SKILLS CHILDREN LEARN FROM USING FELTS

Visual - Sight, Spatial Perception and Color Recognition

Tactile -- Touching and Soft Felt

Fine Motor -- Hand-Eye Coordination and Manipulation

Auditory -- Listening and Hearing

Language -- Speaking and Listening

Intellectual -- Cause and Effect, Problem Solving,

Patterning, Sequencing and Memorization

Social - Emotional -- Self Esteem, Exploring

Relationships, Recitation and Cultural Diversity

Creativity -- Imagination, Make Believe, Music and Drama

Life Skills -- Health and Hygiene, Manners,

Relationships & Dressing Appropriately

Color -- Vividness Attracts Attention

TIPS FOR SUCCESSFULLY USING FELT BOARDS

1. Arrange the pieces face up in the correct order for the story.

2. Decide in advance where and when to place each figure. Your story and placing the figures will flow more naturally.

3. Sit or stand to one side of the board, with figures on your lap.

4. Once the figures are placed, move them as little as possible. Spend most of your time telling the story and occasionally add, move, remove or point to a figure. Pause briefly when you move figures.

5. Have the children use the figures to tell stories.

6. Create a friendly atmosphere by having the children sit close to you.

7. Look into the faces of the children to make the felt board characters "come to life".

8. Relax and enjoy telling stories. Use smiles and show genuine pleasure to convey a positive message to the children.

ADVANTAGES OF USING FELT VISUAL AIDS

1. Provide hands-on experience.

2. Encourages creativity.

3. Develop alphabet and number skills.

4. Enhances verbal skills as well as the child listens to, retells, and creates stories.

5. Provide a great support to your existing curriculum.

6. Involve math manipulatives

7. Teach sequencing.

8. Build self-esteem in the child.

9. Can be used to set up learning centers.

10. Contains many self-correcting stories

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