Optional: plastic bottle, containers, toilet paper rolls, styrofoam, egg cartons, foil wrap, straws, paper, string, etc.
Instructions:
Lay out the boat making supplies and encourage children to be creative and make a boat.
As always remember, process over product.
Adaptations/Extensions of Play
Put your boat in water and make predictions and observations. Does it float? Does it sink? Why does it float? Why does it sink? Can it hold loose parts?
Make different shapes and sizes of boats? Does it change whether the boat floats? Does a bigger boat hold more or less loose parts?
Create a tally sheet and have children write their names and tally how many items each boat can hold
Skills
Fine motor skills
Creative
Prediction
Problem solving
Math: counting, shapes, sizes, more, less, fewest, most
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