Most of us, including the grown-ups, love bath toys. Rubber ducks, boats, and other squirt toys bobbing up and down in the water have to make bath time more fun. But how about 5,000 rubber ducks?! Charlotte Lee seems to like that idea: in 2011 she broke the world record for the biggest collection of rubber ducks, at 5,631. She’s been collecting them since 1996, and still holds the record – and lots and lots of ducks – today.
Wee Ones: If you have 5 rubber ducks, what numbers would you say to count them?
Little Kids: If you have 4 small rubber ducks and 2 big ones, how many rubber ducks do you have?Bonus: If you have 8 rubber ducks and all but 3 of them can squirt, how many squirty ducks do you have?
Big Kids: For how many years had Charlotte collected ducks if she started in 1996 and had the record number in 2011? Bonus: If you have 5,631 rubber ducks like Charlotte, how many more do you need to get to 10,000 rubber ducks?
Answers:
Wee Ones: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Little Kids: 6 rubber ducks. Bonus: 5 squirty ducks.
Big Kids: 15 years. Bonus: 4,369 more rubber ducks.
