Description

DESCRIPTION

Watch young learners light up when learning feels hands-on and creative!

The Playdough Play and Learn: Gingerbread Roll and Shape activity invites little learners to roll, press, and shape playdough while building early literacy, math, and fine motor skills. Using a gingerbread-themed playdough ‘baking’ mat, children create letters, shapes, and numbers, transforming purposeful practice into joyful play.

We know how powerful sensory-based learning can be for young children – this activity bridges the gap between introducing early concepts and developing strength, confidence, and control by combining movement, repetition, and creativity in a low-pressure format.

Designed for classrooms, homeschool settings, and early learning programs, this activity works beautifully during centers, small groups, or independent play — especially within gingerbread or winter-themed units.

SKILLS

✅Fine motor strength and hand control

✅Letter formation and recognition

✅Shape identification and creation

✅Number formation and early number sense

✅Bilateral coordination

✅Focus and task persistence

WHAT’S INCLUDED

☑️DIY Playdough recipe

☑️Gingerbread-themed playdough mat

☑️Alphabet playdough cards

☑️Number playdough cards

☑️Shape playdough cards

☑️Alphabet recording sheet 

☑️Number recording sheets

☑️Shape recording sheet 

☑️Teacher/Grown-Up Guide including Learning Objectives and More/Less Challenges

☑️18 total pages

BENEFITS

✅Encourages hands-on, sensory-based learning

✅Strengthens fine motor skills needed for writing

✅Supports early literacy and math concepts through play

✅Easy to prep and reusable with laminating

✅Flexible for centers, small groups, or at-home learning

✅Engaging gingerbread theme

TESTIMONIALS

Playdough activities are always a classroom favorite. I’ve seen firsthand how rolling and shaping playdough builds the strength and confidence young learners need before moving on to pencils and paper — all while building early math and literacy skills!

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