Bathtime: A fun theme anytime of the year. Opener: My hands say hello with a clap, clap, clap My feet say hello with a tap, tap, tap Clap, clap, clap Tap, tap, tap Roll your hands and wave hello! Source: Mel’s Desk (I think) Scrubba Dub by Nancy Van Laan Five Elephants in a Bathtub via Future Librarian […]
Not So Flannel Friday: Food Chain Stacking Cups
by rovingfiddlehead on January 4, 2013
Stacking cups illustrate a food chain: grass, grasshopper, mouse, snake, owl. Picture books about the food chain.
Flannel Friday: Thanksgiving Bracelet Story
by rovingfiddlehead on November 2, 2012
This storytime and craft idea come from Ramblings of a Crazy Woman. With a large group, the story flows better if you tell the story while making a bracelet yourself and then let the children make their own bracelets afterwards. Each bead represents a part of this story of the Pilgrims’ arrival. As you slide each […]
Owl Storytime
by rovingfiddlehead on October 4, 2012
Fall makes me think of owls. Lots of great owl stories, flannels and fingerplays to choose from. It’s obvious I like them from the internal links I’ve added below :) Feel free to add your own owl storytime ideas! Owl Babies by Martin Waddell This Little Owl fingerplay This little owl slept all day (Hold up […]
Vehicles Storytime
by rovingfiddlehead on September 17, 2012
The Transportation Storytime I posted last year was geared to Toddlers. This storytime plan works better with preschoolers since some of the stories are longer (The Scrubbly Bubbly Car Wash) or require a level of knowledge for full participation (like Who is Driving?) that most toddlers aren’t ready for. What Do Wheels Do All Day? by […]
Flannel Friday: Foam Turtles
by rovingfiddlehead on June 28, 2012
This week’s Flannel Friday post is courtesy of my wonderful coworker, Karen. During July, Karen has Turtle Storytime planned for many of her outreach visits so she made these cute little guys with craft foam and some puffy paint. As she says, “each one is different because we are all unique.” She made some adaptations […]
Nocturnal Animals Storytime
by rovingfiddlehead on June 14, 2012
A Nocturnal Animals storytime was inevitable this summer with the flannels I’ve created for the summer reading theme, Dream Big Read. The children were attentive and picked up on things like the upside-down book in Pet Shop Lullaby and when they shared names with authors and illustrators on their own. Love the way their minds work! […]
Pets Storytime
by rovingfiddlehead on May 17, 2012
Pets always make a great storytime theme. There’s a wealth of great pet stories, both humorous and serious (although I favour humorous). As well, children love talking about their pets and imagining their life with pets. Here’s my most recent iteration: Gathering music: A Pet Like That by Monty Harper Opening stretch: Can You? Can […]
Flannel Friday Inspiration Post: Trains Flannelboard
by rovingfiddlehead on May 11, 2012
Thanks Melissa for sharing your train templates! Transportation stories are always such a hit. It’s nice to have lots of fun flannels to use with them. Melissa made it with Clickety Clack in mind: Clickety Clack Clickety-one, clickety-one, Here comes ENGINE number one. Clickety-two, clickety-two, Here comes BOX CAR number two. Clickety-three, clickety-three, Here comes PASSENGER CAR number three. Clickety-four, clickety-four, […]
Flannel Friday Inspiration Post: Jenny’s Socks
by rovingfiddlehead on April 27, 2012
I made a flannelboard copy of Jenny’s Socks that Sharon adapted in September. There are green, blue, loose, tight, patriotic, lacy and more socks. See Sharon’s post for full sock descriptions. My library doesn’t own this book so it was new to me and a perfect accompaniment to Bob Shea’s New Socks and Lizette’s Green […]