Through the Bible in Felt
From SPARK
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Flannel board teaching system for telling Bible stories to children.
Description
This interactive flannel board Bible teaching system was designed for children. It can also be used for teaching adults.
It comes in various sizes. The deluxe set includes material for teaching both Old and New Testament Bible stories. The felt figures are in the teachers manual. They can be used with any Bible curriculum.
- The deluxe set includes six-hundred colorful figures and a 175-lesson, Teachers Manual. The figures are washable polyester felt. They are brightly colored and detailed. Also included are three mounted flannel boards with three backgrounds:
- There is dark purple for night scenes.
- A daylight sky/water scene
- An indoor scene.
- Four overlays include a meadow, a throne room, hillsides, trees, and a desert. These are used on top of the flannelboards.
- The deluxe set contains a filing system that is coordinated with the teacher's manual. This storage system is used for safely storing the felt figures. Each box is 18" x 24" x 2" deep. It contains velour storage sheets. They show outlines and figure numbers that coordinate with the 175- lesson Manual.
- A smaller deluxe set has 400 figures. They are 6" high. The backgrounds are 16" x 24". These are used with the Old & New Testament stories, and some of the parables of Jesus. It is suitable for classes of less than ten.
- Kids Around the World set has 123 figures. It is usable for New Testament stories only. It does not take as long to find all the figures needed to tell the story.
The Felt Source web site is: www.TheFeltSource.com It gives a complete list of lessons. It includes instructions and ideas for using the felt set.
Considerations
- There is no language barrier when using felt figures and background.
- Children and adults can help tell the story by putting the figures on the flannel board.
- The set is easy to move from place to place.
- No electricity is needed.
- The teacher's manual for both deluxe sets, is available in Spanish.
Limitations
- These sets are expensive.
- Cutting out the felt figures is initially time consuming. You can buy 8.5" stainless steel Precision Comfort Scissors that make cutting the felt easier.
- The disadvantage of using the deluxe set is that it takes time to find all the different figures and then put them back.
- Some colors used on the figures, may not always be culturally appropriate.
- The flannelboard and figures could fall over if it is windy.The presenter needs to be aware of this. Large paper clips can be used to keep backgrounds from falling off the flannel board.
- It is easy to lose pieces and figures.
- The presenter needs to organize and consider the details of this material.
- The storage box may not last long in some tropical climates.
Guidelines for Use
- Use in churches, Sunday schools, schools, Bible clubs and camps.
- The large size of the deluxe flannelboard set can be used with large groups. The figures are 12" high and the backgrounds are 32"x48".
Where to Obtain
Link to Producer or Source Organization
Cost
- Large deluxe set: $329.95 (USD)
- Small deluxe set: $169.95 (US)
- Teachers manual in Spanish A Traves de la Biblia en Fieltro: 156 lecciones us $12.95 (USD)
- Comfort scissors for cutting felt: $9.99 (USD)
Producer/Owners
Author/Artist/Producer
Current copyright owner
Other Information
If you are interested in buying one of these felt sets and translating the teaching manual into a minority language you will need to contact either The Felt Source or Kids Around the World. (Depending on which set you are interested in using.) Together you can work out a Creative Commons License agreement for using these materials.
Reviewed by
Vida, VMS Children's Resources
Date
March 2008
