Sticky Bread Playdough

Ingredients:

4 slices of white bread

4 tablespoons of glue

4-6 drops of food coloring

Directions: Cut the crust off of the slices of bread, break the bread into small pieces and place them in a bowl. Add the glue and the food coloring to the pieces of bread. Stir until the ingredients are blended together. Knead the mixture with your hands until it forms a soft dough. Sculpt the dough and then allow it to dry overnight until hard.

P.I.E.S. stands for Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Social. P.I.E.S. is used to explain what the children will be learning, developing or working on while playing with playdough or clay.

Physical: The children will be using their fine and gross (large) motor skills while playing with playdough and clay. They will also use their tripod grasp, pincer grasp and palmer grasp.

Intellectual: The children will work on their color and shape concepts as well as feeling and recognizing different textures and smells. They will learn new words and how to work with different consistencies of each different kind of playdough or clay they use.

Emotional: The children can relieve any frustrations that they have when playing with playdough and express their feelings. By creating something from their playdough or clay it also helps promote a feeling of positive self-worth and accomplishment.

Social: The children will have to share and take turns while playing. They may talk to each other about their playdough or what they are making to work on communication skills.