Virtual Scavenger Hunt for Kids (Zoom Activities for Teachers)

How to play this virtual scavenger hunt over Zoom with students: Share your screen with the group and let one student shout “stop” when they want you to pause the video. NOTE: An .mp4 version of this zoom activity for kids is included with your files when you download the printable version from https://boxofideas.com/zoom-scavenger-hunt-ideas-for-kids/ Christmas version video: https://youtu.be/drD5L0h0_qE Christmas scavenger hunt printable: https://www.boxofideas.com/christmas-zoom-scavenger-hunt/ Alternative way of playing during a zoom meeting with students without sharing your screen: Cut out the squares on the printable and place a selection of cards facing down on a surface that can be seen by the students. You can put them on a table and tilt down your camera or you can use blue tac to place them on a board or a notebook. One student “picks a card” (visit https://boxofideas.uk/zoom for ideas of ways that your students can "pick a card" over zoom) and when you turn it, read it out loud and everyone has to go and find the item specified on the card. Since the cards are “open” this gives the students an opportunity to use reasoning to come up with answers that would justify why their item is valid. Once everyone is back with their item, or an agreed time limit passes, (that’s up to the teacher), 2 or 3 students share the item that they found and if it is not clear why they chose that specific thing, this is where they have an opportunity to share their logic. You can extend this activity for as many rounds as you need. The printable provides you with 36 “find it” prompts, but it is easy to come up with more on the spot if you need them (TIP: think of colors, objects that start with a specific letter or that have a specific shape/texture, etc.) Good tip: Mute everyone between rounds and just unmute the student who’s turn is to pick a letter or to share their found item with the group. Visit https://boxofideas.uk/zoom-scavenger-hunt-ideas-for-kids/ for ideas on themes for different virtual scavenger hunt games that you can play with preschoolers and toddlers over zoom.