A student recording sheet (Detective Log) formatted for first graders to track, map, and write the 12 scavenger hunt diphthong words under correct animal track columns.

Printable 2x2 grid scavenger hunt cards featuring picture clues and fill-in-the-blank diphthong words for students to find around the classroom.

An introductory visual slideshow for direct instruction and warm-up before starting the movement-based scavenger hunt. Teaches ou/ow and au/aw with multi-sensory hand gestures.

A detailed, multi-sensory 25-minute small group lesson plan for 1st grade teachers targeting diphthongs au, aw, ou, and ow through physical movement, visual search, and sound mapping.

A structured chronological retelling and cause-and-effect graphic organizer worksheet that guides students in sequencing the bear's dramatic marshmallow rescue.

A high-quality, print-ready student worksheet designed for Lesson 2 that includes a runaway route word-pair match activity and three expressive sentence-building guides.

A beautiful, thematic student worksheet for Lesson 1 containing word matching, sentence completion using a vocabulary bank, and an active writing area for drawing a scenic view and practicing sentence composition.