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Fact Monster Printables Archive

Education World has joined forces with FactMonster.com to present this weekly printable Hunt the Fact Monster activity. Challenge students to use the Fact Monster search engine to find the answers to each week's questions. Students build research skills and cultural literacy as they learn about a wide variety of topics.

Hunt the Fact Monster is ideally suited for use in your classroom computer center, in technology classes, or as a parent-and-students-together homework assignment. For additional tips on using Fact Monster hunts in any of those ways, be sure to see our Ideas for Using Hunt the Fact Monster in Your Classroom page.

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Primary-Grade
Fact Monster Hunts
(Grades 2-4)

SEPTEMBER
Themes:
Apples, Citizenship,
Countries, Animals

September #1
September #2
September #3
September #4

OCTOBER
Themes:
Columbus, Halloween,
Bats, Africa

October #1
October #2
October #3
October #4

NOVEMBER
Themes:
Thanksgiving, Kids'
Books, Geography

November #1
November #2
November #3
November #4

DECEMBER
Themes:
Christmas, Kwanzaa,
Hanukkah, Flags

December #1
December #2
December #3
December #4

JANUARY
Themes:
New Year, M.L. King,
Antarctica, Dinosaurs

January #1
January #2
January #3
January #4

FEBRUARY
Themes:
Groundhog Day, Presidents,
Black History Month

February #1
February #2
February #3
February #4

MARCH
Themes:
Women's History Month,
Dr. Seuss, Nutrition, Music

March #1
March #2
March #3
March #4

APRIL
Themes:
Butterflies, Weather,
Inventors, Baseball

April #1
April #2
April #3
April #4

MAY
Themes:
America Long Ago, Insects,
Fairy Tales, Countries

May #1
May #2
May #3
May #4

EXTRA
(For use anytime of year)
Themes:
Transportation, Deserts,
Geography, Animals

Extra #1
Extra #2
Extra #3
Extra #4

 

Intermediate-Grade
Fact Monster Hunts

(Grades 4-8)

Hunt #01

Hunt #02

Hunt #03

Hunt #04

Hunt #05

Hunt #06

Hunt #07

Hunt #08

Hunt #09

Hunt #10

Hunt #11

Hunt #12

Hunt #13

Hunt #14

Hunt #15

Hunt #16

Hunt #17

Hunt #18

Hunt #19

Hunt #20

Hunt #21

Hunt #22

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Hunt #25

Hunt #26

Hunt #27

Hunt #28

Hunt #29

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Hunt #35

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