Instead of having an achievement party for the last quarter, the 7th and 8th grade teachers held a treasure hunt and picnic for all of our students at the park. First, the students were each given a piece of a puzzle. They had to put these puzzles together to find out who was on their team. Then each team was given a packet full of many different kinds of clues. The day before, the teachers had hidden a number of gold coins all over the park. The group that figured out the clue first got the highest numbered coin, and the last group to get to any specific clue got the lowest numbered coin.
The clues included a word find which they had to figure out fit inside a cover sheet. Once it was correctly in place, the clue was spelled out in the circles. There were also clues from history slides, one in the maritime flag code, one in an attic window, a crumpled up map, one written in lemon juice, a number code, and several others. The winners got to be first in line at the picnic provided by our principal, and then we played volleyball until their parents arrived. It was a lovely day for a treasure hunt at the park.
To see another version of a treasure hunt, click here.
