Our toddlers love to make and explore play dough. There is so much for them to learn and experience from the simple activity of making and playing with play dough. The children are measuring, counting, observing cause and effect, practicing using simple tools, making observations and predictions, exercising their small muscles, and interacting with adults and peers in a cooperative way.
We alter the recipe with each batch of play dough to provide new mixing and sensory play experiences.
Ohio Early learning and Development Standards
Social and Emotional Development
Strand: Relationships
Topic: Interactions with Adults- Interact with familiar adults in a variety of ways
Seek assistance from familiar adults
Topic: Peer Interactions and Relationships- With modeling and support
demonstrate socially competent behavior with peers, such as helping,
sharing and taking turns
Approaches Toward Learning
Strand: Initaitive
Topic: Initiative and Curiosity- Experiment in the environment with purpose
Strand: Engagement and Persistence
Topic: Attention- Focus on an activity for short periods of time despite distractions
Physical Well-Being and Motor Development
Strand: Motor Development
Topic: Small Muscle: Touch, Grasp, Reach, and Manipulate- Coordinate the use of arms,
hands and fingers to accomplish a task
Topic: Sensory Motor- Use sensory information to guide movement to accomplish
tasks
Cognition and General Knowledge
Sub-Domain: Science
Strand: Science Inquiry and Application
Topic: Inquiry- Engage in sustained and complex manipulation of objects
With modeling and support, use simple tools to explore the environment
Topic: Cause and Effect- Purposefully combine actions to make things happen
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