Flannel Board Inventory

I took the time to organize and photograph my flannel board sets today.  Since I keep them in an old-fashioned file cabinet, it's easy to forget just what's in there.
Of course, they are organized alphabetically.
I used a simple word document.  I added a table with four columns and four rows for each page.  Then I simply added the photograph, the name of the set, the description and then any themes which the set could be used with.

So, without further ado, here's what I found in that old grey file beast:

Name/Title	Photo			Description		Themes
ABC’s				Not made yet!		Alphabet
APPLE Bingo				For this song:  “I know a fruit that grows on trees and Apples is its name-oh!  A-P-P-L-E, A-P-P-L-E, A-P-P-L-E, and Apple is its name-oh!		Apples, letters (alphabet)
The Farmer’s Wife				For Use with telling the story by Indries Shah.  “Once upon a time there was a farmer’s wife…”		Apples
The Apple Tree				For use with the song:  “Way up high in the apple tree, some little apples smiled at me.  I shook that tree as hard as I could, down came the apples, umm, mm, good!” then:  angry, cried, whispered, yawned.		Apples, emotions
Apple Basket				“The first apple in the basket was bright and shiny red…Oh dear!  Oh me!  Oh my!  This basket looks like pastry!  I think we’re in a pie!”		Apples, food,
Barnyard Banter			For use with the book by Denise Fleming		Animals, farm
BINGO			For use with the song: Bingo		Dogs, letters, farms
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?		Need photo	For use with the book		Colors, Animals
One Little Blue bird			One little blue bird up and up he flew.  Along came another one and that makes two…		Counting, birds
In My Nest			Use with the text from the board book:  in my nest by Sara Gillingham		Birds, group participation, homes

Birds					“Two little dickey birds…one named Jack, one named Jill…”  (Cloud, soft, loud)  (Sky, Low, and high) Finger play	Birds
Black Birds baked in a pie					For use with the Nursery Rhyme	Birds, food?
Bug					Pull Bug parts out of your story time apron and make…a bug!	Bugs
BUGS					For use with the book Bustle in the Bushes	Bugs
Bunnies				Fingerpuppets:  “Five little rabbits sitting by the door.  One hopped away and then there were…four!  Etc”		Rabbits
CATS				To pull out of the apron		CATS
Three Little Kittens				Finger puppets to use with the Nursery Rhyme and a bigger hand puppet as the mother		Cats, conditional love
Little Cat, duck, mouse, pig				For use with the song which teaches sign language		Cat, Mouse, Duck, Pig…
Dinosaurs			For apron use and also for Five Little Dinosaurs Jumping on the Bed song			Dinosaurs
Dogs				Apron usage		Dogs
Dog’s Colorful Day				To tell the story by Emma Dodd		Dogs, colors
This Old Man				To tell the story/song		Counting, dogs, rhyming
Little White Duck				To tell the story by Whipple		Ducks, ponds, frogs, bugs, snakes,
Animals in Winter				Borrowed the frog and snake from “Little White Duck” and the bird from “Birds”		Snow, Winter, Animals, Hibernation
Hibernation				For use with the song:  “Hibernation, time for Hibernation, Hibernation, Time to go to sleep!”		Hibernation, animals in winter…
Deep Blue Sea				To tell the story from the book by Woods		+Colors, Ocean,

Flowers			For use with the rhyme:  Five little Flowers				Flowers, spring, gardens
Pie			For use with the rhyme:  “One whole pie set by the door, Cut into pieces:  Let’s count four!  Four pieces of pie, all for me!  I ate one piece and then there were three!...”				Food, Thanksgiving, fractions…counting
Five Brown Buns			Use with the Song:  “Five brown Buns”				Food, counting,
Flip-Flap Jack			Song:  There was a man made of food…				Food,
Five Green and Speckled Frogs				Use with the song		Frogs, ponds, counting
Three Billy Goats Gruff					Use to tell the story	Goats,
It looked like Spilt Milk					Use to tell the story	Shapes, clouds,
Lazy Jack					Use to tell the tale	Days of the week…

Jo MacDonald’s Garden		Use to tell the story	Gardens
Five little Mice		Use with a cat puppet to tell the rhyme:  “Five little mice came out to play, gathering crumbs along the way…”	Mice, Cats
Hide and Seek Mice		Can you find me?  Where can I be?  rhyme	Mice.  Hiding.
Monsters		For use in Apron or Five little Monsters jumping on the bed…	Monsters, Halloween

Go Away, Big, Green, Scary Monster!			Use to tell the story		Monsters Halloween feelings
The Squeaky Door				Use to tell the story by Margaret Read MacDonald	Halloween, monsters
Five Little Hoot Owls				Use with the rhyme: “Five Hoot Owls sitting in a tree, ONE  Flew away and then there were….”	Birds, owls,
Five Little Penguins				Penguins Finger Puppets.  Use with “Five Perky Penguins standing  on the shore…” or song “Did you ever see a Penguin”	Penguins, birds, ice,

Pippa’s Penguins		Use to tell the story	Penguins
Pirates		Use to sing the song, “This old pirate has a hat..”	Pirates
Pumpkins		Apron use,	Pumpkins, fall
Jack ‘o’ Lanterns		Sing”  “If you’re happy and you know it…”	Pumpkins, fall, feelings

The Little Old Lady Who wasn’t Afraid of anything		Use to tell the story	Halloween, Pumpkins, feelings
Rainbow		Song:  “Make a Rainbow” to the tune of Skip to my Lou	Shapes, Colors,
Shape houses		Use with the Rhyme:  “Some houses are made of wood and some of clay but let’s make a house just of shapes today…”	Shapes
A Pizza is a Triangle		Lay down the pieces and say, this is a triangle, etc until you get to the next shape and the children will correct you..	Shapes

Shapes		Use with the song: Who has a shape today?	Shapes, colors
Five Little Rockets		Use with Rhyme:  “Four little Rockets…”	Space, Things that go
Eight Spinning Planets		Tell the story of Eight Spinning Planets	Space
Turkey		Use with song:  Have you ever seen a turkey?  (to the tune of Have you ever seen a lassie?)	Turkeys, colors, Thanksgiving

Thanks a Lot		Use with the song by Raffi	Thanksgiving
Zoo Animals		Use with:  My Name is Lou.  I work at the Zoo…	Zoo or jungle animals
Zoo Animals		These are the habitats that you hide the zoo animals behind…also use the snake from Little White Duck	Zoo Animals
Fall Leaves		Use to tell the story of Mouse’s first fall or just for leaves in apron	Fall, leaves