#FlannelFriday: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

In honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday, I'm planning and hosting a special story time on his actual birthday. I knew I needed a flannel board set to use. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish seemed the one that lends itself easiest to adaptation. Mel of Mel's Desk showcased a version that used copies from the book in her Dr. Seuss Baby Storytime, but I knew I wanted my pieces to be flannel. I searched the web and found a simple fish coloring sheet to use as a pattern. I only used the first 3 pages of the book...up to the fish in the car. I used the book as a reference for colors, but changed things up a bit too.

One fish: yellow outlined in red puff paint
Two fish: green outlined in green puff paint
Red fish: red outlined in yellow puff pant
Blue fish: blue outlined in light blue puff paint

 

Black fish: black outlined in silver puff paint with a yellow eye
Blue fish: blue outlined in light blue puff paint
Old fish: gray outlined in white puff paint
New fish: smaller pink outlined in darker pink puff paint

Star fish: white out lined in dark purple puff paint with light purple puff paint spots and a star in dark purple (The spots happened because I discovered that I cannot freehand a star shape.)
Car fish: orange outlined in orange puff paint
The car: I used a convertible clipart image from Microsoft Office and cropped the driver out. I re-sized a fish to fit in the car. The car is blue outlined in dark blue puff paint with gray wheels outlined in black puff paint.

At the end of the rhyme, I plan on asking the kids how many fish they see. It could be a tricky question as I expect some to count the two fish as one.  The correct answer is 11. So I made an "11" to add to the board.