[Andrea Escalante]

How about creating a scavenger hunt hat the parents and kids can do together? This can be adapted for all levels of development. It can be a written list or a list of pictures. Depending on the available materials you can find objects in the room or count the number of times you can find a particular word or picture within a story etc. It can also be done in groups. I like to use it for cooperative learning activity during the first week of school. The students cut out the items from magizines and newpapers. Then we make a collage and/or catagorize and sort the items.