1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.
2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.
2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.
3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!
4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.
Question | Answer |
| 1. 1. If you need staples and tape, I can help you out. | 2. 2. With regards to organization, what types of things do you want to have a space for the subs to write about? Next clue: Don't get sick of looking! | absences, discipline problems, and comments | 3. 3. Rules, smules! What types of rules do you want to include in your sub folder? Next clue: Look for a rainbow in a box. | any rules that were handed out to students | 4. 4. List three school policies that you should include in your sub folder. Next clue: Stiff is my spine and my body is pale, but I'm always ready to tell a tale. | 5. 5. If you don’t include these, your sub will have nothing to teach! Next clue: Keys open my door, but mine only make a sound. | Lesson plans | 6. 6. What other activities should you include for your subs? Next clue: Sometimes trapped, sometimes plugged, sometimes squeaking, sometimes clicked. | extra time fillers | 7. 7. What should you communicate about students who receive special services? Next clue: Round and round are my sides, my favorite thing to eat is air. I have a playful personality. | a list of students who are pulled out and the times | 8. 8. Sarah and Bob have a peanut allergy, Fred is allergic to dust, and Pat and Alicia are allergic to bees. How will you tell your sub so your kids don’t end up in the nurse’s office and given massive doses of Benadryl? Next clue: I hold your tray while you choose. I keep you full with all my food, but don't be late to get your brood. | Create a list of students with allergies. | 9. 9. Don’t leave your sub wondering when she should teach math or go to recess. Leave her one of these. Next clue: If you find a clue, you're on a roll. | A schedule | 10. 10. Your sub shows up to your extra duty assignment but doesn’t know what to do. What should you have included in your sub folder for her to know? Next clue: If you look in the write place, you'll find a clue. | information and directions | 11. 11. Oh no! Your class is being disorderly for the sub. What can you include in your folder to help her out? Next clue: You might seal the deal with a clue. | Classroom management ideas | 12. 12. List three more school policies that you should include in your sub folder. Next clue: You can find a clue, even if the trail is cold. | 13. 13. What type of class routine information does your sub need to know? Next clue: After you answer, return to where it all began. |
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