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I have a love/hate relationship with Playdoh

If you have never had to stick your fingers in a child’s mouth to retrieve wet/slobbery playdough, consider yourself lucky. It is the worst. Secondly, I also find it tedious to pick all the playdough out of under my nails and my rings that I forgot to take off. However, I love that playdough offers so many options for not only imaginary play but also to target academic skills and fine motor abilities. Here are 5 ways I love to use playdough with my students. My Child/Student Eats Playdough: It is a very common situation. It comes down to personal judgment if you want to explore other edible options or just nix the idea in general. The tricky thing is,...

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