Road Trip Window Watch
About 30 minutes, indoors, for ages 5 to 7.
Where it works
Works in any indoor space
Who it's for
ages 5 to 7
Try this adventure now:
- a bridge
- a farm animal
- a body of water
- a truck hauling something
Today's Challenge
- 1.What is the biggest thing you saw out the window?
- 2.How many different vehicle types did you count?
- 3.How did the land change as we drove?
Quick Start: What you need
- 1pencil
The Goal
A simple lookout game for the long stretches between stops.
How to start
- 1
Gather what you need: pencil. Nothing else required.
- 2
Head indoors and see how many you can find: a bridge, a farm animal, a body of water, a truck hauling something.
- 3
Talk about what you are seeing. Start with "What is the biggest thing you saw out the window?"
- 4
Print the worksheet to check things off as you find them, and keep it afterwards.
Draw The View
Pick one moment out the window and draw it below.
A rainbow you see from a moving car is different from the one a passenger in another car sees. Rainbows are different for every viewer.
If you want to push it further
- Spot something you have never seen before
- Count how many other cars are the same color as ours
Print it and go
The worksheet has the checklist, the prompts, and a space to draw in. One page, ready for a bag or a glovebox.