Pool Noodle Counting Race

Tools

1. PDF Printout (Click Here)

2. Pool Noodle

3. Rubber Bands

4. Scissors (cut out number cards in advance)

Activity Description

Let's learn our numbers and strengthen our fingers! Children will select a number card and place rubber bands around a pool noodle.

Steps

• Step 1: Gather all tools. Print out the number cards PDF and cut using scissors.

• Step 2: Select a number card and place that many rubber bands on the pool noodle. Continue until all number cards have been used or child is begins to fatigue.

• Step 3: Finish off with a race and see who can place a specific number of rubber bands onto the pool noodle the quickest.

Goals

This activity helps to strengthen the muscles of the little fingers, pincer grasp, and improve bilateral coordination skills. The activity requires two hands to work together efficiently. This activity can be used as a warm-up before handwriting or cutting with scissors.