Flip-it Books | Some Karen Some Don’t
Flip-it Books | Some Karen Some Don’t
Flip-it Books | Some Karen Some Don’t. I cannot believe it’s already October! It’s one of my favorite months of the entire year. I love the cool and rainy weather, the fall colors, and the opportunity to dress up in costumes at the library.
In fact, I dress up the entire week of Halloween for my story-time programs. As a result I’ve got many costumes hiding away in my closet. However, I can’t help wanting something new each year. This Halloween I’m making a “spider in a web” costume with a web skirt and a huge spider hat.
So much creepy crawlie fun for everyone!
(Except for Teresa who hates the eight-legged creatures of the world.)
It’s also time for me to break out one of my favorite flip-it books for the kids to enjoy. And, what exactly is a flip-it book?” you may be asking yourself. It’s a valid question. A flip-it book is my made-up name given to stories I’ve drawn on sheets of poster board and attached together with binder rings. It’s a simple way to take a book that is too small to read to a group — or one that I want to play around with — and make it into something new and fun. So in the spirit of Halloween treats I’m gonna share some of my flip-it books with you! Or at least demonstrate ’em so you can add this idea to your storytelling arsenal.
So, what kind of story makes a good flip-it book?
Stories that are repetitive and/or circular in nature lend themselves very nicely to this format. Books like Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle and rhymes like Old MacDonald are easy to use.
For example: you can add anything to these formats and create something new:
“Robot, Robot what do you see? I see a tool box looking at me,”
or
“Old MacDonald had a pumpkin EIEIO. And on that pumpkin he drew a face EIEIO.”
I love creating flip-it books of favorite stories or rhymes to use in my story-times. While the kids love the change up of style, I love the larger size and how they engage the children in telling the story with me.
Here is a list of possibilities for flip-it books. I’ve even created a few YouTube videos for you to enjoy. (The links are at the end of the post.)
• Itsy Bitsy Spider
• Old MacDonald
• In the Dark, Dark Woods
• Little White Duck
• The Little Old Woman Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams
• Fall is Not Easy by Marty Kelley
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle
• Love and Kisses by Sarah Wilson
• Sam’s Sandwich by David Pelham
This is a really fun way to adapt a book you love into a group format. If anyone creates a fun flip-it book, be sure to tell me all about it in the comments! And if anyone needs an idea for book-related costumes, here are a couple of fun ideas.
Simple and fun — Olivia the Pig by Ian Falconer
Dog’s Colorful Day by Emma Dodd
And here are the links to the videos.
Enjoy!
what do you think?