Materials: cardboard box, marker, golf tees, toy hammer
- On one side of the cardboard box, draw a shape *begin with basic shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle), only adding additional shapes once those have been mastered (rhombus, heart, star, oval)
- Use the golf tees to poke holes along the line/s (at least 3/4” apart)
- Place the golf tees in a pile near the shape
- Model for your child how to place one tee in a hole, leaving the majority of the tee sticking out of the box, and tap the tee down into the box using the hammer
- Let your child complete the shape, while identifying what it is, by filling in each hole with a tee *This is a great time to discuss if the shape has straight or curved lines, how many lines it has (if applicable), how it is similar/different from other shapes, where we see those shapes, etc.
- Your child can also experiment with pulling the tees out of the box
- To repeat the activity, new holes may need to be formed between the existing holes if the tees no longer stand upright on their own due to the hole being too large
- Enjoy!