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Free Classroom Scavenger Hunt

Get Your Students Moving and Learning!

Let’s face it- every once in a while, we need to do things a little differently to grab our students’ attention. Imagine how excited your class would be to find out that instead of sitting and reading yet another boring text selection and answering even more boring questions about it… …they’ll get to move around the room and learn some amazing facts about animals that they won’t want to wait to share with everyone they know!
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Introducing...Reading Comprehension
Scavenger Hunts!

If you are over your learners acting passive and disengaged, try meeting them where they are.

Kids like to move.

Trust me, having your students comprehend informational text AND get the wiggles out at the same time is a win for everyone!

This Animal Adaptations Scavenger Hunt Activity will:

  • ENGAGE students as they hunt your classroom searching for clues
  • Give them an ENERGY BOOST while they work on answering comprehension questions.
  • Get students EXCITED about informational text.
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Three Ways to Play:

 

  • Traditional

  • Vocabulary

  • Higher Order Thinking

This versatile activity can be used in several different ways. Start by having your students record the animal adaptation found on each card. Then, have students go back to each card and find the underlined word. They will use vocabulary strategies to determine the meaning of each word. Finally, challenge your students with the higher-order thinking task, featuring 6 questions that ask them to apply knowledge from all the cards they just read!

I'm Ready to Get Moving!

This FREE Animal Adaptations Scavenger Hunt can be used during science or as a study of informational text. It includes everything you need to set up and implement a scavenger hunt in your classroom. No matter how you choose to use it, you can count on your students having fun while being engaged in informational text!