Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt Checklist

About this worksheet

Fifteen scavenger hunt clues for kids who can read, about ages 6 to 10, to find at home or in the yard on Thanksgiving Day: a leaf bigger than your hand, something that smells like Thanksgiving, something older than you, a photo of someone in your family. Each clue has a box to check and a line for where it was found, and starred clues are worth 2 points, so cousins can play in teams. Pairs with the picture hunt for younger kids. First graders can do it on their own once they know the strategy at the top of the page.

On this sheet

you found it. Clues with a star are worth 2 points! Clue Where did you find it? Something orange A leaf bigger than your hand Something that smells like Thanksgiving Three different foods on the table Something with feathers (a picture counts!) Something that starts with the letter T A spoon, a fork and a napkin Something round like a pie Someone wearing a sweater A photo of someone in your family Something older than you Something that makes a sound Something soft and warm Ask the cook: what is ___...

Tips for using it

• Pull a three-page packet per child for the short school week: one math page, one word puzzle and one gratitude page at their level.
• Print the answer keys (page 2) once and clip them to a folder so early finishers can check their own work.
• For a mixed-age family table, give every child the same activity at a different level: the picture word search for the five-year-old, the dinner table word search for the nine-year-old.
• Print the place cards and the placemat the evening before; children who color the table decorations feel like hosts.

Printing tips

Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). It is a vector file, so the lines stay sharp on any printer. This page is free for personal, family and classroom use.