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The Complete Guide to a Texas Road Trip

When you hear the open road calling your name, there are no highways with more to explore than Texas’. Between a packed strip of Route 66 in the Panhandle and the FM 170 along the Rio Grande are miles of road with plenty to discover. Here’s everything you need to know for a genuine Texas road trip, from routes to take and roadside stops along the way to crafting the ultimate Texan playlist.

Before You Go…

Queue the Tunes: Is a road trip a road trip without a finely curated playlist? Whether you’re cruising through scenic Hill Country, the rolling West Texas mountains, or the towering East Texas Pineywoods, the experience of a Texas road trip isn’t complete without a queue of truly Texan music. The Lone Star State is the birthplace of classic road songs like Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again” and Kris Kristofferson’s “Me and Bobby McGhee.” Check out our full road trip playlist for a full lineup of country jams.

Ready Your Ride: Stocking the console with beef jerky and your favorite CDs is the fun part of road-trip prep, but getting your vehicle in shape is essential to avoiding roadside misadventures in the middle of nowhere. Make sure your oil is clean, your spare tire has air, and your coolant is topped off — it’s gonna be a long drive! Get our complete car safety checklist for road trips here.

The Classic Scenic Highways: There are almost 700,000 miles of road in Texas, more than any other state in the U.S., but no matter which road you take or which direction you head, the highways all offer scenic routes. Farm-to-Market 170 (or FM 170) in Big Bend runs along rivers and canyons. The Lonesome Highway in West Texas is simultaneously flat and mountainous. There are plenty of routes to take, so dig into the collection of our favorite Texas highways for more .

Route 66: Although only about 150 miles of the internationally famous Route 66 cut through Texas, it’s a jam-packed stretch of road in the Panhandle. Along the way, you’ll find a barbed wire museum, one of Elvis Presley’s favorite diners, and the infamous public art installation Cadillac Ranch. Get the full lineup of Route 66 attractions in Texas on our guide.

The Texan Music Venue Tour: A significant amount of American music is rooted in Texas, so it follows that the music venues around the state are just as historic. The variety of stages and locations makes for a great map to plan your road trip around — start at the Luckenbach Dance Hall in Hill Country, swing-dance your way through the world’s largest honky-tonk in Fort Worth, and wind up in Helotes, the birthplace of Texas-music legend Willie Nelson. Pack your dancing shoes and check out our complete list of music venues.

See “Europe”: No need to book an international flight — you can road trip your way from London to Paris to Berlin to Moscow right here in Texas. These are just a few of the “European” cities in the Lone Star State, which together can create a fun tour of Central-to-East Texas. Check out the full list of Texas-Europe towns here.

The Twisted Sisters: A 100-mile loop of two-lane blacktop in the heart of Hill Country and the windiest road in Texas, the Twisted Sisters is not for the faint of heart. It’s a truly awesome drive full of rough terrain, hairpin turns, and steep cliffs — ingredients for a road trip that’s equal parts beautiful and harrowing. If you’re up for the challenge, read up on our guide to tackling the Twisted Sisters .

Best Roadside Stops

The Top Gas Stations: Every Texas road-tripper has pulled off at a Buc-ee’s to join the melting pot of road-weary Texans who congregate here to top off their tanks and load up on brisket sandwiches. But there are several renowned gas stops around the state with famous (and random) road offerings, like Fuel City’s street tacos and Fox Fuels’ laundromat. Stop off at our guide to gas stations in Texas to learn our favorites.

Czech Stop: One of the best gas stations in Texas also offers the best kolaches in the state. Czech Stop is in the small town of West, which is just north of Waco and one of the most Czech-populous areas in the country. They’ve been handmaking kolaches (plus a full menu of authentic Czech pastries) since 1983, and it’s been a haven for hungry road-trippers ever since. Learn all about their delicious history here.

Roadside Fruit Stands: When your Texas road trip gets bogged down with I-35 traffic, keep an eye out for fresh fruit stands along the way. No matter what’s in the season, there are almost always family-run stands along frontage roads hawking peaches and strawberries, jams and jellies, and even Christmas trees. Learn some of our favorite roadside stands in our guide.

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Any direction your road trip takes you, keep your eyes peeled for these quintessentially Texan things. How many can you find along the way?

• The Most Texas Road Signs: From pelican crossings to “Look Out for Snowmobiles,” here are some of the zaniest (and the most important) road signs to watch for.
• Curious Capitals: Can you find Texas’ official Hippopotamus Capital, its Blues Capital, or its Jackrabbit-Roping Capital? Bookmark our guide to the best capitals and see what you’ll find.
• Public Art: Look for Prada Marfa, Cadillac Ranch, and more art installations on your drive. See how many of our favorites you can spot on your journey.

Ready to hit the road? Explore even more of our Texas Travel blogs to guide you along the way.

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Frequently asked questions, what is bingo.

Since its invention in the 1920’s, bingo has been and continues to be one of the oldest and most loved games that you can find all over the world. Bingo is a game of chance where numbers are drawn between 1 and 75 or 90 (depending on where in the world you are).

All of the players all have a bingo card with at least 16 different numbers on it. Depending on where you are located, the game may have slightly different rules or structure because different jurisdictions have evolved their own version of the game.

The basic premise is that players will mark off each number that they can match on their bingo card. How bingo works is, when a player has a row, column, or diagonal completely covered, they will call out “bingo!”

Who can play Bingo?

If you’re wondering who bingo is good for, the answer is everyone! People of all generations love bingo, and the teachers who use WordMint to create their bingo templates find that their students love it.

Bingo can be played with numbers or with words, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates, and it is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

How do I create a bingo template?

A bingo card template in word can be a bit difficult to work with. For the easiest bingo card templates, WordMint is the way to go! With over 1000 existing bingo card templates to choose from you could find the perfect card already existing, or you can create your own!

Simply log in to your account and use our template builders to create your own custom bingo templates.

What is WordMint?

WordMint is your go to website for creating quick and easy templates for word searches , crosswords , bingo and countless other puzzles. With over 500,000 pre-made puzzles , you can select one of our existing templates, or create your own.

Do you have printable bingo templates?

Absolutely! All of our templates can be easily print, or you can save your work as a PDF to print for the entire class. Your cards get saved into your account for easy access and printing in the future, so you don’t need to worry about saving them at work or at home!

Do you have bingo templates in other languages?

Yes! We have full support for bingo templates in Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics. You can use other languages just for your titles and instructions, or create a bingo puzzle completely with words instead of numbers.

Can I convert my bingo template into other puzzles?

With WordMint you can create a template and then use it to convert into a variety of other executions - word searches , word scramble, crosswords or many more.

Is Bingo good for kids?

The teachers that use WordMint love that they are able to create bingo templates that challenge their students cognitive abilities, and bring them together in a fun social environment.

You can theme your bingo games, and the ability to use different languages means that you can work language learning into your lessons as well. Because WordMint templates are totally custom, you can create a bingo template for kids that suits their age and education level.

Printable Road Trip Bingo Cards (No Email required!) 

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Road trip bingo is the perfect game for a long car ride. 

It gives the kids a chance to leave the tablets behind for a bit and engages them with the world that is passing by them.

Car trip bingo is also a perfect game as it’s easy to learn, doesn’t take up a lot of space, and can be played repeatedly.  

Free Printable Road Trip Bingo Cards for the Car Ride

Click the image below to access 10 free printable road trip bingo cards .  

Click Here to Download: 10-Free Car Ride Bingo Cards

How to Play Road Trip Bingo

Not quite sure how to play road trip bingo?  It’s super easy and fun for both kids and adults.

What do you need to play Road Trip Bingo?

• Bingo cards (free printable cards)
• Writing Utensil: Pen, Pencil, Crayon, Marker
• Optional: Plastic sleeves and erasable markers so you can reuse the cards

There are also apps for road trip bingo, so if that is easier and everyone has a tablet, that option is available to you. 

Road Trip Bingo Game Play Instructions

• Give a bingo card to each player
• After everyone has their card, start the game by having the players look out the windows and try to find the items on their bingo cards
• Each player crosses off the objects on their card as they see them
• The first person to get a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line and yells BINGO, wins
• You can end the game here and start again or continue playing until someone gets another bingo or their entire card is crossed out. 

Optional : Grab small prizes from a place like a dollar store to give out. 

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While for many, driving is a relaxing and invigorating experience, passengers in a vehicle may not share the same excitement. There’s simply not much to do in a car. Yes, you can use electronics to occupy your time such as TVs, tablets, and cellphones, but doesn’t everybody deserve a relief from technology every now and then? Not to mention how electronics coupled with road trips can cause severe motion sickness (eww and eek!). Puke, and a hot, extended drive? No way! Instead, opt for a car game that requires no electronics whatsoever but is still tons of fun regardless. Road trip bingo aka auto bingo or travel bingo is the perfect alternative, so without any further ado, let’s jump right into the road trip bingo game tutorial!

Like any bingo game, you’ll need a 5×5 square grid, totaling 25 squares. You can easily print out one of these grids online, but be sure to obtain one specifically for road trips, as well as one for each member of your party, so long as each player’s grid is different from everyone else’s. A road trip bingo game includes squares that have objects specifically found on road trips, such as highways, trailers, texting passengers, dogs, among other things. Finally, each player will need a tool to write with.

Road trip bingo plays nearly identically to the conventional bingo, aside from the driving themed grid. Yet, if you do not know how to play the traditional bingo, then please refer to the tutorial below.

1. Each player gets a grid with the same objects but different placement.   This makes their grids distinct from each other. Ensure no player has the same grid. The driver does not get a grid. 2. As the driver travels, they will call out relevant objects they spot.   As an example, we will use highway. If the driver spots a highway, they will announce it to the passengers. 3. Passengers will then find the called out object (“highway” tile) on their grid and cross it out by placing an ‘X’, check mark, or other notation on the grid. 4. Steps 2-3 are repeated until one player crosses out five objects in a row, which can be done vertically, horizontally, or diagonally (similar to a game of tic tac toe).   Keep in mind that the tile in the exact center of the board is a blank space, automatically cross that one out. 5. First player to complete step four entirely (five in a row) wins!

Road Trip Bingo Object Ideas

Roadside items such as Trailer, RV, Police Car, Fire Engine, Bridge, Motorcycle, Billboard, Road Cone, Gas Station, Ambulance, Stop Sign, Speed Limit Sign, Barn, House, etc. OR use a themed board where all objects are road signs, colors of cars, or makes of cars. Google ‘Road Trip Bingo Printables’ to check out dozens of free printable bingo cards.  We like the ones at Mom’s Minivan: http://www.momsminivan.com/printables.html .

Games of BINGO are player in singular teams–so only one person per team. However, there can be as many players as you want. Just make sure you aren’t causing too much of a distraction for the designated driver, as this could potentially cause a crash or other car issue that could result in serious troubles for you and your family. Drive safely and as always, have fun!

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July 21, 2017 · Updated July 27, 2022 · 4 Comments

Velcro Road Trip Bingo Travel Game (Free Printables)

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Inside: Keep your kids entertained on car rides with this Velcro Road Trip Bingo travel game! This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on behalf of Tree Top.

Velcro Road Trip Bingo Travel Game for Kids

Growing up our family went on a road trip every summer to the beach. This was long before tablets and even portable DVD players, so we had to think of other ways to keep ourselves entertained!

One of our favorite travel games was a card game where you divvied up a deck of picture cards. The first person to spot all of the things on each of their cards won. Some of the items were easy to find, some where practically impossible (a lighthouse…really?!) but we always had a blast playing!

I created this printable Road Trip Bingo travel game based on our favorite childhood road trip card game.

Instructions:

Print the bingo cards (available below) and cut out along the outlines. Feel free to color in the pictures on the cards!

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Glue the printable bingo cards to card stock or sturdy paper.

Attach velcro stickers to the squares on cards next to each item name as well as to the back of foam shapes. We used different colored silly face foam pieces for each player, corresponding to the color of card stock we used for each bingo card.

Note:  If you don’t have velcro stickers handy, you can also use clothespins, paperclips, or even regular stickers.

How to play:

Pass out bingo cards to all the players.

Every time you see something on your card, cover that space with a marker. The first player to cover all five spaces on their bingo card wins!

Our favorite road trip essentials

Books — We all love to read, so occasionally during the trip we’ll have quiet time. It’s so easy to get caught up in a good book that you don’t even notice time passing!

Road trip playlist — We always create a special playlist before we go on any trip, filled with our family’s favorite songs. There is definitely some sing-a-long time on every excursion!

No-mess snacks — Nothing diffuses cranky kiddos like a snack! Tree Top Applesauce Pouches are perfect for road trips because the no-spill squeeze pouch prevents messes .

The one thing I don’t enjoy about road trips is how tricky it can be to find wholesome food on the road. That’s why we pack ahead to make sure we always have real food instead of chips or candy.

Tree Top Applesauce is made with 100% USA apples and contains NO high fructose corn syrup and NO artificial ingredients and are easy to slip into a travel bag or purse. They’re the perfect packable snack when you’re on the go!

Tree Top Applesauce Pouches come in a variety of kid-approved flavors and in both 4-count and 12-count packages. To find out where to buy in your area, visit TreeTop.com .

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August 4, 2020 at 10:53 pm

There are so many moving parts to this it’s a bit confusing. I’ve looked through the page five times to find the LINK to download the FREE Bingo Boards. Sad.

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August 12, 2020 at 4:26 pm

Yes, I can’t display a full sized PDF in the blog post itself, so there is a link to download/print the full cards. What’s sad to me is that anyone would complain about free content that I spent hours creating.

July 19, 2021 at 2:38 pm

Hi! The link to the pdf doesn’t seem to be working. These are so cute, I hope to use them for my kiddos on our upcoming trip! Thanks!

July 20, 2021 at 4:19 pm

Oh no! I just went back and fixed the link, but here it is just in case: https://thesoccermomblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Road-Trip-Bingo-Cards.pdf Thank you for letting me know!

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Do you have an upcoming long car ride with preschool or school-age kids? Grab this Free, Printable Bingo Card for Road Trips to keep everyone busy for a bit during your travels. Play full card Bingo to maximize the “busy time,” meaning every square needs to be filled in to win.

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Competition in the car leading to tears? No worries! Make it a team game where everyone works together to fill the card. Next time, try to go even faster and beat your team’s previous time.

Have a laminator? Laminate your Bingo card and use dry-erase markers. Now you have a reusable bingo card.

Bonus-Laminate with a piece of blank paper on the backside, and watch the back become a reusable coloring page! Mom win!!!

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Road trip games are always a fun way to help pass the time in the car on a long drive! And one of the most classic road trip games in Road Sign Bingo.

This car activity is a popular and fun road trip game for adults, teens, kids, families, or couples. It’s easy to play, can last the whole trip long, and doesn’t require much else than a piece of paper, a pen or pencil, and your eyes.

How do you play the road sign bingo? All you have to do is print out (or buy) a set of bingo cards, keep a look out of your window for all the road signs you see, match them to your board, and be the first to fill an entire row.

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Read on to find out how to play, how to download our free printables, find some pre-made options, and some game play variations!

How to Play Road Sign Bingo

Road sign bingo printable pdfs, buy road sign bingo cards and games, list of common us road signs, road trip game variations, more road trip games, pin this road trip game to save for your next road trip.

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The road trip journal & activity book.

Enjoy fun games and challenges to pass the time on your next road trip and have a keepsake to look back on for years to come with this entertaining must-have for your next vacation.

Street Sign Bingo is a true road trip classic! Here’s how you play:

• Print up these four different road bingo playing cards and bring them along on your next road trip.
• Have each passenger pick a card and keep a look out for different road signs: No Turn, Exit, Yield, route signs, interstate signs, they’re all here! The center space is free!
• When someone sees a sign out the window that matches a sign on their paper, they can mark it off by circling the icon. (Tip: bring along some crayons or markers to do the marking!)
• Once someone gets five in a row (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally) they yell “BINGO!” and are declared the winner.

Ready to play? Click on the thumbnails or button below to download the free printable road sign bingo game cards for yourself. They will open in a separate window as a PDF that you can save to your desktop computer or phone and print.

Road Sign Bingo Printable Checklist

This printable road sign checklist lists some of the most common road signs you’ll see on your road trip. Print out copies for everyone in the car and keep an eye out to see who can spot the most!

Don’t have a printer or want something reusable and sturdy that will last for many road trips to come? Buy a pre-made set online and keep it in your car for road trip fun!

Interstate Highway Travel Bingo Set

This set of four reusable cards have shutter slides so you can click them closed whenever you see one of the road signs or other popular things to see on a road a trip !

Road Trip Bingo Boards

This travel-friendly board set offers different patterns so everyone in the car has a chance to win!

Mudpuppy Road Trip Bingo!

These bright cards offer fun illustrations of different things you might see out the car window. The set includes three bingo game cards and three dry erase markers so you can reuse the games for many road trips to come.

Magnetic Travel Road Trip Bingo Game

A magnetic version of the classic road trip. Made for two passengers, the first to complete one column or 2 rows of this game board wins!

100 PICS US Road Signs Travel Game

An alternative to the classic road sign bingo, this flashcard-based game keeps kids entertained by teaching them about all the different road signs.

Want to create your own game or printable? Use this list of common US road signs to check off on your own.

• Crossbuck Sign
• Dead End Sign
• Deer Crossing Sign
• Divided Highway Sign
• Do Not Enter Sign
• Do Not Pass Sign
• Interstate Sign
• Keep Right Sign
• Men at Work Sign
• Narrow Bridge Sign
• No Left Turn Sign
• No Passing Zone Sign
• No U-Turn Sign
• One Way Sign
• Pedestrian Crossing Sign
• Railroad Crossing Sign
• Road Narrows Sign
• School Crossing Sign
• Side Road Sign
• Slippery Road Sign
• Slow Moving Vehicle Sign
• Speed Limit Sign
• Two Way Traffic Sign
• Winding Road Sign

Road Sign Game Variation

On longer drives you can use these free downloadable road sign bingo cards to see who can spot ALL signs the quickest. The winner is either the first passenger to fill up his or her card or who has the most when you reach the destination!

Road Trip Bingo

Similar to Road Sign Bingo, Road Trip Bingo cards feature more than just road signs, including other things you might see from the car.

Road Trip Restaurant Bingo

This variation fill the card with different chain restaurants and fast food establishments that you might see on your road trip

Hotel Bingo

For when you get to your hotel at the end of the day, Hotel Bingo cards feature things you might see at your nightly accommodation.

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Free road trip bingo printables.

Just print and play with these Free Road Trip Bingo Printables! Find things all along your journey! 10 copies, master list and rules included.

Everyone loves Bingo and with these Free Road Trip Bingo Printables you will be set to enjoy plenty of games with friends and family!

Pages 1-10 are all different boards so up to 10 people can play.

Page 11 and 12 have all of the pictures on them with words to explain what each picture is just in case it isn’t clear. They are meant to print out and be taken along in case they are needed.

Most are very clear but ones like a luggage rack with something on it may not be. Road kill is another that isn’t really clear. I purposely made that one unclear, lol.

When we played this game way back when, I had typed up rules for several of the items. I will add them for you below under “Items on the List”. Use them if you like them and if you don’t, feel free to do it your way of course.

If you are in a different part of the country or a different country totally, some of these may not work this way at all. These worked for us and lest our competitive natures got the best of us, we had them written out.

When we played this as a family many years ago, it was handwritten. I didn’t have the internet tools I do now. We had a lot of fun with it and passed many hours in the car with this game.

I hope you love this game as much as we did!

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What you need to Play the Game

–A Caller: Usually someone would pull cards from a hat or bowl and call out what is to be covered on each card. In the case of Road Trip Bingo, the “Caller” is what is outside the vehicle’s windows!

Look all around! Look at other vehicles, IN other vehicles, on other vehicles, along the sides of the road, to the sides, in front of you, behind you, close by and far out!

–At least 2 players.

–1 Bingo card per player. That is the basic version.

If you want to make it challenging, you can also give players more than 1 card.

You can also play with teams if you have young players or are on a bus with more people than cards.

–Some sort of tokens or markers to keep track of what has been called.

If you are going the disposable route with your cards, just checking off the items with a pen, marker or dot marker is fine.

In this case of Road Trip Bingo, I definitely recommend using a pen or marker instead of tokens. Tokens won’t work at all. An even better idea and fun, would be stickers to apply when an item is found.

(The only problem with stickers is that there is no way to verify that it was done correctly at the end of the game if that is needed. Maybe very small stickers to be put in the square so that the picture can still be seen would be an idea.)

You can also laminate your cards to use them over and over and use a dry erase marker.

How to play Bingo

Each player is given a Bingo card and something to mark the spaces when they find the items.

The winner is the first person to get 5 in a row in any direction. If you want to make it more challenging or take longer, make it so they need to get 5 in a row in TWO directions.

You could even play that whoever fills their card first wins. That would make the game last even longer.

Everyone covers the FREE SPACE in the middle of their card.

Review the rules of the game before starting. Decide for example, whether someone can count more than 1 item in the same area.

A construction area may have a construction sign, a dump truck, a crane, and a port-a-pot all very close to each other. May someone cross off all 4 within that close area? Yes? No? It is your game. You decide. Just decide before you begin playing so everyone knows.

And while the construction example may not be allowed, that person may be allowed to get one of those items out of the right hand window and a school bus passing you in the left hand window because that is different. Just make it clear.

The winner is the first to complete the winning line or lines and shouts BINGO!

The items on the Road Trip Bingo List

American flag; a real flag, picture or magnet on a car

Bike; any bicycle but not tricycles, dirt bikes or motorcycles

Boat; any boat, even a canoe in the water, being towed or sitting in a yard

Bucket truck; any truck with a bucket for someone to stand inside of

Camper; the kind that is towed, not a motor home

Car carrier; must be carrying at least one car

Cow; a real cow, not a picture on a billboard, etc.

Crane; the machine, not a bird

Cross; any cross—on a church, a memorial, in a cemetery, etc.

Construction sign; an orange sign warning of road work, etc.

Convertible; decide ahead of time if the top must be down or not; some seasons you just won’t find one with the top down but if it is a nice day, the top should have to be down

Dog; a real dog, no pictures like on a greyhound bus

Full luggage rack; just so there is something on it

Handicap license plate; the symbol on the license plate, not a hanging sign on a mirror

Jeep; any vehicle with “Jeep” on it

Overpass; road that goes over the road

Police car; police CAR, not motorcycle, truck, etc.

Road kill; does not have to be recognizable, just must have been alive at one point; no tire pieces, trash, etc.

School bus; long or short but must be orange

Someone eating/drinking; must be outside your own vehicle

Taxi; must be labeled as “taxi”

Train; any part of a train; engine or cars, moving or still, but track doesn’t count

Tractor; farm tractor, mowing tractor or even lawn tractor; on its own tires or being towed is fine

Water; any water—a puddle, lake, ocean, even a raindrop on the windshield

How to Print some but not all of the pages

There are 12 total pages here and you are welcome to all of them. If you don’t want to print them all, this is what you do:

When you hit the print button, you should get a pop-up page with options. It could also make you ask with a “3 dot” deal or a v to see more or even words that say “more options”.

One option will be whether you wish to print all of the pages or just some of them. You can type all or 1 or 1,3 or 3-5 or whatever pages you would like to print.

Ideas to print and preserve your printables:

Printing, writing on them and disposing is the quickest and easiest use of a printable of course, but there are other options if you choose.

Laminate them:

If you would like to print them once and use them year after year, you can laminate them and use dry erase markers to write on them. Then just file them away until next year. This is a great idea if you use them for a classroom year after year or for multiple classes hour after hour.

White Card Stock and Dry Erase Pockets:

A quicker and easier solution to a disposable printable if you don’t wish to laminate is printing on white card stock and slipping them into dry erase pockets. Children enjoy using colored markers and erasing when they are finished. They can do the same one over and over if they wish and even improve their speed. The pockets can be used for different cards and the cards filed away until ready to use again.

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