Number Activities with Playdough
Everybody loves playdough, so why not practice your Maths skills at the same time!
Activity 1- Weighing:
- Making your own playdough: Use the link below to follow the instructions and method on how to make your own playdough. First, make sure you have weighed out all your ingredients accurately.
- Challenge: Can you find all the equipment you will need independently? Can you weigh some of the ingredients independently?
See link below for the ingredients and the method.
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Activity 2- Number Playdough Mats 1-10
- Using the playdough you have made, see if you can make the numbers 1-10. This is really important for your fine motor skills and number recognition!
Activity 3- Number Playdough Mats 11-20
- Challenge: Once you have made the numbers 1-10, see if you can continue 11-20!
Once you have had a go at making your numbers using playdough, why not see if you can write the numbers using a pen or pencil...
See link below for playdough mats.
Activity 4- Count and Smash (ideally, use a dice with this activity)
- Using the playdough you have already made, roll out a number of playdough balls (this is where the different colour balls really come in handy).
- First, roll the dice and count out that number of play dough balls.
- Then choose a play dough tool to smash the balls as they count! Find something in your home which you could use as a tool (safely) e.g. rolling pin, if you do not have playdough tools.
Activity 5- Playdough and Multiplication
- Using the playdough you have already made, make some flat shapes and some round balls.
- You could use a dice for this activity or you could make up your own numbers.
- The first number is the number of flat shapes you make e.g. 3.
- The second number is the number of balls you make and place onto each flat shape e.g. 4.
- Then add all the balls together to find your total e.g. 12.
- Challenge: See if you can write the number sentence e.g. 3 x 4 = 12. You could even write this with playdough!
See picture below for an example.
