ocean flannel board

If you can invest in a beautiful flannel board for a certain unit, you should.  They are beautiful and useful.  You should hear all the ocean vocabulary that comes out of the children's mouth when they are using the flannel board.

I have never believed in saving things just for lessons and then putting them away.  I let the children touch it, experience it and talk about it.  You will be surprised at this.  Flannel boards are not that expensive either. 

The vocabulary is worth it.