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by Samantha Harpring
Topics: Preschool, Math, Science, Outdoor
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Guide your child to:

  • compare two containers to decide which holds more and which holds less
  • find the container that holds the most
  • find the container that holds the least
  • measure how many of the smallest container will fit inside the largest container
  • line up the containers from least volume to greatest
  • find two containers that appear to be similar and then test to see if they really do hold the same amount
  • discover how the width and height of a container affects how much it will hold
  • fill each container once and dump it into a large bucket to see how much water the containers hold collectively
  • estimate how many of a particular container it would take to fill the kiddie pool


Sure it’s wet entertainment for a sweltering day. But what your little one doesn’t know is that he’s building the foundation for science and math concepts. He’ll think it’s just good, clean fun!