Kites

Sue Block, who does our toddler time, created these simple kites using patterned & glitter felt as well as ribbon with designs on it.  She used the book, KITE DAY: A BEAR AND MOLE STORY by Will Hellenbrand as the base for her toddler time.

Both of the rhymes Sue used came from http://stepbystepcc.com/kites.html.  The first rhyme she used with the felt pieces was:

FIVE KITES

One little kite in the sky so blue

Along came another, then there were two.

Two little kites flying high above me

Along came another, then there were three.

Three little kites, just watch how they soar

Along came another, then there were four.

Four little kites, so high and so alive

Along came another, then there were five.

Five little kites dancing 'cross the sky

What a sight to see, way up so high!

Once she had the kites up on the board, she left them there until it was time for her second rhyme.  For this one, she went to our die machine and cut out various things that can be seen in the sky.  This second rhyme can be as short or as long as you would like since you can add more "Say hi to the..." to fit whatever you'd like.

FIVE LITTLE KITES

Five little kites, way up in the sky

Say hi to the clouds, as they pass by

Say hi to the birds

Say hi to the sun

Say hi to the airplane, oh what fun.

Then swish went the wind

And they all took a dive:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

To see these in relation to the size of the kites:

You can see that Sue made some extra kties and I think she also added a star to her sky shapes later on.

Check out the other Flannel Friday posts at Linda's blog:  http://meusenotes.blogspot.com/2012/05/flannel-friday-round-up-for-may-18.html