery out, but just this week I had a chance to start working again on our library’s storytime resource packs, and I decided to drag out the Pumpkin-Fall-Halloween packs in the faint hope that if I … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards
8 Comments
Flannel Friday: Color and Counting Fish
Good morning! Our #flannelfriday round up will be at the wonderful Anna’s blog, Future Librarian Superhero. Don’t forget to check out our new Flannel Friday boards on Pinterest! (No clue about Pinterest? Read about our project!) I had a chance … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards
Leave a comment
Flannel Friday on Pinterest!
Have you heard of Pinterest? It is a new way to organize images from the web. You can “pin” images from webpages onto different “boards.” You can decide how many boards you want, and what to name them. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Flannelboards
5 Comments