Little Scholars Workshop

Materials Needed:

• Blue Play-Doh
• Green Play-Doh
• Red Play-Doh
• Orange Play-Doh
• Yellow Play-Doh
• Cutting Utensil
• LSW Printable Earth’s Layers Graphic

Instructions:

Take a small piece of yellow play-doh and roll it into a small ball

Take a medium piece of orange play-doh and roll it into a ball slightly larger than the yellow ball

Next flatten the ball out and stretch it over the yellow ball making sure to completely cover it

Repeat this step with the red play-doh

Do the same for the blue play-doh

Next take pinches of the green play-doh and create land masses that resemble earth

Using LSW Printable Earth’s Layers Graphic to explain the different layers of the earth

With adult help, have the child slice through the play-doh earth down the middle to reveal the hidden layers underneath