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Sensory exploration and play based learning with playdough. Playdough is a truly wonderful play based learning tool for children. It can be used as a medium for strengthening fine motor skills and supporting colour , letter and number recognition as well as encouraging sensory exploration and investigation.
Also to know is, what skills does play dough develop?
Benefits of play dough
- Enhances fine motor skill.
- Improves pre-writing skills.
- Creativity and imagination.
- Calming effect.
- Develops hand - eye coordination.
- Social skills.
- Increases curiosity and knowledge.
Besides, what is playdough good for?
Sensory tools promote play and allow children to slow down and have fun while using their creativity. Play dough is perfect for strengthening the muscles in little hands. They will use these fine-motor skills later for handwriting, cutting, coloring, etc.
They use hands, fingers, and tools to pound, push, poke, shape, flatten, roll, cut, and scrape. They also gain strength and improve dexterity in their hands and fingers, critical areas of physical development for writing, drawing, and other purposes. Playdough is a powerful learning tool for many reasons.