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Kids gardening activities : chalk

11/08/2016 by Cathy James 9 Comments

Here’s a fun idea to take math outdoors into the garden classroom, using chalk to set up a simple treasure hunt.

 

kids gardening activities chalk

 

 

Kids gardening activities : chalk treasure hunt

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We’re having so much fun exploring all the kids gardening activities we can come up with using chalk this week. Taking One Added Ingredient and introducing it to lots of different areas of play gets children thinking and imagining and creating.

 

Using a material they are familiar with ~ in our case chalk ~ but adding it in different ways leads to all sorts of new play possibilities.

 

On Monday I showed you how we’d use chalkboard paint to make some ever changing puppets, in our fairy garden and in a road map right across the patio. Today we’re using chalk in a treasure hunt that mixes in lots of language, maths and nature play too.

I’d prepared some treasure hunt prompts ready for when L came out to play, with a few questions of things to hunt for and chalk circles to gather the finds in. L was delighted that she could read the clues herself and set off on her hunt.

 

kids gardening activities chalk

 

We included some colours and number practice ~ recognising the written number and then counting out the corresponding number of objects.

 

kids gardening activities chalk

 

We looked at shapes too…

 

kids gardening activities chalk

 

and added in a contrasting shape so we could compare.

 

kids gardening activities chalk

 

And we ended up with a great visual representation of our completed task.

 

kids gardening activities chalk

 

Leaving the pot of chalks out, with an invitation to L to set me some challenges, meant she got to do some thinking and writing too.

 

kids gardening activities chalk

 

And even though she didn’t feel like writing today, drawings worked just as well. This let us keep enjoying the fun of the hunt instead of it becoming a chore of having to write. We still had lots of language play going on and plenty of counting ~ especially when Mummy placed the wrong number of items in a circle and L had to double check.

 

kids gardening activities chalk

 

And we got see what L’s favourite things in the garden are right now too.

 

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Comments

  1. Rainbow Prams says

    30/05/2012 at 10:36 pm

    I so love your ideas! Not only are they cost effective, no need to spend hundreds of pounds but environmentally friendly too! Yet another fab idea. Searching for the chunky chalks right now! xx

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  2. Trisha @ Inspiration Laboratories says

    31/05/2012 at 4:08 am

    Love, love, love this, Cathy!

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  3. Angela says

    01/06/2012 at 5:14 pm

    I love this idea! So creative! Will def be doing this, this summer.

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  4. Malia {Playdough to Plato} says

    08/06/2012 at 9:32 pm

    I love, love, love this idea! So much fun. I featured it on this week’s linky party. 🙂

    http://www.playdoughtoplato.com/2012/06/07/this-n-that-thursday-3/

    Reply
  5. Jen@Creative and Curious Kids! says

    06/07/2012 at 1:26 pm

    Good Morning! I featured your activity today on my blog post- hope this is okay- with a link and small pic. The post is listed below. Enjoy your day!!

    http://raisingcreativeandcuriouskids.blogspot.com/2012/07/summer-fun-activities.html

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  6. Cindy deRosier says

    22/08/2013 at 7:07 pm

    I’m the Editorial Assistant for Fun Family Crafts and I wanted to let you know that we have featured your activity! You can see it here:

    http://funfamilycrafts.com/chalk-scavenger-hunt/

    If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above. Thanks for a wonderful idea!

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    • Cathy James says

      25/08/2013 at 5:06 pm

      Thanks for the feature Cindy.

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  7. maxine fox dunnett says

    01/06/2016 at 9:58 am

    Lovely ideas for my cute grandson who is 2 years and nine months old, he loves outdoor play!

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