
I made this texture board for my science center using a wood cutting board from the dollar store. Next, I cut out squares of items that had unique textures and glued them to the board using E6000 glue. I have mentioned E6000 glue before, it is the best product I have found to permanently adhere any types of materials.
Here is a list of the items I used on my texture board, but you may have others that work even better.
- Fur
- Cotton Square
- Tin Foil
- Sandpaper
- Chamois
- Placemat
- Textured Wallpaper Sample
The book Soft and Smooth, Rough and Bumpy: A Book about Touch is the perfect read aloud to introduce the topic of textures to young children.
The texture board also promotes inquiry and vocabulary development. Ask the children questions about the textures and encourage them to use descriptive words in their answers to support vocabulary development.
I like how Karen at Prekinders has questions posted in her science center so I created this printable sign below to go with the texture board.
Click on the picture below to download the free texture sign

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This is a great activity to do for our 5 Senses theme week. Thanks.
Have you seen our texture boards – I made them several years ago and they have held up to many many children!
http://kreativeactivities.blog.....oards.html
Thanks for sharing Leanne! Yes, those cutting boards are very sturdy, I’ve had mine for at least 7 years and it’s still going strong.
Wow! i am going to make one for my lil girl. She loves to feel things! Awesome idea!
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