Flannelboards
A section just for the flannelboards that I’ve made myself!
I’ve also made a couple posts on making flannelboards: “Making a Flannelboard: Seals on the Bus” and “Flannelboard: Dear Zoo.”
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Books
Dear Zoo
Dog’s Colorful Day
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
Feelings
Froggy Gets Dressed
Go Away, Big Green Monster
Harold and the Purple Crayon
I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
Knock, Knock
Mouse Paint
Ouch
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
Seals on the Bus
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Five Little
Five Big Whales
Five Candles
Five Cranky Crabs
Five Elephants in the Bathtub
Five Knights In Shining Armor
Five Little Apples
Five Little Fishes
Five Little Kites
Five Little Leaves
Five Little Monkeys
Five Little Ocean Friends
Five Little Owls
Games/Conversations
Boxes
Maisy Mouse
Olivia
Shapes
Summer Shapes
Toolbox
Rhymes
Big, Bigger, Biggest
Ice Cream Colors
Mary Had a Little Lamb
One Elephant Went Out to Play
The Pizza That Sally Made
Six Little Bumblebees
Ten Teddy Bears Sleeping in the Bed
The Three Little Kittens
Songs
B-I-N-G-O
Five Clean and Dirty Pigs
Five Little Ducks
H-E-A-R-T
Old MacDonald & Farmer in the Dell
The Penguin Went Over the Iceberg
Pretty Ladybugs
Ten Little Dinosaurs
Dear Zoo
December 2010
Flannelboard Template: Making Learning Fun // Book: Rod Campbell
Dog’s Colorful Day
November 2010
Flannelboard Template: Making Learning Fun // Book: Emma Dodd
Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus
August 2010
Flannelboard Template: Google Image Search // Book: Mo Willems
Feelings
December 2011
Flannelboard Template: Google Image Search // Book: Kristen Balouch
Froggy Gets Dressed
April 2011
Flannelboard Template: Kizclub // Book: Jonathan London
Go Away, Big Green Monster
October 2010
Flannelboard Template: Kizclub.com // Book: Ed Emberley
Harold and the Purple Crayon
May 2011
Flannelboard Template: Google Image Search // Book: Crockett Johnson
I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
January 2011
Flannelboard Template: KizClub // Book: Kevin Sherry
Knock Knock
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Grandma Jennie.
All the other relatives show up and then:
Knock, knock
Who’s there?
Pizza! Party!
August 2011
Flannelboard Template: Family Clipart // Book: Good for You! Toddler Rhymes for Toddler Times
Mouse Paint
March 2011
Flannelboard Template: Kizclub // Book: Ellen Stoll Walsh
Ouch
August 2011
Flannelboard Template: Google Images/Clip Art // Book: Ragnhild Scamell
Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me
January 2011
Flannelboard Template: Kizclub // Book: Eric Carle
November 2010
Flannelboard Template: Making Learning Fun // Book: Lenny Holt
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
April 2010
Flannelboard Template: DLTK’s Felt Stories – The Very Hungry Caterpillar // Book: Eric Carle
“Five Big Whales”
Five big whales in the sea offshore // One swam up to spout and that left four.
Four big whales in the deep blue sea // One swam up to spout and that left three.
Three big whales in the sea so blue // One swam up to spout and that left two.
Two big whales having loads of fun // One swam up to spout and that left one.
One big whale longing for the sun // He swam up to spout, and that left none!
July 2010
Flannelboard Template: Ocean Life Compilation
“Five Candles”
Flannel: Five Candles
Five candles on a birthday cake
Five, and not one more
You may blow one candle out,
And that leaves four!
(There for all to see / three; Standing straight and true / two; Helping us have fun / one; We know its task is done / none)
July 2011
Flannelboard Template: Freehanded // Rhyme: Addison Public Library
“Five Cranky Crabs”
Five cranky crabs were digging on the shore.
One swam into a net and then there were four.
Four cranky crab were floating in the sea.
One got tangled up in seaweed, then there were three.
Three cranky crabs were wondering what to do.
One dug a deep, deep hole. Then there were two.
Two cranky crabs were warming in the sun.
One got scooped up in a cup. Then there was one.
One cranky crab was smarter than his friends.
He hid between the jagged rocks. That’s how the story ends!
July 2010
Flannelboard Template: Beach Fingerplays from Carroll County Public Library // Rhyme: Preschool Education
“Five Elephants in the Bathtub”
One elephant in the bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock, (Clap twice with “Knock, Knock.”)
Splash, Splash, (Slap knees twice with “Splash, Splash.”)
Come on in! (Motion with both hands to come in.)
Two elephants elephants in the bathtub… etc.
(Until…)
Five elephants elephants in the bathtub
Going for a swim.
Knock, Knock,
Splash, Splash,
They all fell in!
September 2011
Flannelboard Template: Google Image Search // Rhyme: SurLaLune Storytime
Five Knights In Shining Armor
Five Knights in Shining Armor
Five knights in shining armor,
Fearless and brave,
Went dragon hunting deep in a cave.
The dragon started breathing fire,
The knights’ knees were all aquiver,
So one little knight too off for the river!
(repeat counting down to zero)
December 2011
Flannelboard Template: Google Image Search // Rhyme: Storytime Moxie
“Five Little Apples”
Five little apples
Hung in a tree
The farmer wasn’t looking.
So guess who came to eat?
A caterpillar! Munch munch munch!
A horse! Munch munch munch!; A pig! Munch munch munch!; A bird! Munch munch munch!; A scarecrow! Munch munch munch!
Now the tree is bare
There are no more apples there
But when next fall comes around
Guess who’ll be there!
The caterpillar
The horse
The pig
The bird
And the scarecrow!
September 2011
Flannelboard Template: Purlbee // Rhyme: Katie at Storytime Secrets
“Five Little Fishes”
Five little fish swimming by the shore; one got caught then there were four
Four little fish swimming in the sea; one got caught then there were three
Three little fish swimming in the blue; one got caught then there were two
Two little fish swimming in the sun; one got caught then there was one
One little fish swimming straight for home decided he would never roam
June 2010
Flannelboard Template: Using clip art from a Google search // Rhyme/Song: Kids Music Town
“Five Little Kites”
Five Little Kites
One little kite in the sky so blue,
Along came another, then there were two.
Two little kites flying high above me;
Along came another, then there were three.
Three little kites, just watch them soar,
Along came another, then there were four.
Four little kites, so high and alive
Along came another, then there were five.
Five little kites dancing across the sky,
What a sight to see, way up so high!
Flannelboard Template: Craft Kit // Rhyme: Step By Step — Kite Theme
“Five Little Leaves”
Five little leaves on the tree next door
One fell off and then there were four
Four little leaves all over the tree
One fell off and then there were three
Three little leaves where the wind blew
One fell off and then there were two
Two little leaves sitting in the sun
One fell off and then there was one
One little leaf in the tree all alone
The wind blew and blew now there are none!
October 2010
Flannelboard Template: Google Image Search // Rhyme: In-House Flannelboard
“Five Little Monkeys”
Five little monkeys swinging in the tree
Teasing Mr. Crocodile, “You can’t catch me, No you can’t catch me”
Along comes Mr. Crocodile, as quiet as can be
And SNAPPED that monkey out of the tree!
Repeat with:
Four little monkeys…
Three little monkeys…
Two little monkeys…
One little monkey…
September 2011
Flannelboard Template: Homemade by Jill // Rhyme: Childhood
“Five Little Ocean Friends”
Five little ocean friends on the ocean floor,
The starfish walks away and now there are four
Four little ocean friends living in the sea
The crab slides away now there are three
Three little ocean friends looking for a clue
“Glub, glub,” said the lobster now there are two
Two little ocean friends not having much fun
Off swam the sea horse now there is one
One little octopus sad and all alone
Back swims the starfish, back swims the crab,
Back swims the lobster, back swims the sea horse
And they played in the sea foam, safe in their home.
July 2010
Flannelboard Template & Rhyme: Beach Fingerplays from Carroll County Public Library
“Five Little Owls”
Five hoot owls sitting in a tree
One flew away! How many do you see?
One, two, three, four.
Four hoot owls sitting in a tree
One flew away! How many do you see?
One, two, three.
Three hoot owls…etc.
May 2011
Flannelboard Template & Rhyme: Sunflower Storytime
Boxes
Game: Pick an object to build, have kids come up and build it together.
December 2011
Flannelboard Template: Freehanded // Game: Mel’s Desk
“Maisy Mouse”
Game: Hide Maisy Mouse under a house. Have children guess which one she’s hiding under.
August 2010
Flannelboard Template & Game: Collaborative Summer Library Program’s 2010 “Make a Splash” Theme
“Olivia”
April 2011
Flannelboard Template & TV Show: Nick, Jr.
“Shapes”
December 2010
Flannelboard Template: KidsSoup
“Summer Shapes”
June 2011
Flannelboard Template: Freehanded // Idea: Mel’s Desk
Toolbox
August 2011
Flannelboard Template: Serving Pink Lemonade Toolbox and Serving Pink Lemonade Tools
Big, Bigger, Biggest
A little ball, a bigger ball, and a great big ball I see
Now help me count them, one, two, three!
October 2010
Flannelboard Template: Google Image Search // Rhyme: Debmonn PB Wiki
“Ice Cream Colors”
We have ice cream, the best in town,
Let us begin with chocolate brown.
Now, let us scoop us some bubble-gum pink,
It is sweet and yummy, the best, some think.
Here is ice cream minty and green,
It is the creamiest I have ever seen.
Yellow ice cream is lemony and tart,
We like its taste from the very start.
Scoops of blueberry would make my day,
Look at all this ice cream, hip, hip hurray!
Red ice cream is a strawberry delight,
All these scoops are a heavenly sight.
Vanilla white is a popular flavor,
It tastes very good to an ice-cream craver.
Purple ice cream really gives me a kick,
Good and yummy till the very last lick.
Ice cream, ice cream, what a cool sensation,
We love ice cream in any combination!
June 2010
Flannelboard Template: Freehanded // Poem: Step By Step
Mary Had a Little Lamb
February 2011
Flannelboard Template: Google Image Search // Rhyme: Childhood
“One Elephant Went Out to Play”
One elephant went out to play
Upon a spider’s web one day
He had such enormous fun
He called another elephant to come…
(HEY, ELEPHANT!)
Two elephants went out to play
Upon a spider’s web one day
They had such enormous fun,
They called another elephant to come…
September 2011
Flannelboard Template: Google Image Search // Rhyme: Miss Mary Liberry
“The Pizza That Sally Made”
This is the crust that Sally made.
This is the sauce, so red and so sweet,
These are the olives, so black and salty,
These are the peppers, so green and crunchy,
This is the pineapple, fresh from Hawaii,
This is the salami, that makes it Italian,
This is the cheese, so gooey and chewy,
This is the tummy, so hungry and lively,
That devoured the pizza made with the cheese, so gooey and chewy,
That went on top of the salami, that makes it Italian,
That went with the pineapple, fresh from Hawaii,
That went with the peppers, so green and crunchy,
That went with the olives, so black and salty,
That went on the sauce, so spicy and sweet,
That went on the crust that Sally made.
And that was the pizza that Sally made!
Flannelboard Template: Freehanded // Poem Idea: SurLaLune Storytime
Six Little Bumblebees
Six little bumblebees sitting on a hive
One flew away and then there were five
Bumblebee, bumblebee fly away!
Bumblebee, bumblebee happy all day!
Five little bumblebees sitting on the floor
One flew away and then there were four
Bumblebee, bumblebee fly away!
Bumblebee, bumblebee happy all day!
Four little bumblebees sitting in the tree
One flew away and then there were three
Bumblebee, bumblebee fly away!
Bumblebee, bumblebee happy all day!
Three little bumblebees looking at you
One flew away and then there were two
Bumblebee, bumblebee fly away!
Bumblebee, bumblebee happy all day!
Two little bumblebees sitting in the sun
One flew away and then there was one
Bumblebee, bumblebee fly away!
Bumblebee, bumblebee happy all day!
One little bumblebee left all alone
He flew away, safe to his home
November 2011
Flannelboard Template: Google Image Search // Rhyme: Modified from Monkey Business Creative
“Ten Teddy Bears”
Ten little teddy bears sleeping in the bed,
Five at the foot and five at the head.
One little teddy said, “This bed is TOO full!”
So he grabbed the blanket and started to pull.
He pulled and he pulled and he pulled some more,
Until two little teddies went BOOM to the floor!
(Make pulling motions with PULL and clap with the BOOM)
(Count down until…)
One little teddy bear sleeping in the bed,
Zero at the foot and one at the head.
This little teddy said, “This is not right!
I don’t want to sleep alone tonight!”
So…
One little teddy bear sleeping in the bed,
Zero at the foot and one at the head.
This teddy said, “This bed is NOT full!”
So he put out his paw and started to pull.
He pulled and he pulled and he pulled some more,
Until four little teddies climbed up from the floor!
(Count up until…)
Ten little teddy bears sleeping in the bed,
Five at the foot and five at the head.
One little teddy said, “This is JUST right!”
So ten little teddy bears said, “Good Night!”
Flannelboard Template: Google Image Search // Rhyme: SurLaLune Storytime
“The Three Little Kittens”
Three little kittens,
They lost their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Oh, mother dear,
We sadly fear
Our mittens we have lost.
What! Lost your mittens,
You naughty kittens!
Then you shall have no pie.
Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.
You shall have no pie.
The three little kittens,
They found their mittens,
And they began to cry,
Oh, mother dear,
See here, see here,
Our mittens we have found.
What! Found your mittens,
You darling kittens!
Then you shall have some pie.
Mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow, mee-ow.
You shall have some pie.
July 2011
Flannelboard Template: Recreated from an existing flannel // Nursery Rhyme: Childhood
BINGO
There was a farmer had a dog,
And Bingo was his name-o.
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
B-I-N-G-O!
And Bingo was his name-o! // Replace each letter with a clap until you’re clapping the whole name
April 2010
Flannelboard Template: DLTK’s Felt Stories – Farm // Songs: Childhood
“Five Clean and Dirty Pigs”
Five pigs so squeaky clean
Cleanest you’ve ever seen
Wanted to go outside and play
Oink! Oink!
One jumped into the mud
Landed with a big THUD
Then there were four clean squeaky pigs.
May 2011
Flannelboard Template: Microsoft Images // Mel’s Desk
“Five Little Ducks”
Five little ducks
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
“Quack, quack, quack, quack.”
But only four little ducks came back. // Count down until…
Sad mother duck
Went out one day
Over the hill and far away
Mother duck said
“Quack, quack, quack.”
And all of the five little ducks came back.
April 2010
Flannelboard Template: Mama Duck (DLTK’s Felt Stories – Farm) and Baby Ducks (DLTK’s Felt Stories – Brown Bear, Brown Bear) // Song: Childhood
H-E-A-R-T
There is a shape and it means love
And heart is its name-o.
H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T, H-E-A-R-T,
And heart is its name-o!
February 2010
Flannelboard Template: Freehanded // Song: Everything Preschool
“Old MacDonald” & “Farmer in the Dell”
Old MacDonald had a farm, EE-I-EE-I-O.
And on that farm he had a cow, EE-I-EE-I-O.
With a moo moo here and a moo moo there
Here a moo, there a moo, everywhere a moo moo
Old MacDonald had a farm, EE-I-EE-I-O. // Add as many animals as you like
The farmer in the dell
The farmer in the dell
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer in the dell
The farmer takes a wife
The farmer takes a wife
Hi-ho, the derry-o
The farmer takes a wife // Add as many animals as you’d like
April 2010
Flannelboard Template: DLTK’s Felt Stories – Farm // Songs: Childhood
Penguin Went Over the Iceberg
The penguin went over the iceberg,
The penguin went over the iceberg,
The penguin went over the iceberg,
To see what he could see,
To see what he could see,
The penguin went over the iceberg,
The penguin went over the iceberg,
The penguin went over the iceberg,
To see what he could see.
The other side of the iceberg,
The other side of the iceberg,
The other side of the iceberg,
Was all that he could see,
Was all that he could see,
The other side of the iceberg,
The other side of the iceberg,
The other side of the iceberg,
Was all that he could see!
December 2010
Flannelboard Template: Google Image Search // Song: The Best Kids Book Site
Pretty Ladybug
“Pretty Ladybug” (Sung to: “The Muffin Man”)
Ladybug has 1 black spot,
1 black spot, 1 black spot;
Ladybug has 1 black spot,
Pretty ladybug!
Continue until there are 6 spots.
Flannelboard Template & Rhyme: What Happens in Storytime
“Ten Little Dinosaurs”
One little, two little, three little dinosaurs
Four little, five little, six little dinosaurs
Seven little, eight little, nine little dinosaurs
Ten little dinosaurs in the trees!
July 2010
Flannelboard Template & Rhyme: Child Care Land
I love these flannelboards!! I’m working on the “Seals on the Bus” one right now but I’d love to make the Maisy with the colored houses one. Unfortunately I can’t find the link on the Collaborative Summer Library Program website
I went to the archives and checked last summer’s theme, but no luck. You don’t happen to have the template saved do you? Thanks so much!
Kelly
I don’t have the template saved actually. It came in our Summer Reading Program idea binder, but was unfortunately lost this summer during our library’s flood. So sorry!
I absolutely adore this blog! I ran across it while looking for ideas for my library story hour, and I am so glad! Thanks for sharing all of your great ideas; I was previously daunted at the idea of creating my own flannelboard and “puppets”. Now, all that has faded away to excitement =)
I’m glad that the blog excited you! Flannels are my favorite part of storytime.
thank you for the wonderful ideas
Thank you for reading!
I just found your blog – LOVE your ideas!
Eilis
GrowinginPreK.com
Thank you!
is there any way you could put or show how you make your flanneboard stories for different stories
I’ve already made a couple posts on making flannelboards: “Making a Flannelboard: Seals on the Bus” and “Flannelboard: Dear Zoo.” The process is pretty much the same for each flannelboard I’ve made. (The only exception being the flannels that I’ve started doing sewing and embroidery on.)
Very informative and interesting.
I love your site! We homeschool, and I have been trying to find activities for my toddler that his older sister can do with him and your flannel boards have given me so many ideas. Thanks!
I’m glad that you’ve gotten ideas — I hope that your kids get a lot of fun out of playing with flannelboards!