Play Dough
There is so much going on when kids squeeze the moldable dough between their fingers. Fine motor skills are developing, and they are learning that they can create and manipulate something.
According to NAEYC, play dough helps “children work on math and literacy skills and get creative.”
Making your own play dough is simple and cheap. It gives young children a tool to provide intellectual feedback when you ask open-ended questions concerning their play.
“Which color has more dough?”, “Which shapes can you make with your dough?”, and “What are you feeling when you squeeze the dough in your hand?”, are all good examples of this.