Flannel Friday-Mice

When Mice by Rose Fyleman came across my desk this past fall, it screamed "flannelboard."  I just wanted to come up with a way to do it so I didn't take away from Lois Ehlert's illustrations (which are awesome!).

I started by making the general shape of the mice- a triangle head, a triangle body, circle eyes, and rope arms & legs.

As you read the story, you build the mice to match the words.

Their tails are long.

 

Their ears are pink.

Their teeth are white.

 

And, of course, the cat!

 

While I made them to go along with the story, you can also build the mice on your own.  Since every part is a basic shape, other than the tails and the cat, this book would also be good for a shape story time.

 

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