Turn your new class into a team of explorers — with a scavenger hunt that makes settling in an adventure.
This Back to School Scavenger Hunt gets students up, moving, and learning their new classroom environment right from the very first day. Students work to find clues, discover classroom features, and connect with their new teacher and classmates — all while having an absolute blast.
It's the perfect icebreaker activity that feels like pure fun but is quietly building classroom community and familiarity with routines.
Why teachers love it:
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Gets students moving — a welcome change from sitting still on a big first day
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Builds classroom familiarity — students learn where things are while having fun
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Community-building in disguise — students work together and start making connections
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Completely no-prep — print and it's ready to run
Perfect for:
- Day one and week one of the new school year
- Settling a new class into their environment
- Prep through Year 6 with appropriate support
- Fun, purposeful movement breaks
- Relief teacher days with an unfamiliar class
What's included:
A printable back-to-school scavenger hunt with clues and recording pages designed to help students explore and connect with their new classroom.
Ready, set, explore — let the adventure begin!
SPECIFICATIONS
Format: PDF, set up for A4 paper. Exactly what's inside is listed above.
Editing: This download is not editable. The PDF is flattened to protect the design and the artists' work we license.
Printing: Open the file in a PDF reader and choose 'Fit to page' or 'Actual size'. Do a test page on plain paper first — card, colour and black-and-white all print well.
Licence: One classroom, one teacher. Please don't share, resell or post the file online; buy an extra licence for each colleague who wants their own copy.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
You'll need a PDF reader on your device — the free Adobe Acrobat Reader is the most reliable. Double-click the downloaded file to open it.
If a page shows on screen but won't print properly, open it in Acrobat Reader, choose Print → Advanced → tick 'Print as image'.
Stuck? Contact us and we'll sort it out.
OUR HAPPINESS GUARANTEE
We want you to love every Mrs Edgar resource. If something isn't right, contact us within 30 days and we'll make it right. Because this is a digital file we can't refund a download that has already been opened, but we will always help you get it working. See our Returns Policy.
FAQS
Where is my download?
Check your inbox (and junk folder) for the email from Mrs Edgar with your link. You can also log in to your account at mrsedgar.com.au and download it from your order.
It came as a ZIP file — how do I open it?
On a Mac, double-click it. On Windows, right-click and choose 'Extract All'. Your PDFs will be inside.
Can I print in colour or black and white?
Yes. Our resources are designed to work both ways; black-and-white versions look great on coloured card.
The download won't start on my school computer.
Some school networks block downloads. Try again at home, or right-click the link and choose 'Save link as'.
