Playdough Planets — enjoyable preschool house exercise

Area, astronomy, and planets have at all times been a few of my favourite themes, so I really like sharing them with my preschoolers! This little Playdough Planets exercise could be a entire mission by itself, or only a enjoyable extension you may add in to your day subsequent time you pull out some playdough!

We began with Jupiter as a result of I used to be speaking about how one can see each Jupiter and Venus proper now, simply, shortly after sundown, with my older children. (When you reside within the northern hemisphere, search for the 2 brilliant planets after sundown within the western sky.)

My preschooler joined us whereas we talked about how some superior Jupiter Enjoyable Info (see under), and then I pulled out the play dough. I restricted the colours to pink, orange, and yellow. He fortunately designed 4 totally different “Jupiters” after which — on a special day — requested to repeat the complete exercise!

Play dough is superior for growing effective motor expertise and pre-writing muscle tissues. Pulling it out while you speak about science lets children stretch their creativeness, creativity, and design habits! And, it is a fairly clear sensory exercise!

Listed here are a few of our favourite planet Jupiter Enjoyable Info:

** Jupiter’s ambiance has plenty of hydrogen and helium! (I may need made some hydrogen with my children… it is a enjoyable little chemical response, but it surely has the potential to be harmful.)

** Over 1,000 planets the dimensions of Earth can match inside Jupiter.

** Jupiter has sufficient gravity to carry on to greater than 80 moons!

** A 12 months on Jupiter takes greater than 11 years on Earth!

When you make playdough planets, I would like to see them! Tag me on Fb (@PreschoolPowolPackets) or on Instagram (@Carla.Mae.Jansen)!

Joyful Educating,

Carla

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