purposeful play
Moon Sand Treasure Hunt
Literacy activity for kids
Digging for treasure is so much fun -especially for kids! This Moon Sand Treasure Hunt is a simple hands-on way for kids to practice literacy skills all while digging for hidden items!
This treasure hunt also reinforces print awareness, letter recognition, word recognition and phonological awareness.
All you need is moon sand, a tray, small objects and word cards.
You can either buy moon sand here– or you can make your own.
Here is a free printable with 6 different Homemade Moon Sand Recipes
Also Check out Beach Moon Sand to learn how to make a this Summery Moon Sand here.
materials
Tray
Moon Sand
Access Printable Word Cards Here
Small objects to use as “treasures”
purpose
Reinforces phonological awareness
Fun with word play
Promotes sight reading
Strengthens decoding skills
Reinforces print knowledge
Strengthens letter and word recognition
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directions
Moon Sand Treasure Hunt
Fill a tray or bin with Moon Sand
Gather a group of objects to hide
Bury objects in the sand
Set out word cards that match with the objects hidden in the sand.
Show your child the word cards.
Invite your child to find the hidden objects.
When they find an object ask them to match it to the matching word card.
