Bus Learning Activities

April 18, 2023 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

Here’s another fun holiday you’ve never heard of: April 25 is school bus driver day. It’s as good a day as any to celebrate the drivers who get our kiddos wherever they need to go, but it’s also a fun time to bring out some activities related to buses. These are also great for back to school time.

I’m sure you’ve sung the “Wheels on the Bus” song a million times in your career as a parent or teacher. These printables make it easier and even more fun for little ones to learn and sing along. Print out the pictures and mount them on sticks and the whole classroom (or busload of kids) can see exactly where you are in the song. These come from Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds.

If your kiddos need some reminders about bus safety, check out these ideas (accompanying printables are available from Teachers Pay Teachers) from Teach with Me.

This bus-themed measurement activity from 123 Homeschool 4 Me is a great way to show kids that you don’t always have to measure with a ruler. It uses cubes to measure buses of different sizes, but you could use other units of measure you have handy as well.

Or use your counting bears to count out how many bears go on the bus with these printables from ABCs of Literacy.

Match upper and lower case letters on the front and back of a bus with the cute printables from Preschool Play and Learn. Work on recognition of a few letters at a time or match the whole alphabet for older kids.

Practice color identification by matching kids with the same color shirt to the bus with that colors stripe with these printables from Tot Schooling.

And if you’re looking for some school bus crafts, check out this roundup from A Little Pinch of Perfect. Or grab some of these activities (some are crafts, some not) from Sea of Knowledge.

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Easy Lacing Cards to Make for Kids

Lacing is a great fine motor activity, and most kids go through a phase where they enjoy working with lacing cards. It helps promote focus and is a great quiet activity for kids to do in the car or to fill time in the classroom. And of course knowing how to lace is the beginning of knowing how to sew, which is great for all kids to learn (more on teaching kids to sew here).

There are lots of ways to make your own lacing cards. This one is just a pin but it’s easy to make lacing cards with any shape a child is into using cardboard and a nail to poke the holes. This could be fun for letter and number recognition or spelling the child’s name. Or try this version from Hey Azka, which uses a hole punch to make bigger holes so you can lace with shoe laces.

You can also just do lacing cards with paper, but it’s a great idea to print them on card stock and/or laminate them to make them sturdier for little hands. Homeschool Share has a set of alphabet lacing cards, which are free with email signup. Deceptively Educational has a set of number lacing cards with numbers 0 to 10.

Picklebums has some basic shape lacing cards, too.

Living Life and Learning has a bunch of cute printable lacing cards, including back to school designs, shoes kids can lace and learn to tie and ocean themed lacing cards. She also has tips for making your own lacing cards.

A Rose Tinted World made their lacing cards with craft foam, which makes them a little more durable than paper and you can cut it more easily than cardboard. They used a die cutting machine but you can also cut shapes by hand.

I also love the cat and mouse cards from Seam Whisperer. They also have some spring themed designs. So cute!

If you want to make lacing cards that are more open ended, check out this tutorial form Pretty Life Girls to make lacing cards that are more like geo boards. Theirs are made with wood but you can also do this with cardboard, craft foam or card stock.

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