Printables for Road Trips

My daughter — who is almost nine and has an opinion about everything — thinks that the license plate game is too difficult, because there is no way you could see all 50 states’ license plates, no matter how long you were in the car.

She maybe has a point, but clearing the table isn’t really the point. It’s more about observing and seeing what you can see.

But I think she’s really going to want some regular bingo-style cards with state names on them so we can play real license plate bingo.

I actually couldn’t find any online so I’ll have to make them myself.

If you’re more of a traditionalist when it comes to “license plate bingo,” you’ll find a graphic version along with other road trip printables at Laura’s Crafty Life.

Or add to the challenge by giving kids a United States map and having them color in the states whose license plates they see. This version is from Everyday Wanderer.

Another version of the license plate scavenger hunt and other scavenger hunts you can play in the car can be found at the Resourceful Mama.

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Road Trip Printables

Shark Week generally happens in July, but any time is a good time to learn more about sharks.

First, start with some fun whale facts like these from Kids Craft Room. Here I learned about the dwarf lantern shark, which is the smallest shark and only grows to about 6-8 inches (about 15-20 cm) long. It also emits light. How cool is that?

Natural Beach Living has some great printable shark information guides, where kids can learn about different kinds of sharks, match the facts to the pictures, or print out doubles and do a shark memory game.

Living Life an Learning has some great shark activity pages including the parts of a shark, types of sharks, a crossword puzzle and more. Also check out their parts of a shark and word scramble download, and a life cycle worksheet.

Learn about how sharks float with this great activity from JDaniel4’s Mom.

Need more facts about sharks? This fact pact from The WOLFe PACK on Teacher Pay Teachers includes fact sheets, a printable flip book, informational text, vocabulary, comprehension questions and more.

Living Montessori Now has a great collection of shark themed activities with a Montessori inspired twist. You’ll find a shark roll and cover, shark phonics and lots more shark activities Deb has collected from all over the Internet.

Remember the “Sharknado” movie? A Few Shortcuts turned the combination of sharks and tornadoes into a fun science activity. You’ll need a bottle connector for this project but otherwise should have everything you need on hand. Use their template to make your sharks out of aluminum foil. So fun!

You can also do some shark themed coloring with these coloring pages from Encouraging Moms at Home. Or make a cool 3D shark with this template from korkotak. And there are tons of different shark crafts collected in this post from Kids Activities Blog.

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