Thursday, May 3, 2012

Vocab Scavenger Hunt using Label Box on iPads/iPhones

Goal: To teach new vocab, provide visual reinforcements, maximize repetitions
Objective: The students will use iPads to take and label pictures of the new vocab structures.

What we did:
First, we went over some good examples of how to act out a vocab. word.  This step is extremely important!  The first time I did this activity I assumed that kids would automatically know what makes a good visual aid of a vocabulary word...I was very wrong.  One group had a picture of one kid pointing angrily at another kid holding a notebook piece of paper with a picture of a sandwich on it for the vocab. structure "says".  When I questioned how in the world that picture would help me remember that dice means "says" the kids replied, "Because the guys says make me a sandwich."

Students were given an ipad and 1 handout per group.  We went over the top term/phrases for each set and they filled in the blank w/ the translation.

Then, after giving them very explicit expectations for not disrupting any other classes, they are set free for set amount of time (I highly recommend having a time keeper for each group to make sure they all come back on time). I make it clear that they come back at the assigned time regardless of if they have all the pictures done or not.  It's a scavenger hunt, so they should get just as many as they can.

Students put the pictures into storykit and email me the finished product.




Here's an example of the handout:
Piratas cap. 2 vocab scavenger hunt
Nombres: _______________________________________
iPad apps needed: iphoto to take pictures, label box to label the pictures, storykit to put labeled pics together and turn it in via email

Handout
  • llama  ____________    
  • llama por telefóno
  • llama por la ventana

  • están mirando ____________
  • están mirando la tele
  • están mirando un partido de voleibol
  • están mirando las fotos de los estudiantes pasados
  • están mirando un mapa
  •  están mirando ….(¿?)

  • habla __________________
  • habla con Sra. Hall
  • habla con Tai
  • habla con Jeff
  • habla con Sr. Adkins, Srta Nies, o Sr. Smith
  • habla con  ….(¿?)

  • buscan ____________________
  • buscan un libro
  • buscan un coche
  • buscan un maestro
  • buscan  ….(¿?)

  • me gusta ________________
  • le gusta _________________
  • le gusta el libro
  • le gusta el árbol
  • le gusta la comida
  • no le gusta el libro
  • no le gusta la comida
  • le gusta  ….(¿?)
A Warning that I verbalized AND put as a footer on the handout:
Do NOT interrupt any classes, meetings, etc! 
Do not disturb the instructional environment. 
Do NOT form a line to all take a picture with the same person, go on to the next one
Student Samples:













****AWESOME ADDED BONUS THAT HAPPENED COMPLETELY BY ACCIDENT***
(although I wish I could say I was brilliant enough to have methodically planned this out)

After all groups have turned in their photos via an emailed link, I copy/paste each groups link into a poll on our class edmodo page.  The homework is that the kids have to go on and use the poll to vote for which group they think had the best pictures to help us remember our vocab.  They LOVED the competition and I accidently got them to look at the key structures that many more times and think critically about them--hm this one is/isn't a good depiction of such and such word

I love it when an accident turns out awesome! 

1 comment:

  1. I should mention (just to protect against grammar attacks) that I am fully aware that the first few examples are incorrect because they say están mirando but have a pic of only one person. Yes, I know that están is the third person PLURAL version...but my goal right now is that the students understand the meaning, the grammar nitty gritty will come later...or they won't :) Just understand this activity is a VOCAB Scavenger hunt, NOT a grammar scavenger hunt--LAME!

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