Welcome to Jamin's Internet Academy! I am a homeschooling Mom who is fasinated with finding low cost - no cost ways to supplement our homeschooling through the internet. There is a treasure trove of free goodies online. So join me here on the Front Porch every Wednesday as I share a little of what I have found with you!
My kids love felt board stories and I have made a ton of them Almost all of my felt board stories have come from online sources. I either print them on card stock and them put scraps of felt on the back or cut them out of felt directly. I also have some made from non-fusible interfacing. These are fun because you can see through the interfacing and trace anything you want on them.
To read about the felt board and felt board stories I have made click here.
For lots of information on working with felt you can visit the Fun With Felt section of my blog.
childcareland.com is a site I have recently found. Here is an example of what you can find at their site.

Ten Little Fish
I see ten little fish swiming in the sea...
Can you count them with me?
(Put up fish one at a time and have children count with you)
1 ... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10
I see ten little fish swiming in the sea...
Can you count them with me?
(Take down fish one at a time and have children count with you)
1 ... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10
Photo and poem from childcareland.com used with permission
Here are websites where I have gotten felt stories:
dtlk -teach Felt board stories to print, excellent!
Preschool Printables Felt Board Stories to print
Enchanted Learning Felt board ideas.
Draw & Tell Learn to become a Story Teller. Lots of great ideas you can incorporate into felt stories..
Ebay is great place to purchase inexpensive pre-made felt stories. (or get ideas!)
So why would you want to incorporate felt into your homeschooling? Here are a few of my reasons:
1. It's easy to use. 2. It's cheap!
3. Kids love it. 4. It can be used for a wide range of ages. 5. It's easily accessable. 6.
It can be used for a lot of things. You can make felt board stories to use and re-use. You can make
craft projects, manipulatives,
stuffed animals and
dolls. The sky is the limit!
Have fun with felt and I will see you next week!
Jamin is the homeschooling Mom of 3 great kids, ages 2, 5 and 11. She loves homeschooling and finding creative things to do with her kids. She and her husband have been married 17 years. She is also a Usborne Book Consultant. You can visit her bookstore at http://www.usborne2u.com where you can check out Usbornes wonderful selection of Internet Linked Titles.