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Brighter Child®
An imprint of Carson-Dellosa Publishing LLCP.O. Box 35665Greensboro, NC 27425 USA
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Travel Games Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Can You Spot That? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 AlphabetVehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 PeopleWatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 NumberLotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10–13 LicensePlateLotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–17 FoodFun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18–20 Traveler’sTicTacToe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21–24 Traveler’sScavengerHunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25–28 RoadsideBingo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29–32
Following Directions & Reading Maps . . . . . . . . . 33 Island-HoppingHelicopterRide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 PonyExpress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 ArrivingonTime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 FindingtheGold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 TheyShowedtheWay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rebus Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 AreBearsAround? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 RockyMountainHome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 LeaderoftheNation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 AFarmer’sFriend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 ASouthernState . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 FolkloreHero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 AVeryColdPlace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 CaribbeanIsland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 AVeryHeavySleeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fabulous Word Search Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 WhatARecipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 WhatWillIBe? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 TagalongWordSearch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Incredible Crossword Puzzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 ReadAllAboutIt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 CoolCider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 It’saSnapforaGiraffe! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 LaughableFellow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Lighthouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Category Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 GotIt! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60–64 WordDiamonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65–68 What’sInaName? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69–71 BoxedIn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72–74
Challenge Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 WordSquares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76–77 WordSteps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78–79 FormingWordsGame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 HiddenWords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81–82 WordLadders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83–84
Take a Guess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 IntheDoghouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86–88
Answer Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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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 category 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 .
Observation is the first step in forming critical thinking skills. It is important to encourage your fourth grader to observe things around him or her, which gives your child practice in the important skills of sorting and classifying.
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Alphabet Vehicles
Thisspottinggamewillhelpyoubecomefamiliarwiththevariousmakesandmodelsofcarsandtrucks .
First,writethelettersofthealphabetverticallyonasheetofpaper .Then,foreachletter,trytospotacarortruckwithanamethatbeginswiththatletter .Writethenameonyourpaperbesidethecorrespondingletter .Forexample,withtheletterS,youcouldusesports car .Setatimelimitonthegame .Thepersonwiththemostnameslistedwins .
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People Watch
Listatleast15differentkindsofpeopleyoumightseewhiletraveling .Then,whenyouspotthem,checkthemoffyourlist .Herearesomesuggestions:policeofficer,taxidriver,truckdriver,jogger,personwithsunglasses,baby .
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Number Lotto
Usethelottogameboardsbelowandonpages11–13 .Haveeachplayerwriteanumberfrom0to20inthe16sections .Next,haveeveryonetrytospotthenumbersthatareonhisorhergameboard .Thefirstpersontospotanumbercallsitoutandcrossesitoffhisorhergameboard .Playerswhohavethatsamenumberdonotcrossitofftheirgameboards;onlythefirstpersontospotthenumbergetstocrossitoff .Theplayerwhocrossesoffthemostnumbersisthewinner .
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License Plate Lotto
Usethelottogameboardsbelowandonpages15–17 .Eachplayerfillsinthe25sectionswithnumbersfrom1to9andlettersofthealphabet .Thenumbersandlettersmaybeusedmorethanonce .
Next,oneplayercallsoutanumberoraletterfromthelicenseplateofapassingvehicle .Playerswiththecorrespondingnumberorletterwillcrossitofftheirgameboard .Thegamecontinueswithdifferentplayerscallingoutnumbersorletters .Thefirstplayertocrossoffallthelettersornumbersonhisorherlottogameboardwins .
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Food Fun
UsetheFoodFunlistsbelowandonpages19and20 .Seehowmanyfoodwordsorpicturesoffoodyoucanfindwhiletraveling .Lookforthemonbillboards,restaurantsigns,andothersources .Seehowmanyitemsyoucanspotin30minutes .
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