The Tiger Basket is everyone’s favorite basket because it is the play-doh basket! The best part of this basket is that it is fun and educational at the same time. Play-doh is an excellent resource for building fine motor skills.

When you are preparing this basket you will need a few play-doh toys. You want a couple of cookie cutters in shapes coordinating to the themes of the other baskets. (Each week the baskets will all be based around the same theme.)

You will also need a few play-doh toys like these:

You don’t want to use the whole kit though, just a few toys each time. You want to change the toys out weekly. (Remember, we are keeping those centers fresh!)

The object of this tabletop is for students to manipulate the play-doh in various shapes. This sounds simple, and even fun, but by doing this, your students are building up those muscles that will make them better writers!

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