{"id":5936,"date":"2015-07-17T20:51:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T02:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/?p=5936"},"modified":"2015-07-17T20:51:14","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T02:51:14","slug":"flannel-friday-berries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/melissa.depperfamily.net\/blog\/flannel-friday-berries\/","title":{"rendered":"Flannel Friday: Berries"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am challenging myself to post a Flannel Friday for every week that I serve as Flannel Friday Fairy Godmother this summer! Today I tweaked a flannelboard I made\/adapted for my singing storytime on Monday<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\"Berries<\/a><\/p>\n

I made the gooseberry and cherries a little larger, and added a cranberry. The total set clockwise from the top left is: Strawberry, blackberry, cranberry, cherries, raspberry, gooseberry, and blueberry. <\/p>\n

On Monday I sang “Down Around the Corner.” (AGAIN. I *love* this song. And now all my grown-ups know it too and jump right in, no matter if we’re singing about berries or cookies or cowboy hats.) <\/p>\n

Choose 5 of the berries and sing to “Five Little Ducks Went Out to Play.” <\/p>\n

Down around the corner at the grocery store
\nWere five little berries and not one more
\nAlong came someone with a nickel to pay
\nAnd they bought the blueberry and they took it away.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

With babies, you can just choose the berries and sing straight through; with older children you can pause and ask, “What berry should we buy next?” or “Let’s choose a berry that is green. Which one is that?” <\/p>\n

Another way to use these berries is to riff off of Jamberry. I saw one of my staff do this recently and it was a great chant for her baby storytime. She had five pictures of berries, and then without worrying about rhyming, just chanted, <\/p>\n

\nOne berry two berry
\nPick me a … blueberry!<\/p>\n

Three berry four berry
\nPick me a…blackberry!<\/p>\n

Five berry six berry
\nPick me a…strawberry!<\/p>\n

Seven berry eight berry
\nPick me a…red cherry!<\/p>\n

Nine berry ten berry
\nPick me a…raspberry!\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Or you could end with: “Nine berry, ten berry, let’s count again berry.” And then do the chant again! <\/p>\n

What would you do with all these berries? <\/p>\n

I’m hosting the round up today right here at Mel’s Desk<\/a>! Check it out for more great ideas for storytime. Investigate the Flannel Friday Pinterest<\/a> for hundreds of flannelboards, songs, games, and rhymes arranged by theme. Ask questions and brainstorm ideas in our Facebook group<\/a>. Learn more about Flannel Friday and upcoming hosts at our website<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Have a great weekend! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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