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Playdough Umbrellas

4/7/2016

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playdough umbrellas for preschool and kndergarten
We do a lot of work with playdough because of how wonderful it is for fine motor development.  We made playdough umbrellas and the children really did an awesome job with them.

They chose the colors they wanted to use and then flattened out the playdough so that it could be cut with a circle shape cookie cutter. They then took a craft stick and cut the circles in half.  They made the umbrella handles by forming black playdough into letter J shapes.  
Playdough Umbrellas Fine Motor Activity For Preschool and Kindergarten
They used buttons to decorate  their umbrellas and rolled blue playdough into small balls which represented raindrops. We did a color match with the buttons and the playdough which I think turned out really cute.  If you do not have buttons you can also use pony beads.


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I also have more umbrella activities below that you can check out:

umbrella pom pom match for preschool and kindergarten
umbrella pom pom match
umbrella button counting for preschool and kindergarten
umbrella button count
felt raindrop math for preschool and kindergarten
felt raindrop math
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Shamrock Cover-Up

3/10/2016

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shamrock fine motor cover-up for preschool and kindergarten
I made a shamrock cover-up for the children to work on fine motor development as well as eye-hand coordination.  I've included the cover-up circles which I always attach self-adhesive magnets to the backs so that children can pick up and move them easier.
shamrock fine motor cover-ups for preschool and kindergarten
use with do-a-dot markers or bingo daubers
shamrock fine motor cover-up for preschool and kindergarten
use with pom poms and playdough balls
The children really love these cover-up activities and they can use a variety of materials with them.  Besides the cover-up circles we use pom poms and playdough balls.  I also print out the black and white version on regular paper instead of cardstock and the children use do-a-dot markers or bingo daubers to cover the blank circles.

You can download the shamrock cover-up here.


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Shamrock Fine Motor Activities

3/3/2016

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shamrock fine motor activities for preschool and kindergarten
I wanted to re-share three of our favorite shamrock themed fine motor activities from last year in case you missed them. We made shamrock playdough with giant gold glitter and the children cut shamrock shapes out of it with cookie cutters.

We also used the playdough for a roll and cover game which was a lot of fun.  For a simple but cute craft project we glued sequins onto cardstock shamrocks. You can see the individual activities by clicking the link below each picture.

shamrock playdough for preschool and kindergarten
shamrock playdough
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sequin shamrock
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shamrock roll and cover
These hands-on activities provide a great way for children to develop their fine motor skills and I try to provide many opportunities throughout the day for fine motor play.
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Playdough Apples

9/4/2015

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Playdough Apples For Preschool and Kindergarten Fine Motor Development
As most of you know we love working with playdough and I try to incorporate a couple of playdough activities with each theme because it is a wonderful tool for helping to build fine motor skills.

Today we made playdough apples which the children really had a great time with.  They took playdough and made apple shapes from it (they used red ... green ... and yellow).  Next they made a stem and leaf for each apple.

Once the apples were made the children then took pony beads and pressed them into the apples.  Most chose to do color matching with the beads. If you use pony beads with this activity please remember to use supervision with children under the ages of three and those still in the stages of putting small items in their mouths.

You can see a video of this activity by clicking below:
Playdough Apples
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Schoolhouse Alphabet Pick and Cover

8/12/2015

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Schoolhouse alphabet pick and cover for preschool and kindergarten.
Number pick and cover also added to the member's section.
The free membership printable this week is schoolhouse alphabet pick and cover which is a great activity for letter recognition and fine motor development. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and cut the letter squares out and attached them to craft sticks. I also laminated the letter mats.
Schoolhouse alphabet pick and cover fore preschool and kindergarten.
The children rolled various colors of playdough into small balls and put them in to a dish. If you do not want to use playdough (which is excellent for fine motor development) I have also included cover-up circles.
Schoolhouse alphabet pick and cover for preschool and kindergarten
In this activity children pick a letter stick and cover up the same letter on the mat.  Play continues until all of the letters on the mat have been covered up. You can grab the patterns for free until Sunday August 16th ... after that they will only be available in the member's section.

You can see a video of this activity below:
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Watermelon Math Center

7/10/2015

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Watermelon Match Center For Preschool and Kindergarten
I made a watermelon themed math center activity that also works on developing fine motor skills. I printed the patterns out and on cardstock paper ... cut them out and laminated them.
Watermelon Math Center For Preschool and Kindergarten
Before we began the activity the children rolled black playdough into small balls about the size of a blueberry and put them into a dish.  The children loved this part and it really helps with fine motor.  If you do not have black playdough you can use brown playdough ... black pony beads ... even black oil sunflower seeds.
Watermelon Math Center For Preschool and Kindergarten
I set the watermelon slices in a basket for the children to self selected and they put the matching number of playdough balls on each watermelon. The watermelon patterns include numbers 0-30 and you can grab them here.

You can see a video of this activity below:

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