Educational Scavenger Hunts For Summer Learning!

Educational scavenger hunts are a great way to work on basic skills like letter and number recognition. You don’t have to sit down and teach your child or students with flashcards, and you can have fun and engage more of their senses and motor skills with fun and interesting scavenger hunts! Here are a bunch of great educational scavenger hunts to try this summer.

25 Educational Scavenger Hunts For Kids

Letter Hunts

Alphabet Bug Hunt 
Grocery Store Alphabet Hunt 
Alphabet Hunt On The Go

More Letter Hunts To Try When You Don’t Have Much Space

So sometimes you have no space, like on a long road trip, in a line for a ferry, or on a plane. In those cases, try these letter hunts that don’t require large spaces!
Letter Hunt In A Bottle
Printable Letter Hunt 
Letter Hunt in A Book

Sight Word and Other Scavenger Hunts for Early Readers

Post-it Note Sight Word Hunt 
Outdoor Sight Word Hunt 
Secret Sentence Scavenger Hunt 
Spelling Stones Scavenger Hunt For Kids 

Number  & Shape Hunts

Number Line Scavenger Hunt 
Shape House Hunt 
Find & Count Bug Hunt 

Color Hunts

Nature Color Hunt 
Indoor Bug Hunt 
Color Hunt on The Go 

Other Learning Scavenger Hunts For Kids

Exercise Eggs – Hunt and Move
Nature Walk & Count 
Puzzle Hunt 
Leprechaun Gold Hunt 

Backyard Safari 
Family Photo Hunt 
Nativity Scavenger Hunt
Backyard Photo Scavenger Hunt
Fine Motor Treasure Hunt 

NEED MORE SIMPLE EARLY LEARNING ACTIVITIES?

For more simple fine motor skills activity ideas, check out my newest book Everyday Preschool – it’s packed with simple learning activities that work on important skills children need.