Playdough Letters
SKILL AREAS ADDRESSED:
- Bilateral Coordination
- Fine Motor
- Sensory Processing (tactile and proprioception)
- Visual Perception
- Early learner skills (alphabet/spelling)
MATERIALS NEEDED:
- Play dough
*If you don't have play dough you can use.
- String or Yarn
- Floam or Putty
ACTIVITY STEPS:
1) Using two hands, roll play dough into long and short sticks.
2)Form letters to spell words, your child’s name, shapes, etc.
ACTIVITY TIPS:
- Write out letters (3-4” tall) on a paper first for kiddo to put playdough on top of if the task is too challenging for your child.
- Have your child trace over the playdough letters with their finger once complete to increase memory and teach proper writing form (i.e. start from top, etc.)