Do-it-yourself flanelegraph for kindergarten is done by almost all educators since the days of the Soviet Union. This is a flat large screen to which you can attach any picture with a simple attachment. Previously, flannelographs were mainly made from children's monophonic flannel diapers, pulling them on a wooden or plywood frame. Pictures were drawn separately, glued onto cardboard, and small pieces of velvet paper were attached on the back. If the picture was large, then glued several pieces of such rough paper in different places, otherwise the picture fell to the floor.
Nowadays, flannelograph can be purchased at the store, but it is expensive and consists of only one didactic game. She quickly gets bored with children, the guys solve the educational task no longer thinking, but automatically. Teachers still have to make their own flannelograph. Now everything is much simpler than in the old days, as a wonderful material - felt - appeared on sale. For the screen itself, you can purchase one plain piece of fabric, and cut figures and pictures from sheets of felt of different colors, which can be purchased in a large assortment at any sewing accessories store.
In the article, we will consider how to make a flannelograph with your own hands in the form of a screen and in the form of an educational soft book. Consider examples of solving didactic problems using such easy-to-use material, we will introduce parents and teachers of preschool institutions to the areas of application of flannel graph in different classes for the mental development of kids.
Large screen on the stand
It is very simple to make a flannelograph with your own hands on the basis of an old board. In any group of kindergarten there is a wooden board, like a school board, only a small size with legs. It can be rearranged and rotated with the back side. Leave the front side untouched, as it is actively used by the teacher to work with chalk, and the teacher puts pictures on it for classes. But on the back you can easily place a felt screen.
What is convenient for working with felt is that it is perfectly sewn and glued. It is desirable that the back side of the board be painted, then PVA glue will lie well on its surface. The glue is carefully applied with a brush to the entire board and a piece of plain felt is applied. It is advisable to do this procedure at night, laying the board on the floor lying down. Stacks of magazines or books can be placed on top. By morning, a self-made flannelograph is completely ready for use, it will be enough to cut out the details of the game from felt sheets. In the photo above, children play the didactic game "Transport". The training task is to place vehicles opposite their place of movement. The child must explain in words his choice.
Game "Collect the egg"
Do-it-yourself flanelegraph games for kindergarten can help parents do. If among them there is a seamstress or needlewoman, then she can cope with such an easy task. From felt sheets of different colors, eggs are cut according to the pattern of the same size. Then, in random order, they are cut into two parts.
The purpose of the didactic game is the development of the sensory and logical thinking of the child. He should not only find a soulmate in the box in color, but also correctly attach it to the first part.
Table felt flannelograph
With your own hands you can make an excellent, learning the rules of the road, game. A background is cut out of a black sheet, a road with intersections is made of blue felt and small stripes of yellow are used for marking.
Separately sew the details of the game - these are multi-storey buildings, various cars, trees, pedestrians. You can cut traffic signs and traffic lights. And flannelograph, and do-it-yourself templates are easy to perform. Any experienced teacher will cope. The main goal of this game is to teach children the rules of behavior on the road, the ability to cross the street in the right place and know the main road signs.
Didactic game "Collect a picture"
If the teacher or parents made a flannelograph with their own hands for kindergarten, then the games can be invented on its basis the most different. The game "Collect Picture" is popular among kids. Different pictures make an application. It can be an animal, a fairy tale character or a cartoon character. All small parts are sewn to the background felt with threads or simply glued with PVA glue.
The finished picture is cut with scissors into several parts. You can divide it into equal squares or complicate the task for senior preschoolers by cutting the whole into many arbitrary parts. What makes a hand-made flannelgraph convenient is that you can constantly replenish the selection of pictures. For their storage, a small box is selected or the game is made out in plastic folders.
Flanelegraph book for home use
Now soft books made of fabric are very popular. They perform different educational tasks, each of which is located on a separate page. So, in the photo below, the page is sewn from cotton fabric, and Velcro is attached to it. Pyramid details are sewn from felt. The child collects it himself, picking up the details as the size decreases.
Each page is sewn separately, and then combined into one book by sewing on the cover and border. You can lay a thin layer of synthetic winterizer between the layers of fabric.
"Pick the colors"
One of the pages of a home flannelograph in the form of a book can make a game for determining colors. Colorful objects are sewn to the main background. In our sample, these are cups, but you can cut them according to any pattern.
Circles are cut out from sheets of felt of the same colors, which the child must put on the correct object during the game, and name the color or its shade. This is a great game for sensory parenting.
Game "Human Emotions"
Such a game can be made for home flannelograph and for kindergarten students. The main picture is an image of a person’s head. Separately located mouth, eyes and eyebrows, and in several versions. Each emotion corresponds to a specific facial expression of a person. If the character frowns, then the eyebrows move and bend down, the eyes narrow, and the mouth contracts.
During a smile, the face is transformed differently. The lips are stretched, the teeth look a little, the eyebrows are in their usual place, and the eyes are fully open. So you can convey fear and bewilderment, sadness and joy. You can play police with older children, make a picture of the criminal.
Application for flanelegraph can be found in theatrical activities and design, in classes to familiarize with nature and surrounding reality, the development of speech and during individual work. This is a convenient device for the educational process, and for gaming activities.