An outdoor nature scavenger hunt is a great way to encourage hands on learning and real world understanding of math and reading. Your students will love exploring a park, playground or garden as they enjoy an outdoor nature scavenger hunt or outdoor math scavenger hunt using tallies and counting real world objects.
 
What's inside?
There are 8 outdoor nature scavenger hunt printables included in the set:
Picture based
Picture and single word
Picture and word with article (a / an)
Picture and word with article (a /an) plus check box
Guess who?
Tallies and counting
Initial letter
Initial blend
 
Learning focus
You can focus the outdoor nature scavenger hunt activities on the learning focus which works for your K to 2nd grade class:
Discuss and find initial letters or blends
Count and color natural objects
Make a tally of natural objects then write the numeral
Play a guessing game
Compare how many items are found in each category
 
Why hands on learning?
Taking the learning outdoors with a scavenger hunt in nature helps make the learning real for children in K to 2nd grade. It encourages them to apply what they learn to a real world context, and to explore, discover and use their creativity and curiosity to find out for themselves. Many children learn well in an outdoor setting, and it can be a great way of promoting positive learning and action.