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Learn to Read By Going on a Hunt!
The Reader's Scavenger Hunt
By Jennie Von Eggers (Times Tales)
My homeschool adventure first began when I started teaching my first child to
read. I realized from the get go, that if I made learning fun and a form of
"play", he would have a foundational love for it. This theory has proven
true as he is now ten and an avid reader. He will commonly read through a
170 page Hardy Boys book in 2 days! I like to think that his love for
reading all started back when he, at the age of 4, went on his reading
scavenger hunts throughout the house.
Instructions for Home Scavenger Hunt :
This game can be played with all levels of readers. The instructions should be written according to the child's reading level. On a piece of paper, write the first place in the house the child should go.
For example: "Go to the oven and open the door". When the child follows the prompt, they will find a new piece of paper with the next place to go written on it. You can have as many places as you are willing to hide and write. At the end, I would always put a "treasure" such as a small toy from the dollar store or a piece of candy. This game can also be played the "pre-readers" as young as 2. Just replace the "words" with pictures of where they are to go. For a beginning reader, the first clue might simply say, "oven".
Here are some home hiding ideas:
Go to top bunk bed and look under pillow.
Open cookie jar and look inside.
Go to the bathtub.
Look under kitchen rug.
Look inside toy box.
What is under the welcome mat?
What would you use to call for help?
Look on the second shelf in the refrigerator, under the mayonnaise.
Well, you get the idea
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