Play-dough Pots:

The next post linking in with our outstanding practice series features the staple of everything early years….yes it is our old friend “Play-dough”. 

 

You could write for hours on “Play-dough” by itself but today features a twist on the classic! 

 

How: Create a large batch of play-dough, it literally can be anything from lemon and orange to mint or even just plain! I used our pirate play-dough mats just so the children had their own “work station”. Next I provided them each with a plastic pot filled with goodies including pipe cleaners, goggly eyes, glitter, sequins, pasta and much more! I then invited the children over and explained that they each had their own pot of bits and bobs to make “whatever they want” and before I knew it, the pasta was forming hair, the eyes were stuck on and before I knew it, some amazing play-dough monsters were created! We allowed them to harden and used them in our monster math activity later that week! 

Why: This activity links in with:

• PSE – Taking turns, being social.
• CL – New vocabulary, interaction
• UW – Using own experiences to base their own place, being creative, being imaginative
• M – Counting and sorting in a monster maths activity. 
• PD – gross and fine motor skills

 

There we go – a simple but fun activity links in with almost all the areas of learning! 

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Thanks again!

@starburst_stuie