"Are We There Yet?" by Dan Santat - Activity Kit

8/18/2019 "Are We There Yet?" by Dan Santat - Activity Kit

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ROAD TRIP ACTIVITY KITFUN GAMES TO TAKE WITH YOU

ON THE ROAD TRIP OF A LIFETIME!

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Would You Rather?The boy in ARE WE THERE YET? imagineshimself in all kinds of crazy scenarios. A road is the perfect time to get lost in your imaginatioAsk one another silly questions about differentsituations. Questions like…

• Would you rather race a rumbling train ona horse or joust with a knight in a medieval

tournament?• Would you rather ride a camel around the

Sphinx or swing on the ropes of a pirate shi

• Would you rather live in the past and hang with a mastodon or in the future where a robis your friend?

• Would you rather fl y a kite with Ben Franklinor high five a caveman?

• Would you rather have a toy monkey thatbecomes real or play fetch with a dinosaur?

The License Plate GameYou’re not the only one out on the road! Lookat license plates to see where other cars on theoad come from and make a list of all the ones

you see. The person who finds the state that isarthest away wins!

Boredom Busting StorytimePick another car on the road and make up atory about its passengers. Where do they comerom? Where are they headed? How do theyknow one another? If they could come fromanother era in history, which one would it be?What would they drive? How would they dress?

’m Going to Grandma’sThis is a fun and simple ABC game that can beplayed with any number of players. The firstplayer says, “I’m going to grandma’s and I’mbringing...” followed by something that beginswith A, like apples. The second player repeatswhat the first person said, but adds somethinghat begins with B. So she might say, “I’m goingo grandma’s and I’m bringing apples andbubblegum.” And so on with C, D, and the restof the alphabet. If someone forgets an item, he orhe is out. The last player who can recall all the

tems on the list wins!

Art copyright© 2016 by Dan

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ARE WE THERE YET? Car Bingo

THE CLASSIC ROAD TRIP GAME!Look out the window and when you see an item on your card, mark itwith an X. The first player to cover all the squares in a straight linehorizontally, vertically, or diagonally wins!

Reproducible Activity

LAKE

ROAD

WORKAHEAD

WILDFLOWERS

PICK UPTRUCK

FOODTRUCK

STOP SIGN TRAIN HORSE

POLICECAR

MOTOR-CYCLE COW

DO NOTENTER SIGN

AMUSEMENTPARK BOAT FLAG POLE

ONE WAYSIGN

POLICECAR

COW CONVERT-IBLE

FLAG POLE

WILDFLOWERS

ROADWORKAHEAD

FOODTRUCK DOG

TRAIN HORSE POLICECARONE WAY

SIGN

LAKEPICK UPTRUCK BOAT BARN

BARN MOTOR-CYCLE

POLICECAR

COW

FLAG POLE LAKE PICK UPTRUCK

STOP SIGN

DOG HORSE ONE WAYSIGNFOODTRUCK

BICYCLEAMUSEMENT

PARKWILD

FLOWERSDO NOT

ENTER SIGN

STOP SIGN DOG TRAIN BOA

HORSE BARN POLICECAR

MOTOCYCL

ONE WAYSIGN

COW BICYCLE CONVEIBLE

DO NOTENTERSIGN

FLAG POLE AMUSEMENTPARKWIL

FLOW

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ARE WE THERE YET? Vehicle MakerTRAVEL IN STYLE WITH YOUR OWN VEHICLE!In ARE WE THERE YET?, the boy finds himself travelling with people from all different historical eras, inall different forms of transportation. If you were to join him on his trip, what would you like to be riding inor on? Draw it below, and don’t forget your travelling companions or the setting you’d want to drive it in!

TYPE OF VEHICLE:_______________________________________________________________________________________________

TOP SPEED: ______________________

BEST FOR TRAVELLING THROUGH: _____________________________________________________________________________________

SPECIAL FEATURE: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

TRAVEL COMPANIONS: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

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