Ten Little Caterpillars
I always have a Lois Ehlert book in my To Be Made Pile! Her stories are so rich and adaptable to different ages. I wanted to make a Caterpillar-to-Butterfly activity … Continue reading
(Fill-in-the-Blank)’s Colorful Day
These stories are inspired by Read It Again and The Wielded Pen. These stories are variations of Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd. I’ll be using Dino’s Colorful Day for the … Continue reading
What Do You See?
I try to incorporate a “What Do You See” song into every season. The children love the melody, the predictive text, and that they can “read” along with me. Of … Continue reading
Dinosaur, Dinosaur, Are You Behind the (Color) Door?
These cute little dinosaurs have been all over Flannel Friday, especially with the upcoming summer reading theme. Here’s an activity to incorporate into your weekly storytime for the Dig Into … Continue reading
Archaeological Dig
In preparation for this summer’s Dig Into Reading theme, I’m doing an Archaeological Club for school aged children. I setup my “digs” to bring to school visits to ramp up the … Continue reading
Shape By Shape
I’ve been staring at Shape By Shape by Suse MacDonald for a couple of months thinking about how to turn this into a flannel story. I finally did it, and … Continue reading
Dino Bites!
I’m gearing up for summer reading and going through my dinosaur books to see what I can flannelize. (I also use these stories to promote the summer reading programs at … Continue reading
Duck! Rabbit!
This is the time of year I read Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s Duck! Rabbit! to every child in a fifty-mile radius! I just love this story. I decided to make a … Continue reading
Anteater! Brachiosaurus!
I’ve been waiting for Amy Krouse Rosenthal to make a sequel to Duck! Rabbit! I just keep waiting and waiting, so I decided to write my own to use with … Continue reading
