Create a model of the wonderful story book character, The Gruffalo, using play dough, added materials and imagination! Then use it to retell the story together!
I absolutely love it! More so, I love that while she created him she was spontaneously retelling parts of the story from memory, reciting some of the rhyming passages word for word!
Pop joined in enthusiastically too, adding lots of “purple prickles” to her lump of dough, carefully pushing them in, pulling them out and practising her fine motor control as she played!
Using a hands-on, tactile activity to link to stories and other learning experiences helps children to consolidate knowledge and retain it for longer. An active, creative curriculum for children is by far the most effective, at home and at school! I can’t wait for us to explore some other favourite stories using play dough soon.
- fine motor skills: using a malleable material to pull, pinch, roll, flatten, mold, form, squeeze, squash to strengthen small hand muscles
- creativity: creating representations of real life or imaginary things using another medium, experimenting with combining materials
- literacy: developing language and storytelling through imaginary play
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Too fun! My kids would love this.
what great fun
Oo fab. We haven’t read the Gruffalo yet (it’s on Father Christmas list) but we love Mr Bump’s story (Mr Men) and we have standard blue anf white play dough in so will definitely be doing this in the week to come. Thanks for the inspiration. Love it 🙂
That is so so cute! H would LOVE it. x
That Gruffalo is just the cutest thing ever (love the teeth!)
Maggy
Aw, this is so cute!
This is a wonderful idea! This is a new favorite book for our family as of this Christmas. I smiled reading this and am about to turn off the computer and brew some coffee before my kids wake up. Thanks for always inspiring!!!