Backseat Scavenger Hunt summaryIf you prepare a backseat
scavenger hunt for a long car ride, your children may be too
busy looking out the window to notice how long you've been on
the road. - The RIF Guide to Encouraging Young Readers -
Alphabet Learning, Games, Vocabulary Building MATERIALS: Paper
and pencil Before you head out, make up a long list of various
things your children are likely to see from the car (or bus or
train) window. For example: a license plate beginning with the
letter C, an old tire, a tow truck, an overpass, a city that is
named after a woman, a McDonalds restaurant, a silo, and so on.
Give the children the long list to work on together or divide up
the list so that each child is looking for different items. Or
let them make up lists for each other. For children who can't
yet read, make a picture list by cutting out magazine pictures
of signs and other common roadside attractions, like cows and
pay telephones. Glue the cutouts on a piece of paper. The
children cross items of their list