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Scavenger hunt

    If the weather’s good, why not send your students out to get some fresh air. Give pairs or teams of students a list of 10 to 20 items which must be found (and if possible photographed). Set a time limit, I usually give my students 30 minutes and then meet up again to compare answers.

    The list of things to be found can be quite vague, for example: something tiny, something old, something scary. Or the list can be more specific, for example: a road sign, a take away food menu, a policeman on rollerskates.

    Here are some items you could put on a list.

    Vague list

    • something old
    • something smooth
    • something shiny
    • something beautiful
    • something expensive
    • something yellow
    • something made in another country
    • something tiny
    • something that’s alive
    • something dangerous
    • something horrible
    • something you can eat
    • something you also have at home
    • something that smells bad / good
    • something made of wood
    • something damp

    Specific list items

    • a menu
    • a truck
    • a doorbell
    • a garden ornament
    • a flag
    • a clock
    • someone wearing a hat
    • a man with a beard
    • a spider web
    • a poster for a forthcoming event
    • a loaf of bread
    • a vending machine
    • someone wearing a uniform
    • a rose

    Teaching Online

    This is also a great activity for teaching online, give students a list of things which they must fetch from their home or immediate environment. Then you can spend some time looking at whichever objects the students present.