School Bus Worksheet – Free Printable
This is an awesome FREE school bus worksheet for back to school or anytime you want your students to work on important motor and visual perceptual skills. You can download this printable for free at the bottom of the post.
WHAT SKILLS DOES THE SCHOOL BUS WORKSHEET ENCOURAGE?
This free printable helps kids work on the following skills:
- Fine motor skills
- Visual spatial skills
- Scissor skills
- bilateral coordination skills and more!
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HOW DO YOU COMPLETE THIS ACTIVITY?
- Print the school bus worksheet.
- Cut out the road pieces at the bottom of the page.
- Place them in the correct squares to help the school bus find its way to the school.
- You can glue them down or laminate the pieces so you can repeat the activity over and over again.
HOW TO GET ACCESS TO THE FREE PRINTABLE
All you need to do is follow these three steps to access the printable page for preschoolers, kindergarten students, elementary and homeschool students:
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- Print or screen share the activity.
OTHER WAYS TO COMPLETE THE ACTIVITY
Here are a few options to modify or differentiate this activity:
- Print on cardstock paper and laminate it. Use wipe-off markers to write on the free printable.
- Draw the road in the boxes. Cross off each road section after you use it.
- Make it easier by: an adult can cut out the puzzle pieces.
- Make it more difficult by: mix the pieces up.
- Add in physical activity by: hiding the road pieces around the room. The student has to pretend to drive around the room looking for the pieces. Bring back one at a time to complete the school bus route.
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WHY ARE THESE SKILLS IMPORTANT FOR THE CHILDREN TO PRACTICE WITH THIS FREE SCHOOL BUS WORKSHEET PRINTABLE?
Here are more details about this free printable and why the skills are important to practice.
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
Fine motor skills refer to the ability to control small muscles in the hands and fingers. For example in this activity, the children have to: use scissors to cut apart the pieces.
Fine motor skills develop throughout childhood and continue to improve into adulthood. They are important for activities such as writing, typing, cooking, and using other tools. There are many ways to improve fine motor skills, including occupational therapy, targeted exercises, and adaptive devices. Get more fine motor activity ideas.
VISUAL MOTOR SKILLS
Visual motor skills are the ability to use information from our visual system to guide our motor system. This can include skills such as catching a ball, writing, drawing, and cutting with scissors. Visual motor skills involve the coordination of both large and small muscles.
For example, in this activity the children have to: use their eyes and hands together to cut out the pieces.
Additionally, visual motor skills develop over time – infants and toddlers typically have poorer visual motor skills than school-aged children or adults.There are many ways to improve visual motor skills, such as by playing sports, engaging in crafts, or participating in other activities that require coordination and fine motor skills. Anyone can benefit from improving their visual motor skills! Get more visual motor activity ideas.
VISUAL SPATIAL AWARENESS
The definition of visual-spatial relations is the ability to visually perceive two or more objects in relation to each other and to yourself.
In this activity, children are working on: determing which road piece goes where to create the bus route.
Good visual spatial skills are important for tasks such as math, navigating the environment, following directions, and solving puzzles. Children develop visual spatial skills by participating in activities such as building with blocks, playing video games, and participating in sports. Check out more spatial awareness activities.
COORDINATION SKILLS
Eye hand coordination skills involve the ability to use your body in a smooth, efficient way. There is eye hand coordination, eye foot coordination, and bilateral coordination (using both sides of the body together). Good coordination skills are important for activities such as playing catch, sports,and dance. Practicing coordination exercises regularly can help!
In this activity, the children are working on these coordination skills: using one hand to hold the paper and one hand to use the scissors to cut.
Read more about coordination exercises for kids.
WHEN IS A GOOD TIME TO USE THIS ACTIVITY?
The free printable is great to use for:
- Fine Motor stations
- Back to school activity
- Occupational Therapy Session
- Physical Therapy Session
- Carry over activities at home
- School breaks
- Anytime kids need some extra motor skill practice!
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