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Thursday, March 5, 2015

Play-doh time!

Kids love to play with play-doh. I do like to play with play-doh but not as much as they do. :) We can do so many different activities with play-doh.  And you don't need to buy it from a store.  You can simply make the dough with flour, water, and some food coloring (optional). Have your child make some dough today! WARNING: It can be messy!  

 
This is one of my kindergarden kids.  Here I would like to share two play-doh activities.
Before we move on, I would like to point out that her pencil grasp is improving. One more thing! She doesn't enjoy writing much but will enjoy making letters with the play-doh.

Activity 1: Letter Dots

Play with the play-doh. You can smoosh it, stretch it, squash it, knead it, and make it flat on the table with your hands and fingers. (FYI, if you give your child the big piece of the play-doh, his/her hands and fingers work more than working on the small piece.)

If it is flat enough, let's make a letter.  Use the eraser-top side and make the letter, ___.

Reinforce the proper letter formation and to start from the top as if writing on a piece of the paper.  

Let's do it again. Smoosh it. Make it flat. Then make another letter.

Let's twist it! You can write a letter and ask your child what letter it is.

Activity 2: Make a letter.

Simply knead the play-doh and make it like a snake. Then make letters.  
Kids sometimes have difficulty with pressing down on the dough and kneading.  You may want to teach how to knead the dough by pressing down his/her hand gently and moving your hands together (hand-over-hand guidance).  Or on the other hand, you can ask her/him to press on your hand while you're kneading the dough.    
Show how to make the letter. After making the letter, you can ask your child to trace the letter with the index finger on her/his writing hand to encourage appropriate handwriting skills.

More importantly! Have fun with playing the play-doh!!

Check this out!!  How to Make Playdough


Fun Learning~Fun Teaching~!
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