Use this activity as part of the National Simultaneous Storytime event on Wednesday 22^nd May 2024, as part of a reading of the text Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker.

Hunt for objects in your classroom (or anywhere in your school – why not outside?) to mimic Bowerbird collecting items for their nest. Three options are included for you to choose from:

• Find one of each item,
• Find a given number of each item (great for practising counting and subitising!),
• Find 10 blue items of your choice, trade lists with a friend, and locate all their items.

We’ve included optional task cards (in colour and black & white printing options) that you can hide to complete the scavenger hunt. Alternatively, feel free to use the actual items in your classroom!

This download also includes cut-and-paste mini cards, which can be used with the second task. You can hide these like standard task cards or ask your students to locate them and glue them onto a piece of blue cardstock. Why not ask students to draw a nest in which to place their items? You can also use the five blank spaces for students to draw additional or missing items to add to their nest.

This resource is part of the Bowerbird Blues Lower Years PACKAGE.