Road Trips

Our family just returned from a road trip to Iowa to see family for Thanksgiving. Now sitting in a van for 6 hours is not always a time people think of educating and making something that is meaningful. However after this road trip we have added new activities to our repertoire.

1. Mileage games - We worked with our oldest daughter on how to read mile markers. On how exit sign numbers go in order with the miles either left on the road or miles from the state line. After a while you can talk about how fast you are driving, we began with using the figure 60 mph, in other words you are driving 1 mile per minute. So that we worked on how far from one exit to the next, and how many minutes would it take. With time we progressed to 70 mph (which is how fast we where traveling).

2. License plate game - Keep a list of all the different license plates you see. If you have a copy of a US map then have the kids color in the states as you find the plates. This game is fun because you can talk about the different designs on each plate as well as where the vehicle began driving from, and where that place is located on the US map.

3. Road sign game - Keep a list of all the different road signs you see, talk about the colors of the signs, what that mean and the symbols they use.