Learning on the Sidelines Printable travel activities: packing list, BINGO, mazes, word search, coloring, crosswords, license plates and more
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If your kids spend a lot of time on the sidelines of their siblings sporting events or dance rehearsals, you can take advantage of all of that time with these activities your kids will enjoy and that offer good learning opportunities too.

Bingo on the Sidelines

Each of these Bingo boards helps kids recognize letters, numbers, and symbols, read simple words, and learn more about the activity they're watching.

Count On It on the Sidelines

Dragging your kids to a sibling's activity turns into a science experiment and graphing practice with this simple counting game. Make predictions ahead of time for which item you'll see most often!
  • Chart for counting hot dogs, photographers, catchers, and trash cans at a baseball game
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    A baseball game turns into a science experiment and graphing practice with this simple counting game. Make predictions ahead of time for which item you'll see most often!

  • Chart for counting baskets, whistles, coaches and layups at a basketball game
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    A basketball game turns into a science experiment and graphing practice with this simple counting game. Make predictions ahead of time for which item you'll see most often!

  • Chart for counting catches, goals, footballs and kicks at a football game
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    A football game turns into a science experiment and graphing practice with this simple counting game. Make predictions ahead of time for which item you'll see most often!

  • Chart for counting whistles, referees, goals, and soccer balls at a soccer game
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    A soccer game turns into a science experiment and graphing practice with this simple counting game. Make predictions ahead of time for which item you'll see most often!

  • Chart for counting cellos, trumpets, drums, and photgraphers at a music concert
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    A sibling's concert turns into a science experiment and graphing practice with this simple counting game. Make predictions ahead of time for which item you'll see most often!

More Activities

  • Printable mazes for kids from beginner to expert
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    Generate new mazes

    Teaches:
    • Hand eye coordination
    • Writing skills
    • Problem solving
    • Patience
    • Persistence
    • Memory

  • 15x15 sports themed word search puzzles for kids
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    Great for letter recognition, pattern matching, reading, and spelling. Make them easy or hard, or enter your own words! Try one with words all about the sport you're watching, or use the names of kids on the team!

  • Baseball pitcher coloring page
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    Teaches:
    • Holding a writing utensil
    • Hand strength
    • Fine motor skills
    • Hand-eye coordination
    • Focus
    • Creativity
    • more...

  • Crossword puzzle with picture clues for kids
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    Crossword puzzles with picture clues are a great way for kids to practice spelling.

  • Story template for kids with space for picture and words

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    Have your kids write a story inspired by the scene around them. It can be as simple as a picture and a few lines of text, or you can print a bunch of templates and help them staple their work into a small book when they're done.

  • Printable tic toe game for kids

    Make a billion of them

    It's a simple game, but can still help teach writing, turn taking, and problem solving!

  • Printable drawing clips with suggestions to get kids started
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    New drawing

    Drawing helps with handwriting by increasing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. It also lets all kids be creative, and the clips often get them to draw things they might not otherwise.

  • Alphabet Game: Blank lines with a capital letter at the beginning of each.
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    Have kids find an item that begins with each letter. Your kids will be practicing first letter sounds, writing, and spelling!

  • Secret message puzzle with a clue ‘When does it rain money?’
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    Practice deductive reasoning used in math, science, and computer programming. Make the puzzles easier or harder, and even enter your own secret messages. Try a few that teach your kids about the sport they're watching.

  • Dots and Boxes game showing 8x8 grid of dots

    Make easier or harder

    Practices turn taking, strategy, and planning ahead.

  • Child using paper battleship game with clipboard and attached pen while camping.

    Print game boards

    Teaches:
    • Grids
    • Plotting coordinates on a graph
    • Number lines

  • Printable hangman game for kids

    Print lots

    Teaches:
    • Think about your child's reading level
    • Consider words from their spelling list
    • Talk to them about which letters are most common
    • Teach them to think about common combinations: TH, CH, QU, etc.
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  • Printable drawing starters for kids
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    Switch doodle

    Drawing helps with handwriting by increasing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. It also lets all kids be creative, and the doodle starters often get them to draw things they might not otherwise.

  • 4x4, 6x6, and 9x9 sudoku puzzles for kids
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    Choose difficulty

    Teaches:
    • Number recognition/writing
    • Process of elimination and deduction
    • Basic computer programming algorithms
    • Extrapolation
    • Pattern recognition
    • Learn more

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