Flannel Friday Guest Post: Five Little Apples

I am so excited because this week I will be posting two Flannel Friday activities! Only one of them is my own contribution. 

The first one ~ this one! ~ is a Guest Post! It is contributed by a fellow Friday Flannel-er and prechool teacher, "Teacher Rich". 

Here is a little information that she shared with me:

"I am a preschool teacher in the Philippines by profession and by heart. My students call me Teacher Rich. I like reading stories to them and it's actually my first time to use a flannel material as a medium for story telling (but it sure won't be the last!) I usually just print and laminate them. I learned about Flannel Friday from Google while searching for flannel patterns. I was very happy to see that there's actually a group for it and I've seen some of the members' work there as well and it has inspired me to start making my own collection of felt board stories."

It is so nice to "meet" someone who is a teacher "by profession and by heart".

Rich, you're children are very lucky to have you as a teacher and we are just as lucky to have you sharing your first flannel creation with us. It is beautiful!

Five Red Apples

(Rhyme found at preschoolprintables.com)

Five red apples hanging in a tree

The juiciest apples you ever did see.

The wind came by and gave an angry frown

And one little apple came tumbling down

Four red apples hanging in a tree

The juiciest apples you ever did see.

The wind came by and gave an angry frown

And one little apple came tumbling down

Three red apples hanging in a tree

The juiciest apples you ever did see.

The wind came by and gave an angry frown

And one little apple came tumbling down

Two red apples hanging in a tree

The juiciest apples you ever did see.

The wind came by and gave an angry frown

And one little apple came tumbling down

One red apples hanging in a tree

The juiciest apples you ever did see.

The wind came by and gave an angry frown

And one little apple came tumbling down

Rich is sharing with us a little more information about how she created her first flannel. She has generously included some wonderful pictures to help you create your own set. 

Here are her pictures and her tips for making this gorgeous flannel:

"It's fairly simple to do. I just made patterns before cutting them on flannel (just got regular clip-art online). Traced them onto the flannel and began to cut. I had a problem putting details on the cloud at first. But with the help of the group, Flannel Friday on Facebook, I was able to use a Sharpie and "dotted" the details with it."

 

Thank you so much, Rich! Such an AWESOME job! I am very impressed with your first flannel and look forward to seeing many more future flannels from you. I am also very happy to have had you as my very first Guest Poster! It has been a delight to host your Flannel Friday contribution.


For this week's Flannel Friday Round-up, please visit Andrea at  http://rovingfiddlehead.com/kidlit/

Well... I am off now to find some flannel so I can make my own Five Little Apples set. Can't wait to share it with my storytime friends!

HAPPY READING TOGETHER!

P.S. If anyone else would like to be a Guest Poster on my blog, please contact me at storytimeabcs@gmail.com ~ I would love to share your contributions for a Flannel Friday or even a blog about a Children's book that you would like to recommend to others.