Love and Felt Pieces
Can you tell a story over and over again? Can you keep the children excited about the Billy Goats Gruff and the Troll who is as mean as he is ugly?
How about you? Do you ever wish for a new idea for story time? I have some felt board ideas for you! (Okay, I’ll admit that I hated felt boards when I first did story times at my mother-in-law’s daycare. But, as a children’s librarian, I became a big fan. Just try it!)
Use templates to cut out some felt pieces for a book such as “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” (http://www.dltk-teach.com/books/brownbear/index.htm) Give each child an animal. As you read the story, have the children bring up the appropriate animals and put them on the board. Then, reverse the process and put up the felt pieces while the children re-tell the story!
Need more info? http://earlylit.net/wordpress/ has great activities for story time and links to templates for making felt pieces. Or come to your local MCL branch and check out how we do story time.
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Martin, Bill Illustrator Carle, Eric 2008-04 - Henry Holt & Company 0805087184 Check Our Catalog
With more than two million copies sold, "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" has opened up a world of learning to a generation of children. For this edition, created for the twenty-fifth anniversay in 1992, Bill Martin, Jr., restored his text to its original wording. And Eric Carle created all new pictures--based on the originals, but clearer, brighter, and truer to the colors they represent. …More |
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Way Down Deep in the Deep Blue Sea Peck, Jan Illustrator Petrone, Valeria 2004-05 - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 0689851103 Check Our Catalog
A young sea diver encounters numerous sea creatures while hunting for treasure. But not every undersea creature is friendly, as the explorer finds out when he's discovered by a shark. Fortunately, the young diver is safe in his own bathtub. Full color. …More |
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm Cabrera, Jane 2008-03 - Holiday House 9780823421411 Check Our Catalog
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Orange Pear Apple Bear Gravett, Emily 2007-05 - Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing 1416939997 Check Our Catalog
Just four words, yet in Greenaway Medalist Gravett's deft hands, they tell a real story--with humor--while exploring such concepts as color, rhyme, rhythm, and punctuation. Full color. …More |
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Rain Kalan, Robert Illustrator Crews, Donald 1991-04 - Greenwillow Books 0688104797 Check Our Catalog
One of the simplest and youngest concept books ever written, this will take readers on a trip they will want to repeat again and again. "An ideal pre-reader. But above all, it's an energizing experience".--Kirkus Reviews. …More |
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The Bear Went Over the Mountain Wells, Rosemary 1998-09 - Scholastic Press 059002910X Check Our Catalog
Every toddler knows the words to this song, so this sturdy, sunny board book is perfect for the very young. Full color. Age 3 and under. …More |
Here is a blog
Here is a blog that you or your preschool parents might enjoy. My niece is a homeschool mother and very creative. Enjoy!
http://theideabook.blogspot.com/2010/06/even-more-homeschooling-projects.html
-Helen