leaf still life

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What is it about a bit of interaction with a felt board that makes a story for some kids come alive? I think it’s having moments where you can narrate on that felt board. It might also be that it’s like having a low tech holodeck moment (Star Trek creative space).

Today I told a story of an Honest Woodsman (see Peace Pack book 3, lessons on truthfulness) using a felt board. I gave each child some felt to add to the story picture board for me. They placed them on for me and made the images of the story. The youngest member of the class really enjoyed playing with this whilst some of the older students were doing other activities.

We have a visiting soft toy Cheetah, Vanessa, who is taking turns to visit children in the class. Today one of the kids read out the account of her visit and she was very friendly towards her cheetah. I thought it worked beautifully. Vanessa goes home to see kids with a virtue card and has a special bag. It is a bit of an event for her to go home.