Grades 3–5
Dictionary Scavenger Hunt
Guide words, syllables, word origins and a word longer than 12 letters: a hunt through any dictionary.
Classroom activity · Scavenger hunt worksheets
Geometry Scavenger Hunt
Angles, lines, symmetry and solid shapes: hunt for real-life geometry and draw what you find.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 30 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Observation, Connecting learning to the real world, Moving while learning
What kids do
“Find each one in the classroom or the school. Write what you found and draw it.”
Printed on the sheet:
- A right angle is a square corner. Parallel lines never meet. Perpendicular lines cross to make right angles.
Teacher tip
Review angles, lines and symmetry with a few examples in the room.
How to use it
- Set clear boundaries for where kids can look.
- Give a time limit and a signal for when to come back.
- Slide it into a sheet protector so kids can play again with a dry-erase marker.
Watch for
Kids who rush and do not look closely. Ask them to tell you about one find.
Talk about it
- Which item was the hardest to find?
- What would you change to make it harder?
Take it further
Send it home as a family hunt for the weekend.
US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.
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