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Magical Mammoth - recipes, edible and to play with ..    Playdough activity ideas 
  Adding theme, focus and loose media to dough.
                   Number playdough mats
This is a straight forward idea with outline cards to print and support children's interaction with numbers, numeracy, text written numerals and spoken vocabulary.

Number playdough mats - roll and shape activities
 
Add number themed resources that add interest and texture to your dough play.


 
Links for these number resources are to amazon.co.uk - jelly looking jewels

 wood
glittery foam
moulds
Wood number shapes to add math to dough
Glittery effect number shapes for playdough texture
Sand and dough mould shapes
 cutters
foam number

Number cutters for playdough early years  numeracy
foam number rescources to add interest to playdough activities

Number outline playdough mats

 outline numbers 1 - 2
   outline numbers 3 - 4
  outline numbers 5 - 6
   outline numbers 7 - 8
   oultine numbers 9 - 10
   outline numbers 11 - 12
   outline numbers 13 - 14
   outline numbers 15 - 16
   outline numbers 17 - 18
   outline numbers 19 - 20



 detailed number card 1 - 2 one two
 detailed number card 3 - 4 three four
 detailed number card 5 - 6 five six
 detailed number card 7 - 8 seven eight
 detailed number card 9 - 10 nine ten
 detailed number card 11 - 12 eleven twelve
 detailed number card 13 - 14 thirteen fourteen
 detailed number card 15 - 16 fifteen sixteen
 detailed number card 17 - 18 seventeen eighteen
 detailed number card 19 - 20 nineteen twenty





Roll out lengths of dough to fill the inner section of the printed outlines and raise the number's profile. Decorate with sprinkles and encourage play that explores counting, matching and sorting.

Outline number cards 1 and 2
Outline number cards 3 and 4
Outline number cards 5 and 6
Outline number cards 7 and 8
Outline number cards 9 and 10
Outline number cards 11 and 12
Outline number cards 13 and 14


Outline number cards 15 and 16
Outline number cards 17 and 18
Outline number cards 19 and 20



Roll thinner lengths and use splodges of dough to replicate a number's shape and to count quantity

detailed numeracy playdough card 1 - 2
detailed numeracy playdough card 3 - 4
detailed numeracy playdough card 5 - 6
detailed numeracy playdough card 7 - 8
detailed numeracy playdough card 9 - 10
detailed numeracy playdough card 11 - 12
detailed numeracy playdough card 13 - 14
detailed numeracy playdough card 15 - 16
detailed numeracy playdough card 17 - 18
detailed numeracy playdough card 19 - 20

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