Thursday, December 19, 2013

Gingerbread Play Dough

You’ll find gingerbread play dough in many centres at this time of year.  A basic recipe of flour, salt, water, oil and spices make it ready in minutes.  But what’s
           special about this dough is the attraction it is to many people.
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I believe the scent of the play dough, a very homey scent to many, is what draws
                           young and old to play with it.
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Whole families have sat around the table rolling out the dough and making
                                cookies together.
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By providing tools that are real or very similar to ones found at home adds
                        authenticity to the activity.
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Conversations happen around the table just like the dinner table at home.  We are learning about each other; what we like and don’t like.  Gingerbread play dough is
                                  a great language prompt.
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      I slipped in a bit more literacy by adding a poem on the table.