Making Playdough

What is our theme? Let’s make playdough 

What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
To learn how to measure food while cooking   

MA Guidelines/Standards:
SEL8: The child will engage socially, and build relationships with other children and with adults.
APL 2: The child will demonstrate eagerness and curiosity as a learner.
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.

Learning Outcomes:
To learn how to make playdough


Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Book: Monsters Love Colors By: Mike Austin https://youtu.be/GIEaKcvXbJA 

Materials:
1.5 cups flour
1/2 cup salt
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 tablespoons oil
1 cup of boiling water
 Bowl

Activity (Procedure):

1. Dump all the dry ingredients into the bowl and mix it all together.
2. Then add in the boiling water and stir. 
3. Knead a few times and it will become perfectly smooth.
4. Divide the playdough into three pieces equally.
5.  Add red food coloring to one piece of your playdough, blue to the second piece and yellow to the last piece.
6. Knead the three pieces individually until the colors are completely mixed in.
7. Lastly, you can take little pieces of each color and mix with another color. 

Activity Wrap Up:
Ask your child what do you think will happen if we mix all of the colors together? 

How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
You can give your child a spoon, fork, a plastic cup etc. to play with their playdough.







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