Lesson Plan:
Scavenger Hunt

Objective

To increase library skills.

Materials

Pencils and paper, or index cards.

Procedure

This can be used as an activity for individual students, or it can be played in teams.

Copy the following information onto paper or index cards:

1.  Find a book about your favorite animal. Write down the title, author, and call number.

2.  Find a book about caring for pets. Write down the title, author, and call number. Look in the table of contents. Pick one pet and write down one fact about caring for it.

3.  Find a book about training dogs. Write down the title, author and call number. List five  things dogs can be trained to do to help them be better pets.

4.  How many non-fiction books does your library have about cats? Find one book about caring for cats. List three things a cat needs to be healthy and happy.

5.  Use the encyclopedia. Look up the entry for "Horse." Find four parts of a horse, and write them down on your paper.

6.  Find a book about pet birds. Write down the title, author, and call number. List three birds that are kept as pets.

7.  List as many "working with animals" careers as you can find. Find a book about one of them. Write down the title, author, and call number.

8.  Find a book of poems. Copy a short poem about animals, including the author's name.

9.  Find a book of Native American stories about animals. Write down the name of the book, author, and call number. Write down the names of three animals that are mentioned in the book.

10.  List the magazines about animals that are in your library. Read an  interesting magazine article about animals, and in your own words, write a paragraph that describes what the article was about. Write down the name of the magazine, issue and date, and the title of the article.