PLAY DOUGH FUN
PLAY DOUGH FUN
What do children learn through play dough:
What do children learn through play dough:
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Competence and pride in their accomplishment
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Competence and pride in their accomplishment
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Comparison and contrast
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Comparison and contrast
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Problem solving skills
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Problem solving skills
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Expression of ideas through art and play
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Expression of ideas through art and play
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Development of vocabulary
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Development of vocabulary
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Changes in shape, size
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Changes in shape, size
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Counting, sorting and classifying
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Counting, sorting and classifying
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Development of small muscles in fingers and hands
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Development of small muscles in fingers and hands
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Development of hand-eye coordination
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Development of hand-eye coordination
PLAY DOUGH FUN
PLAY DOUGH FUN
What do children learn through play dough:
What do children learn through play dough:

Competence and pride in their accomplishment

Competence and pride in their accomplishment

Comparison and contrast

Comparison and contrast

Problem solving skills

Problem solving skills

Expression of ideas through art and play

Expression of ideas through art and play

Development of vocabulary

Development of vocabulary

Changes in shape, size

Changes in shape, size

Counting, sorting and classifying

Counting, sorting and classifying

Development of small muscles in fingers and hands

Development of small muscles in fingers and hands

Development of hand-eye coordination

Development of hand-eye coordination
Ideas for creative play dough fun
Ideas for creative play dough fun
Try adding:
Try adding:
birthday candles, blocks, cookie cutters, feathers, combs, garlic
birthday candles, blocks, cookie cutters, feathers, combs, garlic
press, large buttons, string, straws, pipe cleaners, leaves, twigs,
press, large buttons, string, straws, pipe cleaners, leaves, twigs,
pebbles, sawdust or play sand for texture
pebbles, sawdust or play sand for texture
Ways to support your child’s learning with play dough
Talk and ask questions:
Ways to support your child’s learning with play dough
Talk and ask questions:
“I wonder…”
“I wonder…”
“Tell me about…”,
“Tell me about…”,
“What if….”
“What if….”
This helps to encourage your child’s language development.
This helps to encourage your child’s language development.
In addition, questions help children to embrace their sense of
In addition, questions help children to embrace their sense of
imagination and develop a sense of curiosity and discovery in their
imagination and develop a sense of curiosity and discovery in their
Ideas for creative play dough fun
Ideas for creative play dough fun
Try adding:
Try adding:
birthday candles, blocks, cookie cutters, feathers, combs, garlic
birthday candles, blocks, cookie cutters, feathers, combs, garlic
press, large buttons, string, straws, pipe cleaners, leaves, twigs,
press, large buttons, string, straws, pipe cleaners, leaves, twigs,
pebbles, sawdust or play sand for texture
pebbles, sawdust or play sand for texture
Ways to support your child’s learning with play dough
Talk and ask questions:
Ways to support your child’s learning with play dough
Talk and ask questions:
“I wonder…”
“I wonder…”
“Tell me about…”,
“Tell me about…”,
“What if….”
“What if….”
This helps to encourage your child’s language development.
This helps to encourage your child’s language development.
In addition, questions help children to embrace their sense of
In addition, questions help children to embrace their sense of
imagination and develop a sense of curiosity and discovery in their
imagination and develop a sense of curiosity and discovery in their