1. plural of flannelboard; boards covered with flannel fabric used in educational settings to display and arrange cutout figures or objects for storytelling and teaching
Usage: commonly used in elementary education and early childhood settings; also called felt boards

Examples

• The teacher used flannelboards to help the children learn the alphabet with colorful letter cutouts.
• Flannelboards are popular tools in preschool classrooms for interactive storytelling.
• The flannel figures stick to the flannelboards without adhesive, making them easy to rearrange.
• Many libraries have flannelboards available for librarians to use during story time.
• The children gathered around the flannelboards as the teacher told the story of the three bears.