Birthday Cake Draw and Tell Story

Although the official celebration of Flannel Friday's 2nd birthday was last week, I have another birthday contribution.

Birthday Cake Draw and Tell Story

Linda Meuse

Notes from the Story Room

March 21, 2013

Even though it was raining outside (Draw 1), it was bright and cheery inside Mike's house.  The family was getting ready for his little sister Katie's birthday party. Mike was helping. He put plates on the table. (Draw 2) Then he put a fork on one side and a spoon on the other side of each plate. (Draw 3) He helped his dad hang colorful streamers over the table. (Draw 4) He put two presents for his sister on the table. One was from him and the other was from his mom and dad. (Draw 5) Mike checked all around to make sure that everything was ready for the party. (Draw 6) Mike smiled a big smile. (Draw 7) Now it was time for the party to start and he couldn't wait to have some yummy BIRTHDAY CAKE!

Drawing sequence:

1. Draw candle flames

2. Draw the top of the cake (be sure to leave room for the candles)

3. Draw the sides of the cake

4. Draw the decoration on the cake

5. Draw the candles and add the stripes

6. Draw the cake plate

7. Draw the bottom of the cake

Notes:  The drawing for this story is fairly simple. However, space must be left to fit in the candles. Practicing a few times will help.

For those who would like more of a challenge, a great draw and tell story with a birthday theme is "The Birthday Party" in Mystery-Fold: Stories to Tell, Draw and Fold by Valerie Marsh (pp. 16-17, Alleyside, c. 1993). It has to be done on paper because the paper is folded and turned to reveal the birthday animal.

This week's Flannel Friday Round-up is hosted by Amanda of Trails & Tales.


 

Birthday Guessing Game

In honor of Flannel Friday turning two, I have a birthday guessing game. I made up "clues." I then printed out the clues and answers. I made my own pictures and numbers though they can easily be done using clip art. I cut the pieces out and glued them to card stock. The photos below show how I put them together.

Front

Back

Inside

You are welcome to use the clues I used, making any changes you wish:

Baby Tommy turns 1 today.

Can you guess his present?

It's soft and cuddly, and for a hug is always ready.

Though it's a bear, we often call it.....TEDDY.

Sally turns 2 today.

Can you guess her present?

It's round and can roll down the hall.

It's a brand new, bright blue.....BALL.

Kathy turns 3 today.

Can you guess her present?

She can pile them high or build what she wants.

There are many shapes and sizes of her new wooden.....BLOCKS.

Michael turns 4 today.

Can you guess his present?

It has four doors and four wheels which make it go far.

It's a shiny new toy.....CAR.

Sam turns 5 today.

Can you guess his present?

With words and pictures, it's fun to take a look.

Sam likes to turn the pages of his brand new.....BOOK.

This week's Flannel Friday Round-Up is hosted by the one who started it all - Melissa of Mel's Desk. Also, take a look at her post about Flannel Friday's 2nd anniversary.

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Last year I wrote about "How I Got Mixed-Up with That Flannel Friday Crowd."

This week's special Flannel Friday Round-Up is hosted by Sharon of Rain Makes Applesauce.

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Mole's New Hole

This week's Flannel Friday post was written to go along with this summer's CSLP theme, "Dig Into Reading." The story was inspired by the folktale "The Big Turnip" and Elephant in a Well by Marie Hall Ets.

Mole’s New Hole

Linda Meuse

3/1/13

Notes from the Story Room

Mole popped out the ground. He had just made a new entrance to his underground home. He had a nice new mole-sized hole. Just then Possum came ambling by and saw Mole. “Hello, Mole,” said Possum. “How are you today?” “Fine, thank you,” replied Mole. “I just made a brand new hole for my underground home.” “Oh, may I take a look?” asked Possum. “Certainly,” said Mole, “but be careful. It’s a mole-sized hole not a possum-sized hole.” Possum had never seen Mole’s underground home so he was very curious. He stuck his head in the hole but couldn’t see much. “I’ll just go down a little further,” thought Possum, pushing his front into the hole. “Be careful!” said Mole but it was too late. Possum was stuck. He couldn’t get himself out of the hole. “Help!” yelled Possum. “My feet are up and my head is down. I have nothing to grab on to. Please pull me out!”

Mole tried to pull Possum out. He pulled and pulled but he could not get Possum out. “I’ll get help,” said Mole. Mole found Raccoon who came to help. Raccoon pulled on Mole and Mole pulled on Possum. They pulled and they pulled but Possum did not come out. Rabbit came over to help. Rabbit pulled on Raccoon and Raccoon pulled on Mole and Mole pulled on Possum. They pulled and they pulled but Possum stayed stuck. Squirrel saw what was happening and offered to help. Squirrel pulled on Rabbit and Rabbit pulled on Raccoon and Raccoon pulled on Mole and Mole pulled on Possum. They pulled and pulled but Possum did not move an inch. Skunk came to help. Skunk pulled on Squirrel and Squirrel pulled on Rabbit and Rabbit pulled on Raccoon and Raccoon pulled on Mole and Mole pulled on Possum but Possum was still stuck in the hole. “What are we going to do?” asked Mole. “We can’t pull Possum out.” “I think we are going to have to dig Possum out,” said Raccoon. “But that will ruin my hole and my home below!” wailed Mole. “Let me help too,” said a teeny, tiny voice. It was Mouse who was so small she could barely be seen above the grass. “I would like to help pull Possum out of Mole’s hole,” said Mouse. “We already tried. One little mouse won’t make a difference,” said Raccoon. Mole really didn’t want his nice new hole ruined so he said, “Let’s give it one more try.” Mouse pulled on Skunk and Skunk pulled on Squirrel and Squirrel pulled on Rabbit and Rabbit pulled on Raccoon and Raccoon pulled on Mole and Mole pulled on Possum. They pulled and pulled and Possum finally came up out of the hole. “Thank you,” said Possum. “I am really happy to be out of that hole.” “Not nearly as happy as I am,” replied Mole looking at his nice new mole-sized hole.

Note: This story was written to be told with flannel/magnet board figures. When making the figures make sure that Possum's back half is bigger than the front so that he gets "stuck" in the hole.

The cast of characters ready to be laminated:

Squirrel, Rabbit, Mouse

Raccoon and Skunk

Hole, Mole and Possum

This week's Flannel Friday is hosted by Lisa of Libraryland.