Webquest Awesomeness!

Mini webquests are perfect for third graders.  I used them just before the break to get the kids out of their seats and work on some fun activities...learning included in the fun! When I have my students do webquests, I usually set the background information up in the form of a mini-lesson.  I have had them complete a KWL chart or just write a question or two in their journals to assess prior knowledge. Many times in social studies, they have never heard of the people we are studying (or they are confused about who they are.)  These webquests could set your students on the journey to more research about a person you are studying.  They are also awesome for small groups where the groups could read about the person, then collaborate on answers together.  Anytime I get the iPads out, there is excitement in the room!  We had so much fun with this the last time, I know they will be excited for these new quests!  You can find my new Mini-Biography Webquests {HERE}or {HERE}

My students love to get on the floor with an iPad and work together!

Kids scan the QR code and it takes them right to the website!  If you don't have devices to scan codes, no worries, just have the students type in the provided website.  (It's good practice in being careful!) 

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There are five different quests in the set! 
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My kids said, "Hey, this is like a scavenger hunt!"  Yep, they loved it! 

I LOVE QR Codes!

I have created these task cards for geometry (there is some perimeter practice in there!)  I have included QR codes for checking answers and just a regular answer sheet and key as well.  Next, you see my task cards for Problem Solving below the geometry cards.  Do your kids have trouble solving part/part/whole problems along with two-step problems?  Mine do! That is probably one of our most practiced skills.  It seems like they begin to mature second semester and are able to do so much more. But we NEVER stop honing those skills! Enjoy!

Geometry Task Cards with QR Codes
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Word Problem Task Cards with QR codes!
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Hallway Geometry with QR Codes

I saw some pins on Pinterest where teachers took tape and masked off tiled areas to measure (as well as figure the perimeters.)  Some used floor tiles, but I used the wall tiles, just seemed easier to count on the wall.  I taped off the  areas on our wall and added QR codes so the kids could check their answers with i-pads. They had to answer in their math spirals first.  (I like this site for QR code generation:  https://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/ and I use the Inigma app for the reader.  There are lots of others, but these two work great!)

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Parent Meeting QR

This year at our parent meeting, I'm using QR codes to help parents with the details of the presentation.  If I were reading this post a year ago, I wouldn't have known what a QR code is. So don't feel behind, I just explored it this summer and plan to use them now for all kinds of things in the classroom!  I use a Power Point at my parent meeting to hit the important topics for the year, but embedded in the Power Point are the QR codes I created so I don't have to run off tons of copies of what I'm sharing.  I created QR codes for my email address, important dates this year, my phone number, testing schedule, etc... If you haven't explored how to use QR codes, let me tell you it is EASY.  I'm self-taught and I had no trouble at all (which is unusual!)  I recommend this user-friendly site :  http://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/
All you have to do is type in your information and boom, you have a code...free. Once you've typed in your information (text, URL, or phone number, etc...) and they have created your code, you just click "save," then save it to your desktop as a png file (it should already be in that format.) I created a desktop folder and just keep them in there.  If you want to put it on a form, just copy and paste, or insert it into your Power Point as a picture.  

Of course for it to work, your audience has to have a code reader!  At the beginning of my meeting, I'll offer time for parents to download a code reader from their app store.  I'll recommend i-nigma because it works really well and it's free.  Any code reader should work with your codes. 

Want to try it now?  Just download the i-nigma app to your phone, center the red frame over the code, and there ya go! I feel like a secret agent, very cool, right?