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Nursery Big and Small Playdough Stones: Make 3

Playdough mats where children fill big and small spaces on a pebble to make 3, then make their own 3 with mixed sizes. • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • 3 landscape playdough mats on a pebble. Linked to Development Matters for three and four-year-olds. Print-ready PDF.

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Big and Small Playdough Stones: make 3 with different sizes. Three landscape playdough mats, each a big pebble. Two show 3 dot spaces of different sizes to fill with playdough. The third is blank so children can make their own 3, with some big and some small. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • 3 landscape playdough mats on a pebble. Ideas for using it: • Fill the spaces: Roll balls to fill each space. Big space, big ball; small space, small ball. • Is it still 3? Point to the big ball. Is it still just 1? • Make your own: On the blank pebble, make 3 with some big and some small balls. • Compare: Look at a friend’s pebble. Are the sizes the same? Is it still 3? Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Fast recognition of up to 3 objects, without having to count them individually (‘subitising’). • Make comparisons between objects relating to size, length, weight and capacity. • Use one-handed tools and equipment, for example, making snips in paper with scissors. • Show ‘finger numbers’ up to 5. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.Read more

Big and Small Playdough Stones: make 3 with different sizes. Three landscape playdough mats, each a big pebble. Two show 3 dot spaces of different sizes to fill with playdough. The third is blank so children can make their own 3, with some big and some small. What’s included: • Teacher guide with Development Matters links. • 3 landscape playdough mats on a pebble. Ideas for using it: • Fill the spaces: Roll balls to fill each space. Big space, big ball; small space, small ball. • Is it still 3? Point to the big ball. Is it still just 1? • Make your own: On the blank pebble, make 3 with some big and some small balls. • Compare: Look at a friend’s pebble. Are the sizes the same? Is it still 3? Linked to Development Matters (three and four-year-olds): • Fast recognition of up to 3 objects, without having to count them individually (‘subitising’). • Make comparisons between objects relating to size, length, weight and capacity. • Use one-handed tools and equipment, for example, making snips in paper with scissors. • Show ‘finger numbers’ up to 5. Supplied as a ready-to-print PDF (A4 landscape). Print, laminate and reuse all year.

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