The Treasure Hunt Builder
Would you like to introduce your students to navigating directions too?
$28 $22
Four ready-to-go educational treasure hunts designed for students to practice:
- reading cardinal and ordinal directions on a compass
- following sequential directions (a great skill for coding!)
- using relative directions (left & right) to navigate
- thinking in terms of grids and arrays, and
- measuring distances.
It also includes a primer handout to facilitate teaching cardinal and relative directions.
Scroll down to learn more about the four navigation treasure hunts.
Explorers + Pirates + Detectives
What's Included?
Cardinal Directions Treasure Hunt: Orienteering
"Hello Explorer! Welcome to this Orienteering Event. At each control checkpoint you will find a new map with a compass oriented on it. Cut out the ruler and use it with each map to determine the location of our next control checkpoint. Good luck and see you at the finish line!"
Outdoor Treasure Hunt
- Orienteering theme
- Ages 6 - 12
- 9 clues for 1 - 2 hours of fun
This treasure hunt is a great way to practice following directions to solve a problem, using cardinal directions to navigate, and measuring distances. Purchase includes a primer on cardinal directions "North", "South", "East" and "West".
To use this treasure hunt you will need a printer, 9 pieces of printer paper, and the following hiding locations around your home:
- Shoes
- Flowers
- Rocks
- Garden Hose
- Tree
- Faucet
- Fence
- WIndow
- Bush
Relative Directions: Missing Manuscript Mystery
"Gumshoe, Our clients are offering a handsome reward to anyone who can find their manuscript which has gone missing. We need your help to follow the trail of clues and recover their literary masterpiece. Good luck detective!"
Indoor Treasure Hunt
- Detective theme
- Ages 6 - 12
- 9 clues for 1 - 2 hours of fun
This treasure hunt is a great way to practice sequential directions (a great skill for coding!), using relative directions (left and right) to navigate, and thinking in terms of grids and arrays. Purchase includes a primer on relative directions "Left" and "Right".
To use this treasure hunt you will need a printer, 9 pieces of printer paper, and the following hiding locations around your home:
- Couch
- Table
- Cup
- Measuring Tape
- Microwave
- Plant
- Envelope
- Box
- Books
Cardinal Directions: Pirate Duo!
"Hello sailor! We're pleased to have you aboard as Navigator on our quest for treasure. Follow the compass directions on each clue of our journey!"
Indoor Treasure Hunt
- Pirate theme
- Ages 6 - 12
- 9 clues for 1 - 2 hours of fun
This treasure hunt is a great way to practice following directions to solve a problem, using cardinal and ordinal directions to navigate, and measuring distances.
To use this treasure hunt you will need a printer, 9 pieces of printer paper, and the following hiding locations around your home:
- Hat
- Cup
- Book
- Spoon
- Shoe
- Chair
- Clock
- Table
- Bed
Cardinal Directions: Compass Navigation
While on your quest, practice reading a compass and measuring distances in paces, feet, or meters.
Outdoor Treasure Hunt
- Ages 4+
While on your quest, practice reading a compas and measuring distances in paces, feet, or meters. Use as the complete treasure hunt, or as one step along the journey by combining with one of our other educational treasure hunt packages.
Purchase includes an instantly downloadable PDF with three pages, one each for measuring distances in paces, feet, and meters. To use this treasure hunt you will need a printer, one sheet of paper, a compass and a measuring tape or ruler.
Cardinal and Relative Directions Primer Handout
This primer handout gives students a visualization for understanding cardinal (North, South, East and West) and relative (left and right) directions.
Purchase All 4 Navigation Quests:
$28 $22