Playdough
tadpoles and tails for counting.
This activity idea combines ready
mix paint in grip-sealed bags for mark making on the outer surface and balls
of black brown playdough, each with a numbered tail for ordering and a few
pony beads for eyes or collage, giving character to the pollywog
creations! A cute way to explore one stage of a frog & toad's lifecycle.
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Playdough
Prepare for the activity by making/buying a batch of
black or brown dough. We use acrylic paint to achieve a good depth
of black which is added alomng with the water during cooking; this does mean
a little more supervision is needed when the youngest join in the fun.
Each tadpole is a ball of rolled dough with pony beads pushed in for eyes.
Encourage personlised model making that sees the growing brood being organised,
counted and positioned.
Tails
Print any number of tails and fold the sheet in half.
Using a glue stick secure these sides together and cut the tails out. Laminate,
trim again and place to one side, ready for play.
If you find the tails here are too large you maybe able to change the size
of the printed versions by editing the image to paper settings as the sheet
goes to print.
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Ponds
Tactile, clean mark making resources that are simply grip sealed
bags with a small amount of blue and white ready mix paint squeezed inside.
Lay the bag flat and gently press down to remove the air. Lock
the seal edges together by squeezing until they click and close the bag firmly.
If wanted, add an additional line of sticky tape to minimise the risk of
leaks! Place the bag on top of the stream printable and role play with the
tadpoles as the water ripples lap around them. Use finger tips to draw into
the surface of the squidgy bag and print more stream images, joining
them together to create a river length interactive numberline. |
Tadpole tail outline template can be used to cut out tails from materials
such as craft foam or card.
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A quantity of playdough
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