Felt boards can be purchased or made very easily.
Spread the glue evenly on one side of the board and glue the felt to the board.
Turn the board over.
How many are in the bed?!
Wrap and glue the edges to the back.
Let dry thoroughly before you use.
The smaller colorful felt will be used to make your characters.
These seem to magically stick to the felt board!
How many are in the bed?!
Be sure to make your characters colorful and visually exciting.
5 little felt monkeys jumping on a felt bed!
Have your students sit down.
Place the felt board on an easel or table so all the children can see.
Place your felt characters in a colorful box or hat.
Put on your song, and use gestures to tell your story.
The children can takes turns putting on or taking off the felt pieces.
Count the pieces as you put them away or take them out.
Say, Hello, Giraffe or Goodbye, Monkey or whatever characters are in your story.
To see a felt board in action, here is a video of Mary Had A Kangaroo.
Look at those looooong necks!
Slowly pull the pieces out of a hat or box and have the kids guess what will be next!
Use your imagination, be creative, and keep it Super Simple!
Bob Pensak lives in Okazaki, Japan with his wife and four-year-old son.
He is the owner ofBobs Englishand has been teaching English to children in Japan for twelve years.
Check out his blog,Bobs Frog, for more teaching tips.
you’re free to also find more posts from Bob on the Super Simple Learning Bloghere.
