Fall Scavenger Hunt | Nature Walk, Outdoor Learning, Math & Five Senses K-2

Take fall learning outside with this Fall Scavenger Hunt and Nature Walk Activities resource for K–2! Students search for signs of fall, use a hands-on nature viewer, complete a fall nature scavenger hunt, investigate outdoor objects with math skills, and explore the season through their five senses.

This Fall Scavenger Hunt and Outdoor Learning Activities resource turns a simple nature walk into purposeful, hands-on learning across science, math, observation, vocabulary, and discussion. With 4 coordinated outdoor activities plus teaching ideas, how-to-use guidance, lesson plans, and printable templates, everything is ready to help you take meaningful learning outdoors this fall.

Use the activities together for a complete fall nature walk experience, spread them across several lessons, or choose individual activities to fit your classroom plans.

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WHAT’S INCLUDED

Fall Nature Viewer

• Hands-on viewer students can take outdoors
• Helps students focus their attention and look closely at signs of fall
• Encourages students to search for different colors of leaves and other fall objects
• Includes seasonal items such as leaves, pinecones, acorns, flowers, birds, squirrels, and trees
• Great for whole group, partners, or small groups

Fall Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt

• Search for common signs of fall
• Find red, yellow, and brown leaves
• Look for pine needles, pinecones, and acorns
• Search for animals and other seasonal objects
• Check off items as students find them
• Draw something observed during the nature walk
• Builds observation and recording skills

Fall Nature Walk Math Investigations

• Count fall objects
• Compare quantities
• Explore shape
• Compare size
• Investigate weight
• Compare height
• Measure natural objects
• Record numbers and observations
• Work cooperatively with classmates
• Apply early math skills in a real-world setting

Five Senses Fall Nature Walk

• Observe something students can see
• Listen for something they can hear
• Identify seasonal things they can smell
• Describe how natural objects feel
• Connect fall learning to familiar seasonal tastes
• Build descriptive vocabulary
• Encourage meaningful discussion about seasonal changes

Teacher Support

• Teaching ideas
• How-to-use guidance
• Lesson plans
• Activity directions
• Printable student templates
• Flexible classroom implementation ideas

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4 HANDS-ON FALL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES

Take your fall theme beyond the classroom walls with four activities designed to get students moving, observing, discussing, and learning.

Students will:

• Search for signs of fall
• Observe natural objects closely
• Count and compare what they find
• Measure outdoor objects
• Explore with their five senses
• Draw observations
• Record information
• Discuss their discoveries
• Work cooperatively with classmates

These activities give students a clear learning purpose while they enjoy being outside.

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FALL SCAVENGER HUNT + NATURE WALK

Turn your schoolyard, playground, garden, or nature trail into an outdoor classroom!

The Fall Nature Walk Scavenger Hunt encourages students to slow down and notice details in the world around them.

Students search for seasonal items such as:

• Red leaves
• Yellow leaves
• Brown leaves
• Pine needles
• Pinecones
• Acorns
• Squirrels
• Flying animals
• Other signs of fall

Pair the scavenger hunt with the Fall Nature Viewer to make observation even more interactive.

Students can hold up the viewer as they explore, look through the opening, and search for the fall objects pictured around the frame.

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FALL NATURE VIEWER

The Fall Nature Viewer gives young learners a simple way to focus their attention during outdoor exploration.

Instead of simply walking outside, students have specific objects and seasonal signs to look for.

Use the viewer to:

• Introduce fall vocabulary
• Guide observations
• Encourage careful looking
• Start partner conversations
• Build background knowledge
• Prepare students for the scavenger hunt
• Support students who benefit from visual prompts

It is an easy way to turn outdoor exploration into purposeful learning.

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OUTDOOR MATH INVESTIGATIONS

Bring early math skills into the real world with a Fall Nature Walk Math Investigation.

Students can collect or observe natural objects and practice:

• Counting
• Comparing quantities
• Comparing big and small
• Exploring shape
• Comparing heavier and lighter
• Comparing height
• Measuring with classroom tools
• Recording numbers
• Working with a partner
• Discussing mathematical thinking

Instead of completing math skills only on a worksheet, students apply what they know to objects they can actually see, touch, collect, and compare.

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FIVE SENSES FALL ACTIVITY

Help students become careful observers by exploring fall through the five senses.

Students think about what they can:

• SEE during the nature walk
• HEAR outside
• SMELL in the fall environment
• FEEL when touching safe natural objects
• Connect to familiar fall TASTES

This activity provides an easy science connection while building descriptive vocabulary and encouraging students to talk about what they notice.

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HANDS-ON + ACTIVE LEARNING

These activities are designed for students to do the learning, not simply sit and complete fall worksheets.

Students move, search, observe, compare, measure, discuss, and record as they explore their environment.

The resource works especially well for:

• Partners
• Small groups
• Cooperative learning
• Whole-class nature walks
• Outdoor centers
• Parent volunteer groups

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FLEXIBLE + EASY TO USE

Use all four activities together for a complete Fall Outdoor Learning Day, or spread them throughout your fall unit.

Use this resource:

• On the playground
• Around school grounds
• In a school garden
• On a nature trail
• During an outdoor classroom lesson
• Before a fall field trip
• After a fall field trip
• During science
• During math
• As a seasonal enrichment activity
• With partners or small groups

The included teaching ideas, lesson plans, and how-to-use guidance make it easy to adapt the activities to your students and your outdoor space.

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SKILLS PRACTICED

Science

• Observation
• Seasonal changes
• Five senses
• Nature exploration
• Describing natural objects
• Noticing similarities and differences

Math

• Counting
• Comparing
• Measuring
• Size
• Shape
• Height
• Weight
• Number recording

Literacy

• Fall vocabulary
• Descriptive language
• Speaking and listening
• Drawing observations
• Recording information
• Discussing discoveries

Social Learning

• Cooperative learning
• Partner work
• Small-group collaboration
• Sharing observations
• Taking turns

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PERFECT FOR

• Fall scavenger hunt
• Fall nature walk
• Outdoor learning
• Fall outdoor activities
• Nature activities
• Fall science activities
• Five senses activities
• Outdoor math
• Nature study
• Fall observation activities
• Seasonal changes
• Science centers
• Math extensions
• Cooperative learning
• Kindergarten fall activities
• 1st Grade fall activities
• 2nd Grade fall activities

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GRADES: K–2

SUBJECTS: Science • Math • Outdoor Learning • Literacy

THEMES: Fall • Autumn • Nature • Leaves • Seasonal Changes • Five Senses

Turn a simple fall walk into meaningful, hands-on learning with a Fall Scavenger Hunt, Nature Viewer, Math Investigations, and Five Senses activities that get K–2 students moving, observing, measuring, discussing, and exploring outdoors.