In today’s edition of Flannel Friday – no rhyme, no song. Just pictures, and words.
I try to include words on as many of my flannels as possible. While preschoolers generally can’t/aren’t reading them yet, I point out the words and hope they’re making the connection between what I’m saying and what is written. It’s kind of my little way of continuing what the preschool teachers do; labeling many things in their classrooms.
One of the themes that preschools often take up is “community helpers.” You know – people who make a difference in their communities, like firefighters, police officers, teachers, garbage collectors (absolutely!), LIBRARIANS, etc. This flannel is a take-off on that theme.
I made a bunch of objects that various “community helpers” (or people doing specific jobs) might use. I picked occupations that had a specific “item” associated with them that the kids might recognize. I freehanded them all (althought I do look at pictures online so I can get an idea of what something looks like). I labeled them all; the kids also might learn a bit of new vocabulary:
The kids tell me what the object is, and I show them the word. I then ask, “who uses this?” When they tell me, I add the word for that occupation. These are paper, covered in contact paper, with velcro tabs on the back:
Firefighter’s hydrant; Librarian’s book (yes, that’s a picture of me on the word strip):
Hairstylist/Barber’s scissors; Doctor’s stethoscope.
Mail carrier’s letter (on the back it looks like an envelope and says “letter”; teacher’s pencil.
Can you think of any objects I should add?
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