3...2...1...Play Dough Workstation

Last week, we opened the make your own play dough station for the children in Aspen class. All the children in Reception now have the opportunity to make their own play dough following the simple 3,2,1 written and picture instructions. 

The tactile properties of play dough make it super fun and enjoyable for all the children to explore as they find these resources easy to manipulate in different ways and a sense of achievement that they have made their own play dough. We endeavor to provide the right resources which challenge the children and develop their fine motor and language skills.  This is a skill we develop throughout the year so that by the summer term the children are independently completing this task therefore demonstrating progression.

Working as a team to make the play dough and following the instructions together. "We're making play dough." said Sophia.

"We need 2 squirts of paint." Tiren told Livi as they made their pink play dough together. 

Livi loved kneeling the mixture to make the play dough. "It's so soft."