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.
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1. What is a fairy tale? | Fairy tales are stories. They are a type of folktale. | 2. What are some characteristics of fairy tales? | Fairy tales can include magic, princesses, princes, talking animals, good and evil characters, and happy endings. | 3. Name one fairy tale below. | Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, Pinocchio, The Princess and the Pea, The Frog Prince, The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, etc. | 4. What is a theme? | A theme is a main idea or lesson of the story. It is what the author wants the reader to learn from the story. | 5. What is one theme that is common in fairy tales, fables, and myths? | Beauty isn’t just about looks, Don’t lie, Don’t talk to strangers, etc. | 6. What is the main lesson that Little Red Riding Hood learned in her story? | Little Red Riding Hood learned not to go into the woods alone and talk to strangers. | 7. What can the end of “Beauty and the Beast” teach the reader? | The end of “Beauty and the Beast” tells the reader that sometimes beauty is about what’s inside. | 8. What is the theme of the fable “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”? | The theme of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is do not lie because if you lie, no one will believe you when you are telling the truth. |
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