Free American Flag Playdough Mat | Totschooling

On the lookout for a toddler or preschooler exercise for Memorial Day or 4th of July? This Free Playdough mat is certain to be a giant hit! Additionally take a look at my Free Patriotic Do a Dot Printables for extra instructional enjoyable!

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Playdough is excellent for creating wonderful motor abilities and energy within the arms and fingers, which is essential for future pencil and scissor management. Additionally it is nice for any type of instructional exercise, from instructing numbers and letters, to science and geography. The hands-on sensory expertise will make it simpler to study nearly any idea.

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Making the U.S. Flag with Playdough

All you want is purple playdough for the stripes and white playdough for the celebrities.

Print the Free printable playdough mat. Laminate if you want, though I did not as a result of I ran out of lamination sheets. It labored simply as nicely, you simply must be extra cautious that your little one would not rip the paper.

Earlier than beginning the exercise, present your little one the image of the American Flag positioned on the backside proper nook of the paper. Clarify that we’ll be including the stripes and stars to make the flag seem like the image.

American Flag Playdough Mat for Toddlers

Present your little one how you can roll the playdough into lengthy shapes to make the flag’s stripes. If they can not do it on their very own, begin rolling each bit for them and have them “end” rolling the items after which putting one after the other on the flag.

You’ll in all probability not be capable to match all 7 purple stripes on the flag, we made 5. Subsequent, we rolled the playdough into little balls to create the celebrities. Once more, you can also make the balls for them and have them place each bit at a time on the blue space of the flag.

We ended up with 8 stars as a substitute of fifty. Don’t be concerned about making an attempt to copy the flag precisely. This train will train your little one that america flag consists of stars and stripes and your little one will change into visually conversant in how the flag appears like.