Match Box Cars

Ages 2 - 5
Need: cars, ribbon or yarn

Lay two 3 foot lengths of ribbon or yarn on the floor about 8 inches apart. This will be the race track.

Give your child a car and let him propel the car BACK and FORTH between the track.

When she's moving the car FORWARD, talk about what that word means. Tell her that forward means the same as ahead or front.

When he backs the car up, talk about what BACKWARD means. Say reverse is what you do in a car when you are backing up.

Then tell her to move the car up or down when you say "forward" or "backward".

You can also play this game when your child is standing up. Tell her to take 2 steps forward then 2 steps backward.

Then do 3 steps, 4 steps and 5 steps both backwards and forwards.

Play a game with the cars. Tell her to move her car forward 1 time, then two times up to 5 times. See how far her car goes down the track.

Then have her move the car backwards. Talk about why a car may be backing up.

To get out of a parking space, to back up on a street, to get out of the garage.

Talk about how a car will normally go forward a lot more than backward. And, a car cannot be driven sideways!

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