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FACT MONSTER 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.

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)

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