All About Me: Blank Faces Playdough Mats | EYFS & KS1 Activities

All About Me: Blank Faces Playdough Mats | EYFS & KS1 Activities

😊 Promote creativity and emotional expression in your classroom with our wonderful All About Me: Blank Faces Playdough Mats! This engaging printable resource is perfect for EYFS and KS1 children, providing a fantastic way to support fine motor skills, emotional literacy, and imaginative play through a fun, hands-on activity.

Ideal for Preschool, Nursery, School, or for Parents and Childminders at home, these mats are a brilliant tool for helping children understand and express their feelings in a creative way.

This versatile pack features:

• A set of 8 A4-sized playdough mats, each with a different blank face without features.

• A focus on diversity and inclusion: The variety of face designs encourages children to celebrate and represent different people.

• A perfect complement to emotion resources: These mats are ideal for children to create their own choice of eyes, nose, and mouth to convey different expressions, such as happy, sad, or surprised.

• Designed for repeated use: The mats are intended to be laminated so children can use them again and again with playdough, whiteboard pens, or other materials.

(Note: Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity suggested on this page and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)

• 💡 How to use this resource in your classroom/setting

  Our 'Blank Faces' Playdough Mats are incredibly versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways across various early years and KS1 environments:

  • Creative Playdough Session: Provide a selection of playdough colours and encourage children to add features to the blank faces. This is a great way to develop their fine motor skills and creativity.

  • Emotional Expression: Use the mats to open up a discussion about feelings. Ask questions like, "What kind of mouth would you make if the person was happy?" or "What would their eyebrows look like if they were feeling angry?".

  • Differentiated Learning: For younger children, you can simply focus on making features for the face. Older children can be encouraged to create specific expressions and talk about the emotions they represent.

  • Role-Play Tool: The mats can be used as a prop for imaginative play, with children creating characters for their stories and acting out different scenarios.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐣 EYFS Framework

  EYFS Framework:

  • Expressive Arts and Design: Children explore and use a range of media and materials, and express their creativity and ideas through playdough.

  • Physical Development (Fine Motor Control): The act of squashing, rolling, and shaping playdough strengthens hand muscles and improves dexterity.

  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development: The activity helps children to recognise, understand, and express a range of emotions.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐤 KS1 Curriculum

  KS1 Curriculum:

  • Art and Design: Children use a range of materials to design and make, and can be encouraged to explore form and colour.

  • PSHE (Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education): The activity supports children in learning about emotions and feelings and how to express them in a healthy way.

  • English (Spoken Language): Children can use the mats as a stimulus for discussion and to talk about their creations and the emotions they represent.

Download our All About Me: Blank Faces Playdough Mats today and make learning about emotions a fun and creative experience! 😊

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