This blog post reminded me of a great time my 4th grade pal, Jeff Causey, and I had setting up a scavenger hunt in our 4th grade classroom. Mr. Burgess had no idea what we were doing. Our arch enemies Jamie & Mary (a.k.a. “the girls”) were to be the targets of our hunt. We finished placing all the clues and gave them the first one to start.
They went all around the classroom picking up clues. Other students noticed their behavior and started swarming around them to find out what was going on. The disturbance got out of control and Mr. Burgess demanded to know what was going on. There were recriminations and denials and counter denials. In the end we were all to return to our seats and continue with our institutionalized instruction. But the fun had been had. Is it possible to get some educational value out of something so fun as a scavenger hunt? Check out these ideas:http://www.homeschoolbytes.com/homeschool-activities/scavenger-hunt-ideas-for-homeschool-fun/