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. When do book clubs generally start? | November or December. | 2. What is the key to successful book clubs? | Front-loading. | 3. How many zones are generally in book clubs for the teacher? | 3 zones. | 4. What are the first ten minutes of the book club meeting generally spent doing? | Retelling parts of the story or sharing favorite parts. | 5. How do the students know how far to read in the book each time? | The students decide their own reading goals. | 6. What is the difference between book club questions and end-of-chapter questions? | Book club questions are more open-ended than factual. | 7. What do book clubs sometimes become when the teacher has to jump in and teach? | Guided reading clubs. | 8. What are the cornerstones of successful book clubs? | Anchor novels. | 9. What are the critical prerequisites that students must know before going into their own book club discussions? | How to mark and hold their thinking and how to discuss their thinking with peers without your direction. | 10. What is the difference between rules and norms? | Norms are more like expectations of how students will act and treat one another. | 11. What do you make in order to make the students accountable during their book clubs? | Anchor chart. | 12. What is the one area of book clubs that causes the most disagreement? | Whether or not students should be allowed to read ahead. | 13. How many novel choices should you begin with? | 8-10 novels. | 14. What is the toughest part of book clubs for teachers? | Assigning books to the groups. | 15. What needs to happen during the first book club meeting? | Access background knowledge, articulate questions, and set a purpose. | 16. What ultimately happens for students in book clubs? | Students are reading, working on comprehension, learning from their peers, and learning invaluable social tools. |
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