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Travel Games Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Number Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 OneHundredChallenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 NumberLotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9–12

Fabulous Word Search Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 IntheCity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 How’stheWeather? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 It’stheOpposite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Vegetables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Fun With License Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 SentenceChallenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 HowManyWords? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21–23 LicensePlateLotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24–28

Can You Spot That? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 CowsandCemeteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30–32 FoodFun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33–36 TravelersTicTacToe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37–40 NameSpeller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41–42 What’stheTally? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43–46 RoadsideBingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47–50

Memory Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 GoingOnaTrip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 GroceryLists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53–56

Clever Coloring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Treats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 BreezingAlong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 TheGoodOldDays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Electrifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 SoftandCuddly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 All-TimeFavorite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 BrightandBeautiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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What An Imagination! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 FancyNames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66–67 CloudPictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68–70

Dot-to-Dots and Mazes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 DiggingDeep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 KerinKoala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 CarmenCamel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 APointyFish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 HelentheHousefly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 PeteandPeggyPig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 HoppingDowntheBunnyTrail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 BugWalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 CanYouFindIt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 LittleLostLamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 FabulousFlowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Games Galore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 ScrambledWords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Clap,Slap,andSnap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 HeadsorTails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Rock,Paper,Scissors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 BoxedIn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88–90

Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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Travel games are a great way to break up the boredom of a long distance trip. Guessing games, word games, and memory games provide hours of fun and learning. Use this section to help you plan ahead to get even more fun out of your travels!

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Portable Fun Pak

Beforeyourtrip,gathertogethera“funpak”—asetofthingsthatwillhelpyouoccupyyourtimewhiletraveling .Chooseitemsthataresmallandportable .Placetheminabackpackoratotebag .

Whatandhowmuchyoutakewilldependonhowlongyouplantotravel .Also,somethingsthatareappropriateforoneformoftravelmaynotbeidealforanother .

Skimthroughtheideasinthisbookandmarkthegamesyouthinkyou’dliketoplayonyourtrip .Somegames

requireyoutopreparesomethingbeforeyourtrip .Besuretoinclude

anymaterialsneededforthoseactivitiesinyourfunpak .

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At the end of their first grade year, children should be able to add and subtract within 100. There are plenty of ways for your child to practice addition while you’re on the go—you just need to know where to look!

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Thisgameisgreatentertainmentifyou’retravelingontheroad .Justlookoutthewindowandtrytospotthenumbersfrom1to100inorder .Lookatroadsigns,addresses,licenseplates,andothersourcesforthenumbers .Ifyoureach100andyoustillhavesomedistancetotravel,youcankeepplayingthegametoseehowmuchhigheryoucango .

Variation:Beginbyspotting100,then99,andsoonuntilyoureach1 .

One Hundred Challenge

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Usethelottogameboardsbelowandonpages10–12 .Haveeachplayerwriteanumberfrom0to20inthe16sections .Next,haveeveryonetrytospotthenumbersthatareonhisorhergameboard .Thefirstpersontospotanumbercallsitoutandcrossesitoffhisorhergameboard .Playerswhohavethatsamenumberdonotcrossitofftheirgameboards;onlythefirstpersontospotthenumbergetstocrossitoff .Theplayerwhocrossesoffthemostnumbersisthewinner .

Number Lotto

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Number Lotto

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Number Lotto

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Number Lotto

Word search puzzles encourage children to use problem solving and creative thinking skills to recognize words hidden in the puzzle. It also provides children with excellent practice in spelling and defining common words.

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Findandcirclethewordsinthepuzzle .

In the City

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car park

taxi store

street hospital

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Findandcirclethewordsinthepuzzle .

Vehicles

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houseboatsubmarinekayakjet

helicoptertaxibicycletrain

raftshipairplanecar

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Findandcirclethewordsinthepuzzle .

How’s the Weather?

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sunny

stormy

hot

foggy

windy

cold

tornado

hurricane

hail

cloudy

snowy

rainy

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Findandcirclethewordsinthepuzzle .

It’s the Opposite

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allnone

manyfew

samedifferent

smalllarge

questionanswer

abovebelow

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Findandcirclethewordsinthepuzzle .

Vegetables

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beet

asparagus

broccoli

lettuce

carrot

spinach

radish

cabbage

potato

peas

corn

onion