Vehicle License Plates

License plates have numbers and are fun to use to play games while on the go.

What you'll need

License plates

Paper

Pencil

What to do


1. Copy down a license plate. Read it as a number (excluding the letters). For example, if the license is L706 KKY, the number would be seven hundred and six.

2. Find other license plates and read their numbers. Is the number less than, greater than, or equal to yours?

3. Estimate the difference between your number and another license plate. Is it 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 or more?

4. Record the initial letters of as many different license plates as you see. Which letters do you see the most? Which has the fewest? Prepare a chart or graph to show your findings.

These activities encourage reading, recognizing numbers, noticing symbols, writing, counting, and graphing.