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SECOND GRADE MAP
Scavenger Hunt Riddles -- can you find it?

A poster featuring a forest map with a prominent question mark, inviting exploration and curiosity about the area.

2nd Grade map (front).  See below for artwork and riddles at each stop along the path!

*Answers at the bottom of this page...

A wooden slice featuring the numeral one prominently marked on it

As you enter the forest space, take a moment to read and reflect on our 3rd graders' Land acknowledgment poem.
Written by 3rd grade class of 2023.

An artistic representation of the punctuation mark "?" set against a clean white backdrop.

2

I am a medium sized animal. I have red on my belly. I make big holes in the trees. (by Lilly)

A colorful child's drawing depicting a question mark amidst a forest scene with trees and playful elements.

3

I am green on top and brown on the bottom. I move in the wind. I stand with my friends. (by Zoey)

A colorful painting depicting a question mark amidst a forest scene with trees and playful elements.

4

I am tiny with little buds.  I am skinny.  I will be big and tall one day. (by Teagan)

A colorful painting depicting a question mark amidst a forest scene with trees and playful elements.

5

I smell like a flower. I am not a flower. I am little and green. (by Kayden)

A colorful painting depicting a question mark amidst a forest scene with trees and playful elements.

6

Some people think I am poisonous. I grow on trees.  I am soft and spongy. (by Parker D)

Abstract artwork with yellow background and white shape.

7

I am spikey.  I am on the ground.  I am surrounded by leaves. (by Parker G-W)

A colorful painting features a large white question mark against a blue background.

8

I am so green in the summer and brown in the winter.  I am the one that needs sun.  I am very fun to make with mud cakes. (by Ava)

A colorful painting depicting a question mark amidst a forest scene with trees and playful elements.

9

I am very tall. I have a little hole inside. Moss covering left side. (by Nalani)

A colorful painting depicting a question mark amidst a forest scene with trees and playful elements.

10

I am scratchy. I have some green. I am part of a tree. I am near other trees. (by  Jordyn)

A wooden slice with the text "Your Turn" engraved on it, placed on a rustic surface.

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YOUR TURN!  Find something in the forest to notice and make up a riddle about it- can you stump someone?

A colorful painting depicting a question mark amidst a forest scene with trees and playful elements.

12

I am made of wood. I keep you dry. I am made by kids. (by Emma)

A colorful painting depicting a question mark amidst a forest scene with trees and playful elements.

13

I used to be alive but now I am gone. I am standing but I have no leaves. Someone in the forest likes to rub against me. (by Lincoln)

A slice of wood displaying the number one and four with words "water break!" carved into its surface.

14

Hydrate! Water is life.

 

A colorful painting depicting a question mark amidst a forest scene with trees and playful elements.

15

I spread beneath you. I drink water. I trip people when they walk on me. (by Aubree)

A colorful painting depicting a question mark amidst a forest scene with trees and playful elements.

16

I am squishy. I see pines everywhere. I am in an open space. (by Owen)

Text graphic saying "Want more?" in bold letters on a circle carved wood

Still have more energy?

GO BACK to MAP homepage and try another walk!

Answers: (2) woodpecker (holes in tree) (3) tall white pines (look up!). (4) sapling tree (buds in spring). (5) sapling leaves. (6) mushrooms on tree. (7) fallen tree. (8) beech leaves. (9) hole at base of tall tree (possible fairy entrance?!). (10) white pine bark. (11) your turn (12) forts. (13) dead (still standing) tree (14) drink up! (15) roots above ground on forest floor (16) mossy mound