Dictionary Scavenger Hunt

This dictionary scavenger hunt is a fun game for your kids to play while you sneak in a little learning!

Searching through the dictionary may not be your child’s idea of fun – but maybe you can convince them to do a little dictionary reading if it’s for a fun game. This dictionary scavenger hunt (click here for the free printable) is a fun way for your kids to familiarize themselves with the dictionary and learn what kind of information they can find in it.

Some questions in this dictionary scavenger hunt are:

• Is a beaver considered a rodent?
• What is the plural of moose?
• What is a Gila Monster?
• Where do peanuts grow?
• Do dodo birds still exist?

The answers to all the questions are included on the free printable dictionary scavenger hunt.

For a family game night, you could also use the dictionary for your own family spelling bee. Simply open the dictionary to a random page and each person can take a turn choosing a word for another family member to spell. You can use a bell to ring when the spelling of the word is correct and perhaps a bike horn to sound when the spelling of the word is incorrect.

You can also use the dictionary for a fun definitions game. Have each person take a turn as the reader. The reader would then open up the dictionary and choose a word. The other players will all get a chance to guess at the meaning of the word. There are so many words in the dictionary that this is sure to be a difficult game. The kids are sure to love confusing parents on this game by using some tricky and uncommon words to define.

Do you still use a printed dictionary or do you only use an online version?

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