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Straws

Polk-a-dots and straws in preschool

by Deborah J. Stewart July 13, 2010 Creative Art

This week, the children explored making polk-a-dots with straws. Red, yellow, and blue paint was set out along with a straw in each paint. The children dipped the end of the straws into the paint. Then pressed the painted end of the straw on the paper. New colors were added to the page as desired. [...]

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Fine motor development in preschool with play dough and straws

by Deborah J. Stewart April 27, 2010 Physical Development

Play dough is such a wonderful resource for building fine motor skills. Wy and I sat down to play with some play dough recently. I cut the straws down so they were a little shorter then showed Wy how to make a ball of play dough and then stick the straws into the play dough. [...]

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Using straws to create AB patterns

by Deborah J. Stewart November 15, 2009 Cognitive Development

Straws are cheap, accessible, and come in all sizes and colors. This is what makes straws such a great resource for creating patterns in the preschool classroom. When first introducing patterns, start with a simple AB pattern. Notice that there are only two colors in this pattern. There is no difference in size – just [...]

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