Play dough is one of those must haves in every early childhood classroom. It is highly attractive to young children which leads to many hours of creative play. Enhance the learning experience by adding play dough mats and picture word cards to your play dough center. Spring play dough packet comes with... Frog Mat Fish Pond Mat Frog Eating Flies Mat Dragonfly Mat Caterpillar Mat Butterfly Mat Ladybug Mat Snail Mat Bee Hive Mat Bugs in a Jar Mat Flower Pot Mat Flower Mat Making Word Mats Picture Word Cards Number Cards 1-20 Children will build on their... Social Skills: such as sharing, taking turns, conflict negotiation and peer interactions. Language Development: as children work together they listen, speak and understand the communication of others. Building Fine Motor: prepares children for writing and cutting. Play dough builds their hand muscles as they squeeze, pinch, roll, poke and mold the dough. Math Concepts: As children are molding play dough they are discussing and observing things like (bigger, smaller, longer, shorter, heavy, light). Literacy Learning: Children can roll and learn letter formation. Don't miss out on a hands on learning experience.![]() You can find this play dough center in my TpT store.
2 Comments
5/17/2014 08:25:44 pm
Hi, I thought that this new teacher-seller website might interest you. They are based in Canada and offer features that are not found on similar sites. They also have a lot of new features coming. Here is a link: <a href="http://goo.gl/PljfA0">Created by Teachers, Exclusively for Teachers</a>
Reply
Taylor Tuin
6/24/2014 01:47:54 pm
These are such a good idea. Children love playing with play dough, and it helps them develop in several important domains. I love that they are able to learn while they get to play. They won't even notice that they are learning while they are playing. It is a win win situation for a teacher!
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
Welcome!I'm Tami Sanders creator of Learning and Teaching with Preschoolers, a blog to help teachers create magical moments for the young. Follow MeArchives
May 2024
|