Guide to Exploration by Age
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Infant/Toddler: Bedtime Stories; Backyard Wildflower Bracelet; Outdoor Scavenger Hunt (Scavenger Hunt Worksheets are free and easy to make through Education.com)
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PreK-K: Find the colors and animals on the page; Outdoor Scavenger Hunt; Backyard Wildflower Bracelet; Feathers and Sticks collecting (can be completed by size, color, amount, etc.)
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1st-4th: Participation in discussions as to ways Gaylord could have explored at home; Outdoor Scavenger Hunt; Collecting of nature and science discussion of those items (Are they used for shelter, for mobility, for food, etc.)
Activities for Home or Classroom
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Take an outing to a park or outside for a scavenger hunt, nature collecting or I-Spy in Gaylord Style. I-Spy jars are easy to make and interactive for PreK-K children.
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Find "adventure" words in the dictionary and use them in a sentence (for 1st-4th grade).
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Coloring Pages for PreK-K.
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Word Searches for 1st-4th grade.
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Have child/children finish sentences using exploration ideas (1st-4th grades).