{"id":36,"date":"2018-06-13T20:39:20","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T20:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/?p=36"},"modified":"2021-08-26T15:36:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T15:36:41","slug":"playdough-mat-name-forming-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/playdough-mat-name-forming-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Playdough Mat Name Forming Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to day 3 of 10 where we explore ideas to help your child learn to spell and write their name! You can quickly jump to each day as it is indexed on<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerfulmothering.com\/10-days-to-teaching-your-child-to-spell-and-write-their-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this page<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we are exploring the classic playdough mat but with a twist!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rolling-playdough-snake.jpg\" alt=\"rolling playdough snake\" class=\"wp-image-61\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rolling-playdough-snake.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/rolling-playdough-snake-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Print off your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/name-playdough-mat\/\"><strong>custom name playdough mat page<\/strong><\/a> and grab a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3xqgu9D\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>pot of playdough<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. I slide my printed playdough mats into this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3gG6u6g\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>plastic sleeve<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<br><script type=\"text\/javascript\">&lt;br \/> amzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";&lt;br \/> amzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"createprintables-20\";&lt;br \/> amzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"manual\";&lt;br \/> amzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";&lt;br \/> amzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";&lt;br \/> amzn_assoc_region = \"US\";&lt;br \/> amzn_assoc_linkid = \"56a44cc320e8c3fd80d95393a866d102\";&lt;br \/> amzn_assoc_asins = \"B004DJ35X8,B00JM5GW10\";&lt;br \/> amzn_assoc_design = \"in_content\";&lt;br \/> <\/script><br><script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><br><em><strong>Related<\/strong>: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerfulmothering.com\/homemade-playdough-recipe-plus-tools-for-play\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">How to Make Homemade Playdough.<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/playdough-fine-motor-letter-forming.jpg\" alt=\"playdough fine motor letter forming\" class=\"wp-image-59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/playdough-fine-motor-letter-forming.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/playdough-fine-motor-letter-forming-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Have your child pinch off a small amount of playdough and roll with the palm of their hands. Moving the hands up and down in this manor will result in a &#8220;snake&#8221; playdough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Measure off some lengths on the letters and either cut with a playdough scissors (great to integrate if practice is needed) or pinch of the correct length sizes. Follow the dot to form the letters correctly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/editable-name-playdough-mat.jpg\" alt=\"editable name playdough mat\" class=\"wp-image-58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/editable-name-playdough-mat.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/editable-name-playdough-mat-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">>>>>>>><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/name-playdough-mat\/\">Get the printable playdough mat here!<\/a><\/strong>&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Playdough-Mat-Name-Forming-Practice.jpg\" alt=\"Playdough Mat Name Forming Practice\" class=\"wp-image-60\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Playdough-Mat-Name-Forming-Practice.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Playdough-Mat-Name-Forming-Practice-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Playdough-Mat-Name-Forming-Practice-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.createprintables.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Playdough-Mat-Name-Forming-Practice-400x600.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I love this font particularly for this playdough mat because of the dot to encourage the correct formation of the letters. This seems to be a common development in preschool to address.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to day 3 of 10 where we explore ideas to help your child learn to spell and write their name! You can quickly jump to each day as it is indexed on&nbsp;this page. Today we are exploring the classic playdough mat but with a twist! 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