Oh my goodness!

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Oh my goodness!
By Julianne

This sounds like the same group that planned our holiday assembly Of course you need to plan for the worst. (But it is nice if the organizers see for themselves that they need to revise for next year.) Just the shoe tying
for first graders is a daunting prospect. Here are a couple of things you might prepare to bring with you:
A bingo type game with pictures or names of things they're likely to find at the bowling alley (pins, lanes, scoreboard, bathrooms, etc.) Let the students fill in the spaces as they find the things on the card. We use this at the zoo so they do more than just run around.
Put

together a small book of pictures to color, simple academic pages and a journal page or two. Take along a bucket of pencils and crayons that the kids can take turns using when they are not bowling.

Bring along a small snack if you think lunch will be delayed.

Bring easily transported board or card games, flash cards or a basket of reading material that the kids can share.

I hope you and your students have a good time. Bowling is fun for kids and I bet most of the wrinkles will work themselves out once you get there, especially if you can keep your sense of humor.