Felt board ideas for preschool age?

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   Build a garden in between April and May title (April showers brings May flowers) cut out different type of flower shapes and let the children have fun putting the garden together my preschoolers loved this idea.   (We are all the same.)  Cut out shapes of body parts arms, legs, and eyes let the children put them together, promotes friendship.  This idea came form one of my parents.  Need more idea's contact me at kjsdestiny@yahoo.com .  Hope they enjoy these crafts as much as my students did..

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   The book "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendack - excellent for a felt board story.  
   
   others:
   
   http://www.feltboardstories.com/index.ht...
   
   http://www.funfelt.com/boards.html
   
   http://www.dltk-kids.com/type/felt_board...
   
   http://www.aplaceofourown.org/activity.p...
   
   http://www.fastq.com/~jbpratt/education/...
   
   hope these help

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   Jan Brett's website has a ton of free printables that work very well for Felt Boards, especially "The Mitten." You could probably google any children's author and check their site out for ideas. The more popular (and kind) ones will have free activities and printables to use.
   
   My experiences with felt boards and young children have taught me to know the story well enough to tell it without needing to refer to the book. Paraphrase and use the cut-outs to tell your story (they don't care if you get the phrasing exact). Keep your stories simple.
   
   If you have basic animal and people pictures you can use them to tell a variety of fairy tales, such as The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood. You don't need background pictures to tell your stories (encourage them to use their imagination). If you want backgrounds (say some trees or a sun), keep them separate from the characters, so that you can mix and match your creations for other stories.
   
   If you're comfortable with it, let them play with the cut outs and felt boards during free choice time (you'll be amazed at the stories they create, not to mention the great communication practice and skill building that will happen). Otherwise, you could possibly make a second set for them to use, and keep your set for your use (to help keep them in good shape).
   
   ~Kyanna

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