Art
- The 1-year-old student develops fine motor skills while manipulating the play doh to create animal shapes.
- Through the activity, the student explores colors and textures by molding different animals using play doh.
- The student uses creativity and imagination to form imaginative animal figures with the play doh.
- By manipulating play doh to form animals, the child learns about basic shapes and forms, fostering early artistic expression.
For continued development, encourage the child to further explore animal shapes and colors by introducing animal-themed cookie cutters or providing pictures of various animals as inspiration for their play doh creations. Encouraging the child to describe the animals they create or tell stories about them would also help develop verbal and imaginative skills.
Book Recommendations
- Play-Doh Animals by Roger Priddy: This interactive board book features colorful photographs of animals and includes step-by-step instructions for creating animal figures with play doh.
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