Ice-Cream Movement Break Scavenger Hunt | Summer Gross Motor Activity
Get your students up, moving, and engaged with this Ice-Cream Movement Break Scavenger Hunt – the perfect blend of movement, creativity, and summer fun!
Whether you’re wrapping up the school year, planning for ESY (Extended School Year), or adding some excitement to your summer theme, this activity is a guaranteed hit!
What’s Included:
- Design Your Own Sundae Worksheet (1 per student)
- 10 Scavenger Hunt Clue Cards with ice-cream-themed movement breaks
- Printable Ice-Cream Toppings (students collect as they hunt!)
How It Works:
- Hide the 10 clue cards and toppings around your classroom, playground, or therapy space.
- Students search for each clue, complete a fun gross motor movement break (like twirling like an ice-cream cone or freezing like brain freeze!), and collect their topping.
- Students track their progress on the sundae worksheet.
- Once they’ve found all the clues, they design their own ice-cream sundae using the toppings they collected (cut, glue, or draw!).
Skills Targeted:
- Gross motor development (movement breaks)
- Fine motor skills (cutting, gluing, drawing)
- Self-regulation and sensory input
- Following directions
- Creativity and choice-making
Perfect For:
- End of year classroom parties
- Summer-themed lessons
- Ice-cream themed lessons and days
- Special education & neurodivergent-friendly activities
- Occupational therapy sessions (OT)
- Indoor or outdoor learning
- Brain breaks or movement breaks
This low-prep, high-engagement activity is easy to set up and guaranteed to bring smiles and giggles to your classroom. Your students will love moving their bodies and creating their own ice-cream sundae!
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