Category Archives: Flannelboards

St. Patrick’s Day is coming up! I have pretty much abandoned trying to do a true “St Pat’s” theme in storytimes, because most of the books about St Patrick’s Day are not great for storytime, and the stories about leprechauns … Continue reading →

This is a fun one, and very simple. The impact comes from the flannel pieces more than the rhyme! Five Little Kernels Put up the five kernel shapes on the board, as spread out as you can. When you say … Continue reading →

Not a flannel, but in time for Dr Seuss’ birthday, if you like to celebrate at storytime! I made little finger-puppet hats to go with a rhyme I found on Hummingbird Educational Resources. Start with red rectangles, as tall as … Continue reading →

I shared photos and words for this flannel in the Baby Storytime: Farm post, but never uploaded the clip art, so here it is! Ten Fluffy Chickens I found this rhyme on The Best Kids’ Book Site. Five eggs and … Continue reading →

There’s still some winter left, so here’s a colorful set of winter clothes. You can sing “Boots and Jacket, Scarf and Hat” to the tune of “Head and Shoulders.” Touch your feet, chest, neck, and head as you sing. Boots … Continue reading →

I learned this one from a coworker, but have since found it out on the Internet too. I stole the idea for pigs clean on one side and dirty on the other from Miss Mary Liberry! Five Pigs So Squeaky … Continue reading →

Since I haven’t been posting brand-new storytime plans lately (I’ve been reusing plans I’ve already posted here), I wanted to have a regular way to share some of the flannelboard clip art and patterns I have stored up. Introducing Flannel … Continue reading →

Babies love to look at baby faces, so I made these pieces to use with some counting rhymes. I don’t have a template for you, but they are pretty easy to make, I promise! Draw about a 5″ circle on … Continue reading →