Weather Playdough Mats
Teaching our little ones about the many weather patterns we experience can be an exciting adventure, and nothing makes the learning process more fun than incorporating playdough into our activities. My Weather Playdough Mats are perfect for homeschooling and are designed to provide both a fun and educational experience for our children.
If you want to see more activities like this, check out my bigger list of fun Weather Activities for Kids!
In this post, I will be guiding you through each of the Weather Playdough Mats and how they can be used to educate our little ones about the weather. Let’s start!
Playdough is a magical invention that can captivate children’s attention for hours, which makes incorporating this material perfect for homeschooling.
My weather theme playdough mats present a fun and interactive way of introducing your child to different types of weather patterns, from sunny days to hurricanes.
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Fun Weather Activities
When using weather playdough mats for preschool or kindergarten age students, there are several activities you can incorporate to enhance their learning experience. Here are some ideas:
Weather Sensory Bins: Create sensory bins filled with materials that represent different weather conditions. Include items like cotton balls (clouds), blue water beads (rain), yellow pipe cleaners (sun), and white playdough (snow). Let the children explore and create their own weather scenes using the playdough mats and sensory bin materials.
Weather Sorting: Prepare pictures or flashcards depicting various types of weather such as sunny, rainy, cloudy, and snowy. Ask the children to sort the cards and match them to the corresponding playdough mat. This activity reinforces weather vocabulary and allows children to practice visual discrimination skills.
Weather Dramatic Play: Set up a weather-themed dramatic play area where children can pretend to be weather forecasters. Provide props like maps, weather charts, and dress-up clothes representing different weather conditions.
The goal is to make learning about weather interactive, engaging, and hands-on while utilizing the playdough mats as a focal point.
Recommended Weather Books for Kids
Dive deeper into the weather and all of its terminologies with these fun weather books, your kids will love exploring the weather with any of these books.
National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weatherpedia: The most complete weather reference everNational Geographic Readers: WeatherWhat’s the Weather?: Clouds, Climate, and Global WarmingExplore My World CloudsWhen The Sky RoarsWorm Weather (Penguin Core Concepts)
Weather Playdough Mats Supplies
- Printer (I have this one)
- Paper
- Playdough
- Playdough cutters and tools (optional)
I have the HP printer 8710 but it’s not available anymore. It’s still running well for years now. Look for another HP Instant Ink-ready printer so that you can use their program to send you ink cartridges whenever your printer gets low on ink.
Recommended Educational Weather Toys
If you’re looking for a fun and educational way to teach your kids about the weather, these toys are perfect! Get one of these hands-on and engaging activity kits for your kids and see for yourself that they will love it!
My First Daily Magnetic CalendarBe Amazing! Toys Weather Science Lab4M Weather Station Kit – Climate Change, Global Warming LabSmartLab Toys Storm Watcher Weather LabUnique Kids STEAM Powered Weather StationNUOBESTY Wind Vane
What’s included in the Weather Playdough Mats?
Sunny
The Sunny Playdough Mat is perfect for helping your child understand everything sunny, be it a warm summer day or a sunny beach outing.
Cloudy
The Cloudy Playdough Mat depicts a cloudy and overcast day. Your little one can add to their playdough mat by creating different colors and shapes of clouds.
Windy
The Windy Playdough Mat is perfect for making small cotton ball clouds and other objects that can flow around the mat depending on how the wind blows.
Rainy
The Rainy Playdough Mat represents a rainy day. Children can create different sizes and colors of raindrops using playdough, making it a fun and interactive activity.
Stormy
With the Stormy Playdough Mat, you can create a mini thunderstorm with bolts of lightning, creating a perfect opportunity for learning about sound and light waves.
Snowy
The Snowy Playdough Mat presents a snowy winter scene and a fun way of helping your little one learn about snowflakes and winter activities.
Rainbow
Your child can paint and build a rainbow with the Rainbow Playdough Mat, learning about colors in the process.
Hurricane
The Hurricane Playdough Mat features a hurricane scenario, allowing your child to learn about wind patterns and how hurricanes develop.
Lightning
The Lightning Playdough Mat is perfect for teaching young children about the behavior of lightning, helping them understand what happens when a charge builds up in the atmosphere.
Foggy
With the Foggy Playdough Mat, children can learn about fog and how it forms. Children can use their fingers to create foggy shapes on the mat, making learning more interactive.
These weather playdough mats are perfect for your weather unit while also engaging them in playdough activities.
Adding these mats to your homeschool lessons will create a fun learning experience that your little ones will never forget, all while stimulating their imagination and creativity.
I hope you enjoy exploring my weather playdough mats and creating fun and educational memories with your children.
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