Physical Education - Scavenger Hunt

Grade 3

PE Curriculum Outcomes: Doing GCO 1: Students will be expected to demonstrate efficient and effective movement skills and

concepts.

Doing GCO 2: Students will be expected to demonstrate a functional level of activity and specific

motor skills.

Doing GCO 4: Students will be expected demonstrate an ability to cooperate with others.

Doing SCO 13: Students will be expected to demonstrate activity-specific motor skills in a variety of

alternate environments.

Objective: Students will work in teams of 3-4 to find objects listed on a scavenger hunt. Students will

also be asked to demonstrate movement and motor skills by performing actions while completing the

scavenger hunt.

Materials: Paper copies of the scavenger hunt (one per group)

Pencils(one per group)

Bean bags (one per group)

Skipping ropes (one per group)

Introduction: (5 minutes) Prepare before the class begins by hiding one bean bag and one skipping rope for each team to find.

These items should be within established boundaries. To further practice motor skills, hide the items in

places where students may need to jump or climb to get to them. When the class begins, explain to the

students they will be doing a scavenger hunt of items that can be found within the boundaries of the

outdoor classroom. Quickly review the boundaries of where they may go to find their items. Read the

instructions to the class. Be sure to point out that some of the items also have a physical action

component, in which they may need to jump, hop, skip, etc, until they find the item. Tell them this is so

they can practice the movements they have already learned in physical education. Once everyone is

aware of the rules, have them get into groups of 3-4 and give each group a pencil and a copy of the

scavenger hunt.

Main Lesson: (20 minutes) Give the students this time to complete the scavenger hunt sheet. Walk around the area to be sure

students are on task, within the classroom boundaries, and to help those who need it. Be sure to watch

for students performing the actions on the sheet as well as writing down the items they find.

Closure: (5 minutes) Bring the class together and discuss some of the objects they found. Ask for any items they found that

may be unique or for items that were difficult to find. End the lesson by asking students to model some

of the actions they were asked to do while on their scavenger hunt.

Differentiation: To differentiate for students with low mobility, replace locomotor actions with non-locomotor actions

such as: bend, twist, or curl, and have them move a body part, such as their arm, while searching for

their next object.

Assessment: Assessment will be done through observation as the teacher walks around to make sure each group is

on task. Also, the teacher can be sure the students know how to perform the movements on the

scavenger hunt by asking them to model those given on the activity.

Use this check list to assess student work following the scavenger hunt.

Student name Performs a variety

of loco-motor

skills (skip, hop,

jump, skip).

Performs a variety

of non-loco-motor

skills.

Cooperates with

and values

opinions of others.

Does not use the

same object for

each answer.

Playground Scavenger Hunt

Team Players: ___________________ ____________________

___________________ ____________________

___________________ ____________________

Find objects around the playground that fit the following descriptions. Try to

find a different

object for each. Once you have found an object to fit the description, write

what the object is

on your paper. Read each item carefully as some require movement.

1. Find something that is beautiful: ______________________________

2. Hop until you find man made litter: ______________________________

3. Find something that is cold: ______________________________

4. Find something that is wet: ______________________________

5. Find something that is hot: ______________________________

6. Skip until you find something dry: ______________________________

7. Find something green: ______________________________

8. Find something that is soft: ______________________________

9. Find something that is hard: _____________________________

10. Find something fuzzy: ______________________________

11. Find something that makes noise: _______________________________

12. Find something that is rough: _______________________________

13. Jump until you find something smooth: _______________________________

14. Find something high in the air: _______________________________

15. Find something low on the ground: _______________________________

16. Find a chewed leaf: _______________________________

17. Find and roll something round: _______________________________

18. Find something you can push: ________________________________

19. Find something that you can carry: ________________________________

20. Find a weed or flower: ________________________________

21. Find something you can climb under: _________________________________

22. Find something you can climb over: _________________________________

23. Find something you can swing: _________________________________

24. As a group, find a hidden skipping rope and have each member skip 5 times.

25. As a group, find one hidden bean bag and bring it back to the teacher.