A flannel graph or Khaddergraph is visual teaching aid. Pieces of flannel felt or sand paper, having rough surfaces or nap will stick to another piece of flannel stretched on a firm flat surface called a ‘’flannel board’’.
When you attach pieces of flannel felt or sandpaper to the back of pictures, photographs, drawings, letters etc, these objects will also stick to the flannel board. This device is called a ‘’flannel- graph’’.
The surface cloth may or may not be mounted on a permanent backing. Some may carry with the symbols or parts. When they arrive where the lesson is to be given, they pin the flannel to a flat surface such as an upturned table, wall or fence.
The size of flannel graph to use depends on the size of the audience. A flannel graph is 30 by 40 can be used to tell a story to about 150 people if the parts are sufficiently bold. Experience will soon tell you whether or not your flannel graph is of satisfactory size. It will be convenient to keep several different sizes to accommodate different sizes of audience.
The first step in planning your flannel graph presentation is to decide exactly what you want to tell your audience.
The story should be developed in a logical, step-by-step sequence.
It should be kept as simple as possible, covering only those parts that are important and omitting unimportant details.
Then you are ready to visualize the important points in your story.
This is where you decide what kinds of parts are needed and what they will illustrate.
If you have an artist or photographer to help you make the parts, you are fortunate.
It is well to practice your presentation two or three times before you give it audience.
This will help you decide just when to place a part on the flannel graph to illustrate a point. You will also find that you need no notes for your presentation since each part, if arranged in sequence of use, will serve as an adequate reminder of what to say.
How to use a flannel board:
Pre-planning should include answers to the following:
What is going to be presented?
Are the cut-out materials prepared and ready for use?
Why is the flannel board going to be used?
How is the information going to be presented?
What will the audience get out of it?
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