Hello!
The letter theme is a big help when it comes to structured planning
at this centre and during my full control time, the letter of the week was P.
Sensory play has so many benefits and purposes and the children absolutely love it! With this
is mind I went with making play dough with them, with some added extras…
I made the play dough with the children during their quiet
time, with each having a turn at pouring and mixing the ingredients. I had
arranged the invitation to play in the morning, selecting the following items;
pom poms, patty pans, pipe cleaners and paddle pops and decided to dye the
dough pink. Are you seeing a reoccurring theme yet?
I never made this theme obvious to the children, I never
mentioned why it was pink, the link between the additional items, not once. But
they were quick to observe. One child mentioned that we should make it purple because
purple starts with P. Another suggested earlier in the week that play dough was
a p word so we should play with it soon.
The children had a great time making and exploring with the
dough with this being the result…
The end result = a fun play dough experience with strong links to the children's interests and learning goals!
Miss Tracy xx
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