Time: 10-15 minutes (Preparation time will take about an hour.)

Materials

• 10-20 copies of childrens book illustrations.
• Several frames or mats to display the artwork.
• Labels with the illustrators name.
• Copy of scavenger hunt questions (see below).

Set up

• Reproduce illustrations by various artists in color, or supply calendars that feature childrens book artwork.
• Frame each of the pieces and label them with the appropriate book title and illustrator.
• Create a museum atmosphere by playing classical musical, etc.
• Create your scavenger hunt questions. Choose a detail or clue in each illustration that you would like the children to find and create a question based on that detail. Focus on skills children are currently learning. (Think about color, counting, famous illustrators, etc.) If you are feeling really creative you can write the questions as riddles.

Directions

• When children come in for their distribution, act as though they have entered a museum and you will be their tour guide.
• Distribute the question sheets and tell them that as they tour the museum they may find the answers to the questions in the illustrations exhibited.
• Conduct your tour and talk about each of the illustrations.
• Encourage children to share what they think about each of the pictures.
• Before moving on to the next illustration ask a question from your list and encourage children to share the answer with the group. Allow time for most of them to figure it out themselves first.