Inspired by an idea from Flapjack Education, students in Ms. Iles' room really kept learning in motion today. Using QR codes and jumbo plastic eggs, students moved about the classroom reviewing their addition, subtraction, and money counting skills using their own iPads. Ms. Iles created several QR codes with questions and answers using http://qrcode.kaywa.com, printed them out and put them inside numbered eggs. She introduced the lesson explaining how to access the egg's math problem by scanning it with QRafter. Using the student worksheet she created, she modeled how to write the problem and check the answer. If the student were to get a different answer, the student would simply mark through it and add the scanned answer. She asked her class why they would do that and a little girl answered, "Because we learn from our mistakes!!" How true! The eggs were placed randomly around the classroom and the students were dismissed by table to start at an egg of their choice. It took a few minutes to get used to the process of scanning, writing and recording, but after a few minutes, the first graders got the hang of it! These kids were motivated to practice math for sure! How many kids have you taught who are disappointed to NOT finish a math worksheet review? Get the answer sheet here. Thanks for sharing your activity with us Ms. Iles!
A few tips:
A few tips:
- QRrafter scans best when the camera is parallel to the QR code
- QR codes scan better when they are flat, so kids need to straighten out the paper slips from the eggs
- Might be a great idea to start with a simple QR scanning practice before a full fledged QR hunt with recorded answers
- Cardstock might be better than paper
- Try laminating the questions, we noticed the ink was wearing away with all the kids touching the codes (sometimes laminating makes it hard to scan, check first!)
- The golden egg in the pack is very popular. You could either put a surprise activity in there or an extra challenging question inside.
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Ms. Iles has done it again! Try out her WRITE THE ROOM idea! For Daily 5 Word Work, students scan a sight word, read it to themselves and draw a picture of the word, great idea!
