Library Orientation Scavenger Hunt for Grades 3-6 (QR Code & No-Tech)

Make elementary library orientation active, fun, and easy to customize! This Library Orientation Scavenger Hunt is perfect for back to school library lessons. It gets students moving around the library as they locate important places and resources they will use throughout the school year.

Choose from 3 hunt lengths with 12, 17, or 24 library locations, and use either the QR Code or No-Tech version to fit your students, schedule, and technology. Library locations are editable, so you can customize the scavenger hunt for your own library!

This orientation activity includes:

You get three different Library Orientation Scavenger Hunts, so you can select the length that works best for your students and library schedule:

• 12-Location Hunt – quickest option
• 17-Location Hunt – medium-length option
• 24-Location Hunt – full-length option, approximately 40–50 minutes
• All 3 hunt lengths include both QR Code and No-Tech options.
• Student directions presentations for both the QR Code and No-Tech versions
• Editable library location cards
• 3 scavenger hunt grids
• 3 secret message worksheets
• QR Code location cards with QR codes already created and ready to scan
• No-Tech location cards with secret words printed directly on the cards
  PowerPoint, Google Slides, and PDF formats
• Teacher / librarian setup directions and troubleshooting information

No formal lesson plan is included, but the teacher directions are clear enough for a certified school librarian to follow.

How does the library scavenger hunt work?

Students move around the library searching for the locations or items you select. At each location, they find a secret word. After finding all their locations, students use the collected words to reveal a final secret message.

The secret messages are book quotations from classic children’s literature – Anne of Green Gables, The Wind in the Willows, and Alice in Wonderland.

This Library Orientation Scavenger Hunt is an active way to introduce or review important library locations while helping students become more comfortable navigating the library independently.

QR Code version: Place a QR Code card at each selected library location. Students find the card, scan the QR code with a phone or tablet camera, and record the secret word that appears.

• The QR codes are already created and ready to cut and use! You do not need to create or edit the codes.
• No Wi-Fi is needed. Students need only a tablet or cell phone with a camera.

No-Tech version: Don’t want students using devices? No problem! The No-Tech version works the same way, except the secret word is printed directly on each location card. Students simply find the card and record the word.

Students need only a pencil and scavenger hunt grid. No phones, tablets, QR scanners, or internet connection are required.

Standards Addressed:

AASL National School Library Standards – See the AASL Standards Framework for Learners to view full text.

• Inquire – A.2. – C.1.
• Include – B.1. – D.1.
• Collaborate – A.1. – A.2.
• Engage – A.1. – D.1.

Common Core English Language Arts Standards –
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• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.6.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.7.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.6.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.7.
• CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1. – CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.6.

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