Turkey Emotions Play Dough Mats | Feelings SEL Fine Motor | PreK SPED Autism OT

Build emotion identification AND fine motor skills with these engaging Turkey Emotions Play Dough Mats! Students shape play dough to make the turkey emotion shown — practicing feelings and facial expressions while strengthening little hands. A perfect two-in-one for the Thanksgiving season.

🦃 What's Included

• 8 turkey emotion play dough mats
• Included in both color AND black-and-white versions — 16 mats total (save on printing!)
• Emotions included: happy, sad, angry, silly, surprised, scared, upset, worried
• Print and laminate to use again and again with play dough

⭐ How It Works

Laminate the mats and provide play dough. Students look at the emotion shown and shape the play dough to make the turkey's face match — building emotional vocabulary and fine motor strength at the same time.

🧠 Skills Targeted

• Identifying and naming emotions
• Feelings and facial expression vocabulary
• Social-emotional learning (SEL)
• Fine motor strength and control
• Hand and finger strength
• Pincer grasp and finger isolation
• Hand-eye coordination
• Following a model
• Attention and task completion

💛 Perfect For

• Preschool, Pre-K, and Kindergarten
• Special education classrooms (SPED)
• Autism classrooms and ABA programs
• Occupational therapy (OT — hand strengthening)
• Social-emotional learning and counseling
• Fine motor centers and morning tubs
• Independent work stations and task boxes
• Thanksgiving and fall units
• Early childhood and ECSE
• Homeschool

🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Two skills in one — emotions/SEL AND fine motor
• 8 emotions for rich feelings vocabulary
• Color AND black-and-white versions included — 16 mats total
• Excellent for hand strengthening — a top OT goal
• Engaging turkey theme students love
• Reusable again and again once laminated
• Great for centers, morning tubs, task boxes, and SEL time

🍁 More hands-on Thanksgiving and fall activities:

• Hands-On Thanksgiving Activities
• Hands-On Pumpkin Activities
• Hands-On Fall Activities
• Apple Themed Activities
• More Fun Fine Motor Activities