Children can glue their photographs and colored paper swatches onto a sheet of oaktag. Include children's dictations to describe their colored treasures. Shape Treasure Cut out a paper triangle, circle, square, and rectangle. Divide children into four groups and give each group a shape. Provide each group with a camera.
Children can work in teams to find and photograph things outdoors that match their shape.
Glue their shapes and their photographs onto sheets of oaktag and include children's dictations or writings about the shapes they found. Invite children to think of other opposite pairs that could describe things found outdoors. Divide the children into four groups. Ask each group to choose an opposite pair to focus on for their treasure hunt. Provide each group with a camera to photograph their sets of opposites.