Sensory Learning
"There are children playing in the streets who could solve some of my top problems in physics, because they have modes of sensory perception that I lost long ago."
J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Play Dough
Play Dough develops fine motor skills, planning and problem solving skills, social skills, math skills, including size and shape, and vocabulary.
Basic Play Dough Vocabulary: roll, pinch, squeeze, cut
Basic Play Dough Vocabulary: roll, pinch, squeeze, cut
Easy Playdough recipe
Recipe
1 c. flour
1/2 c. salt
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 c. water
1 tsp. veg oil
food coloring
Mix dry ingredients in a cooking pan. Add the other ingredients. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes. You'll be able to tell when it is close to done. It will start to get pretty firm and hard to stir. Put on a lightly floured surface and turn until it's soft and smooth. Store in a Ziplock bag.
Recipe
1 c. flour
1/2 c. salt
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 c. water
1 tsp. veg oil
food coloring
Mix dry ingredients in a cooking pan. Add the other ingredients. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes. You'll be able to tell when it is close to done. It will start to get pretty firm and hard to stir. Put on a lightly floured surface and turn until it's soft and smooth. Store in a Ziplock bag.
Concrete
Today's play dough activities included a little bit of flour because the play dough was somewhat sticky. The child in this picture was "flattening the concrete" (the flour) with the "steam roller" (the small blue rolling pin) so that the cars' tires wouldn't get stuck in it.
Vocabulary for today's play dough activity:
flatten, concrete, steam roller, hole, stuck, cut
Vocabulary for today's play dough activity:
flatten, concrete, steam roller, hole, stuck, cut