Fun Playdough

This goes with a first day of school activity found at Little Giraffes Teaching Ideas.

This ball of playdough is here, Full of fun for you and me. With a few squeezes and rolls, What colors can we see?

As we mold and shape today, Our school year starts with cheer. Together we’ll learn and play, Making memories here.

The PDF has two pages. The first page has six small copies of the “Fun Playdough” poem with a colorful border to cut apart, and the second page has one large copy of the poem.

You can download the PDF here: Fun Playdough  

Ways to use it

• Playdough gift: Attach a poem card to a small bag or ball of playdough for each child on the first day of school.
• Read together: Read the poem aloud and have children point to each word as you read.
• Play and talk: While children squeeze and roll their playdough, ask them what colors they can see.
• Meet the teacher: Give the playdough and poem to families at an open house or meet-the-teacher night.
• Poetry folder: Add the large copy of the poem to children’s poetry folders.
• Post it: Display the large copy on a bulletin board for the first week of school.