Scavenger Hunt & Urban Adventure Race Ideas, Lists, Clues & News
When I was a kid the last school days before summer usually entailed an academic olympics consisting of scholastic games like history trivia, speed math, 3-legged races, a spelling bee, obstacle courses, science challenges and so forth. In honor of it being the last week of the school year in many cities across the country I’ve compiled a list of classroom scavenger hunt ideas for those teachers who want to go out with a bang. Enjoy!
2012 list for the annual U of Chicago Scavenger Hunt has been released. 351 Ideas you can borrow or tweak for your own crazy scavenger hunt. One of the great things about these lists is that they have literally hundreds of ideas that you can borrow or tweak for your own crazy scavenger hunts.
Here’s a great Art Scavenger Hunt List created by art teacher Abigael Escobal from Mohegan Lake, NY. (Reposted with permission) Her list is a brilliant way to get students (or any kids) familiar with luminaries of art history, the genres their works belong to and an appreciation for the emotions and ideas that art can evoke.
