Counting Boats

Wednesday we stayed home and did an activity outside!I was a little upset with this activity just because our dog kept knocking the boats over. Axel is a 100lb Chocolate Lab that absolutely loves the water. Well he was outside with us and thought this activity was for him as well. Oh well, Asher still participated and learned some new numbers!

My best friend since middle school is a Pre-K teacher. We typically bounce ideas back and forth for activities. This one is all her. She sent me a photo the other day of these and told me how I had to try this with Asher. 

Asher can count 1-10 no problem! He even knows 20 and some of the numbers in between. 

So with my counting boats I focused on the numbers after 10.

I did by 10's and 11-19. 
Yet again all these items were just laying around my house. Any activity lately has to be done with the supplies I have at home. Venturing with a 2 year old and a 2 1/2 month old is quite the task.

Items Used:

• ​​Straws
• Colored Paper
• Pool Noodles
• Sharpie
• Hole Punch

Directions:

1. Make triangles on the colored paper & cut them out
2. Hole punch at the top and bottom
3. Write your numbers
4. Insert straw through hole punch
5. Cut Noodles into small pieces
6. Insert straw with number attached

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I did test them in my sink first to make sure they would float! I actually didn't get any pictures of Asher in the pool with his counting boats =[. I'm sure we will do the activity again and I will update the pictures!