Scavenger Hunts allow children to explore a variety of different things in different contexts. From letters, to numbers, to textures, learners can find many things in their outdoor (or indoor environments). Below are some different scavenger hunts that you could try in your own spaces.
Learning Outcomes and ASN Milestones met will differ depending on the focus of your scavenger hunt.
Resources needed:
Whiteboard and pens, pupil notebooks, see: Make a Mini Notebook, camera/tablet
Lesson Activities:
Sensory Scavenger Hunt
In your space, go and find something jaggy, smooth, tall, small, rough, cracked…you name it and you will be able to find it! Can pupils think of any other words to use to describe the objects?
Letter/Number Scavenger Hunt
On a walk around the school grounds or in your local community – what letters or numbers can you see? Who can find the highest number? What objects can you see that start with different letters? Can you see any number patterns?
Challenge pupils to spot something beginning with A, then B, then C etc and see who can get to the end of the alphabet first.
In the school grounds, you could hide pieces of paper with letters/numbers written on them, or use any physical letter or number resources that you have. Pupils can search for these and check them off/line them up in order in the playground. Could they then use these letters and numbers to spell their name or show their age?
Maths Scavenger Hunts
As well as looking for different numbers, you could search for other mathematical concepts while out and about – look for colours or shapes and identify them or ask learners to point them out.
You could also ask learners to find a certain number of objects – ‘find 5 sticks, now find 2 more, how many do you have altogether?’
We have created some maths trails worksheets that could be used and adapted to suit your setting.
