{"id":24413,"date":"2020-12-30T00:01:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T05:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=24413"},"modified":"2025-04-21T14:23:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T18:23:43","slug":"literary-scavenger-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2020\/12\/literary-scavenger-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"Literary Scavenger Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It has been both wonderful and challenging to stay connected with our young patrons. Screens make it wonderful because I can see <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">and<\/span> interact with them; screen fatigue makes it challenging. I needed to figure out something <em>different<\/em>, something <em>active<\/em>, something <em>fun<\/em> to do&#8230;and a literary scavenger hunt fit the bill!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For my first literary scavenger hunt, I partnered with one of our wonderful school librarians (shoutout to ALL the amazing school librarians in DPS 109!). She sent me a list of books that are popular with her 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. We scheduled half-hour sessions for each grade level. From there, all that was left to do was get creative with the hunt and create a slideshow in Canva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Canva slideshow, I went over the rules for the game (see the slideshow below). The most important rules? Don&#8217;t leave the house to find the object, don&#8217;t take anything breakable or valuable, and put everything back where it belongs! We joked that I work in a library, so of course I want everything in its place. I showed them the slide of a book cover, read the title and author, told them the related object they had to find, and said GO! They had to run find the object, run back to the screen, and hold it up to show me what they had found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the titles the school librarian provided me, I thought of objects the students could find around their homes. For example, knowing they loved the <em>I Survived <\/em>series by Lauren Tarshis, I chose <em>I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912<\/em>, and I asked the students to find something that could float. For Dav Pilkey&#8217;s <em>Dog Man:  Tale of Two Kitties<\/em>, I asked them to find two of the same thing (pencils, markers, etc.). The students got so creative with their responses! My favorite was when I showed them <em>Click<\/em> by Kayla Miller and asked them to find something that makes noise:  one student ran and got his baby brother! For <em>Bob<\/em> by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, I asked them to find something whose name was three letters, like Bob. A student whose name fit the bill stood up and pointed to himself! The book <em>I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967<\/em> and the challenge to find something furry brought quite a few animals (live or stuffed) to the screen. In total, we got through 14 different books in the 30-minute presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All in all, it was a successful program. So successful, in fact, that I created similar literary scavenger hunts for my homeschool programs. For those, I just asked their grown-ups to send me the kids&#8217; favorite titles. This program ticked all the boxes:  based on books, creative, engaging, interactive, physical, and fun. I&#8217;m already looking forward to offering another literary scavenger hunt!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This post addresses the following ALSC Core Competencies:  I. Commitment to Client Group, III. Programming Skills, and V. Outreach and Advocacy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has been both wonderful and challenging to stay connected with our young patrons. Screens make it wonderful because I can see and interact with them; screen fatigue makes it challenging. 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