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Easy Toilet Paper Racecar Craft for Kids

July 12, 2022 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Looking for an easy kid-friendly craft to add to your transportation unit?

This easy toilet paper racecar craft is perfect!

It’s simple, only requires a few supplies, and just plain cute too.

Easy Toilet Paper Roll Racecar Craft

One of the books I grew up with was Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day?. I’m sure many of you remember that one too.

What always caught my eye was all the cars and trucks that moved through the town every day. (I think Sergeant Murphy was directing traffic in one of the scenes.)

Paper Roll Car Craft for Kids

Transportation is still a great theme for early learners, which makes this racecar craft a perfect project to make with preschoolers and kindergartners!

Make this simple toilet paper roll racecar craft with little ones for a quick transportation craft!

Read on to get the full instructions and printable template to make it with your students.

And, for more about transportation, check out our printable Racecar Scissor Skills Printables too!

Easy Toilet Paper Roll Racecar Craft

When you’re ready to make this craft, let your students choose what color they’d like. Any craft or construction paper works for this project.

Simple Paper Roll Car Craft for Kindergarten

To make this easy paper roll racecar, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are listed below. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Colored craft paper
  • Cardstock
  • Empty toilet paper roll
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Ruler
  • Craft glue
  • Washable markers
  • Printer (with ink)
  • A copy of the Toilet Paper Roll Racecar Craft Template
How to Make a Paper Roll Race Car

After you’ve downloaded the Toilet Paper Roll Racecar Craft Template, print it out on cardstock paper. Use scissors to cut out the template pieces. (You may need to print two to have enough stripes to decorate your car.)

Making a Toilet Paper Racecar

Trace each of the template pieces onto the colored paper. Cut them out and you’re ready to get started.

If you’re working with multiple students, you may want to do this step in advance. Then the kids can get started right away.

How to Make a Toilet Paper Roll Race Car

First, wrap the colored craft paper around the empty toilet paper roll. Use scissors to cut off the excess paper.

Secure the ends with glue.

How to Make a Paper Roll Car

Trace the rectangle from the template onto the toilet paper roll.

How to Make a Racecar Out of a Toilet Paper Roll

Cut the rectangle shape out on three sides, leaving the edge closest to the front in place. (This step is best done by an adult.)

Reach into the toilet paper to push the cut sides up. This forms the “windshield” of the car.

Making an Easy Toilet Paper Roll Car

Cover the windshield with a piece of light blue craft paper. Glue it in place.

Simple Paper Roll Racecar

Trace the stripes onto craft paper and glue them onto the sides of the car.

Paper Roll Car Craft for Kids to Make

Make the rear wing by tracing the wing template and shorter stripes onto craft paper. Glue the stripes onto the wing and attach to the back of the car.

Trace (or draw) the number template and glue it to the side.

Cute Racecar Paper Roll Craft

Glue the wheels on and you’re done!

Toilet Paper Racecar Craft for Kids

You might choose to have your class make an entire fleet of cars!

Easy Race Car Craft for Kids

See how many different colors your students can use!

Try some of these other simple transportation crafts for kids to make!

Get ready for back to school with this super cute paper school bus craft for kids! So easy to make, even for little ones!
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This fun paper pirate ship craft is a perfect activity for a pirate unit!

Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: crafts, crafts for kids, transportation

Monster Truck Measurement for First Grade Printables

April 1, 2019 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Monster Truck Measurement for First Grade Printables
Monster Truck Measurement

Now that we’re winding down first grade with Roo (yay!), I’ve been looking through the math objectives to make sure we touch on as many topics as possible. One of the major math concepts we still had to discuss was: measurement.

For Roo, though, life begins and ends with movement. So I wanted to make learning about measurement as fun as possible. Time to add in some monster trucks with a fun set of monster truck themed measurement for first grade printables!

Printable Monster Truck Measurement for First Grade Lesson

These are a wonderful way to practice using rulers to measure to the nearest inch, half-inch, and quarter inch, especially if you have active kids who love all things transportation.

Check out our printable Monster Truck Measurement lesson and get a set of your own for FREE! And, for more ways to make math fun, take a look at our outdoor sidewalk chalk math game!

Teach children how to measure to the nearest inch, half-inch, or quarter-inch with these fun monster truck measurement for first grade worksheets!

Monster Truck Measurement for First Grade Printables

To use these monster truck measurement for first grade printables, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links included in this post. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer Paper
  • Pencils
  • A Ruler

Printable Measurement Lesson for Kids

All you have to do is print the worksheets and then follow the instructions!

Monster Truck Measurement Lesson for Kids

Kids can choose from measuring to the nearest inch, the nearest half-inch, or the nearest quarter-inch. So these work well for teaching measurement for first grade, but also measuring skills for second grade and rising third grade students.

Printable Monster Truck Measurement for First Grade Worksheets

This product also includes a full answer key, so kids can check their work!

Printable Measurement to the Nearest Inch Lesson for Kids

Monster Truck Measurement for First Grade Printables Lesson

Since it was Roo’s first time working on this topic, we started with learning to measure to the nearest inch.

Using Measurement for First Grade Printables

After we talked about the importance of lining up the first line on the ruler with the start of the object, Roo was off and running!

I encouraged him to draw a line from the start of the object to the point at which it lined up with the ruler, and then the same with the end of the object.

Measurement for First Grade Printables Activity

The instructions say to measure to the nearest inch, so it was also a good time to talk about estimation. After Roo measured each line of trucks, he wrote down the number on the lines. Easy peasy!

Measurement for First Grade Printables Pack

Since Pooh is in second grade, he worked on measuring to the nearest half-inch.

Learning with Measurement for First Grade Printables

And he ended up learning that .5 and 1/2 are the same thing! (We’re already working on third grade objectives, albeit unconsciously…lol.)

Free Measurement for First Grade Printables

Scroll down to get your copy of our Monster Truck Measurement for First Grade printables!

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Monster Truck Themed Measurement for First Grade

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Filed Under: Homeschooling Printables, Math Tagged With: first grade math, free math printables, homeschool math, homeschool printables, math, math printables, measurement, transportation

Monster Truck Unit Study

December 6, 2016 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

We’re back with another one of our homeschool unit studies – this time it’s a fun monster truck unit study that boys and girls will love!

My children are fascinated with monster trucks, and why not? They’re big, seemingly indestructible, and they get to run over things all the time. Pretty awesome. Below we’ve gathered a fun educational video about how to drive monster trucks, as well as monster truck books for kids, crafts about monster trucks, and more!

If your kids enjoy this unit, don’t miss our Monster Truck Measurement printable pack – a perfect math activity for this topic!

This monster truck unit study for homeschoolers features fun activities, crafts, videos, and books for kids!

Monster Truck Unit Study

Watch the following video and challenge your kids to answer the questions below.

  1. How tall does a monster truck stand? (Answer: 12 feet high)
  2. How much does a monster truck weigh? (Answer: 10,000 pounds)
  3. How much damage does a monster truck cause in a single night’s performance? (Answer: $100,000 worth)
  4. How does a monster truck driver steer both sets of wheels? (Answer: The driver uses the steering wheel to steer the front two wheels and a hydraulic switch to steer the back two wheels.)
  5. How many speeds does the monster truck’s transmission have? (Answer: Just two – first and second.)
  6. What keeps parts from flying off the trucks when they crash? (Answer: The truck’s parts are secured onto the body with tethers.)
  7. How fast can the pit crew repair damage to the fiberglass truck body? (Answer: Within four hours)

Books about Monster Trucks:

These kids’ books about monster trucks are an awesome way to add reading into this unit! (Affiliate links are provided here for convenience. For more, see our Disclosure Policy.)

1. Monster Trucks (Mighty Machines) by Ian Graham

2. Monster Mega Trucks…and Other Four-Wheeled Creatures by Tim Kane

3. Monster Trucks on the Move (Lightning Bolt Books) by Kristin L. Nelson

4. Monster Jam: The Amazing Guide by DK Publishing

Plus, see even more great kids’ books about monster trucks below!

Kids Books about Monster Trucks

Monster Truck Books for Kids – Look! We’re Learning!

Monster Truck Crafts and Activities:

Try some of these fun activities and crafts to keep the learning going!

1. Monster Truck Measurement Printable Pack – Look! We’re Learning!

2. Monster Truck Sensory Bin – Crayon Box Chronicles

3. Blaze Monster Truck Craft – Kids Activities Blog

4. Monster Truck Phonics Jump – Growing Book by Book

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