Friday, April 13, 2012

Flannel Friday: Butterfly, Butterfly

This isn't my favorite flannel board I've ever done. I think I still need to play around with the rhyme; I liked the idea of a simple and visual representation of the life cycle of a caterpillar/butterfly but I just feel so apathetic about the end result.

And it goes like this:
 
First comes a butterfly and lays an egg





And out comes a caterpillar with oh so many legs





 See the caterpillar spin and spin,
A little cocoon to sleep in.





Now we wait and see, shhhh
We wait and see



When out of the cocoon, my oh my
there comes a pretty butterfly!





I know it gets a little confusing with all the pictures so here's the rhyme in its entirety:

First comes a butterfly and lays an egg,
And out comes a caterpillar with oh so many legs,
See the caterpillar spin and spin,
A little cocoon to sleep in.

Now we wait and see, shhh
We wait and see
When out of the cocoon,my oh my
there comes a pretty butterfly.



What do you think, oh Great Brain? Does anyone have a killer butterfly rhyme?

5 comments:

  1. I like this idea, too! But when I was reading the rhyme, one thing that came to mind is that the sentence "A little cocoon to sleep in" didn't seem to work. When I read it a second time, my mind went to "A little cocoon to fall asleep in." Not sure if that is any better or if that is what you are looking for...

    I love your pieces ~ especially the little caterpillar. :-)

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    1. Thank you! The beat works a lot better with your line.

      And the caterpillar is my favorite piece too, he's loosely based of The Very Hungry Caterpillar which was laying on my desk as I was making the set.

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  2. I would change the second line to "And out comes a caterpillar with lots of legs". This would make a great action rhyme, too. My kids love to roll their arms (spinning), and to pop up from sitting (out of the cocoon).

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    1. Oooooh, I didn't even think of using it as an action rhyme. That will make it so much better the next time I try it. Thank you!

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  3. I used this flannel board idea for my story time last Sunday. It was a hit!! Thank you!

    Here's the link: http://bit.ly/K236df

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