These free construction play dough mats are the perfect addition to your construction theme. At the bottom of this blog post you will find a link to download these play dough mats for free to use in your classroom.
What’s Included?
- 9 construction theme play dough mats.
Instructions
- Print out the play dough mats.
- Laminate each of the play dough mats.
- Students need to use play dough to create different types of construction vehicles and images.
- Provide students with a dry-wipe pen to overwrite the words on the bottom of the play dough mats.
The Benefits of Play Dough
There are so many benefits to using play dough with your students. Here are just some of them;
- Enhances Fine Motor Skills: Playing with play dough helps students improve their hand-eye coordination and strengthen their hand muscles, which is essential for tasks like writing and cutting.
- Encourages Creativity: Play dough allows students to explore their imagination and creativity by shaping and molding it into various forms, fostering artistic expression.
- Supports Sensory Development: The tactile experience of squishing, rolling, and manipulating play dough helps students engage their senses, particularly touch and sight, aiding in sensory development.
- Promotes Relaxation: Kneading and manipulating play dough can be a calming and therapeutic activity for students, helping them relax and de-stress during classroom activities.
- Facilitates Learning: Play dough can be used as a hands-on tool to teach various concepts such as shapes, letters, numbers, and even science topics, making learning more interactive and engaging for students.
Making Homemade Play Dough
We love to make our own play dough.. And it means we can control the ingredients that are in it too. Click here to go check out my homemade play dough recipe.
Free Download Here
You can download the construction play dough mats for free here;
These play dough mats work great with our homemade construction play dough jars – find them here.
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