How to Teach Following Directions?

            In my English 1 (Study and Thinking Class), I employed the PHOTO Scavenger Hunt in teaching my students the skill of "following directions or instructions.  PHOTO Scavenger Hunt is just a modification of treasure hunting usually done during parties or anniversaries. Instead of hunting for treasures, my students will simply get arm with digital cameras or cellphones capable of taking pictures. Of course, I did the announcement of bringing their cameras beforehand.

      

Symbol of Unity and Solidarity of Group 4

               The class of 30 is divided into 5 groups. They are requested to choose for their leader who will facilitate the task and a spokesperson to ask and clarify if in case there would misunderstandings between them and the tasks.

                 Before the task is handed to them, they were told to enjoy the activity but avoid disturbing other classes. The group's output will be graded according to the completeness of the task, quality of the product and the speed on completing the task.

       

                Below are the mechanics of the game.

General Instructions: King Arnold is forgetting memories during his royal visit in DNSC. Can you help him remember those things? If yes, then do the following instructions. If not, then your journey ends here. Unfortunately the King failed to choose you as his soldiers of memories. Note: Always ask permission if you'll take picture from a stranger.

Sweet young couple

              1. After reading all the instructions, join your hands together to illustrate the group's unity and solidarity. Make sure that only joined hands could be seen in the picture. Ask a stranger ( not a member) to take the picture for you.

                2. Get a picture of five strangers queuing to buy something in the school canteen.

               3. Have a stolen picture from the other team while they are busy doing the activity. No faces should be seen in the camera.

               4. Get a close up picture of the three members of the group doing the face dance.

               5. Capture the sweet moment of a stranger couple anywhere in the campus.

               6. Take a picture of those getting a nap inside the library. Make sure that no one notices you even the librarian.

               7. Re-enact a scene or form a tableau from the team's favorite TV series. All members of the group must be in the picture.

               8. Have the team act like they are studying for an exam.

               9. Look around! Take picture on something that resembles to letters D, N, S, C. Note printed letters or intentionally formed letters will not be accepted.

              10. Afte

r doing all the tasks, submit the camera to King Arnold and find if your team is able to help him remember things! Good Luck!

The Group 1 re-enacting a scene from their fave TV Series.

   

Quotable Quotes for Reading

          During my reading, I encountered a lot of reading quotes that personally caught my attention to significantly pause and reflect. This post is to generously share to you the treasures I found when reading. Kudos to the brilliant minds who have created all of these wisdom. 

1. "Love is irresistible to be irresistibly desired" -Robert Frost
2. "To learn to read is to light a fire, every syllable that is spelled    
     out, is a spark". -Victor Hugo.
3. "Reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest 
      minds in the past centuries."- Rene Descartes
4. "Weak people revenge, strong people forgive, but intelligent 
       people ignore".- Albert Einstein
5. "If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail".- John Wooden
6.  "Do not compare yourself with anyone in this world, or else   
       you  are insulting yourself".- Bill Gates
7. "Maturity starts when you stop pointing fingers to others".
      - Anonymous
8. "No one can change a person but a person could be a reason 
      for  a person to change".- Spongebob
9. "To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting".
     - Robert Burke
10.  "We read to know that we are not alone."- William Nicholson
11. " A man only learns in two ways: one by reading, and the other 
       is by association with smarter people."- Will Rogers
12. "Well done is better than well said".- Benjamin Franklin
13. " Nothing can brings you peace but yourself".- Ralph Waldo Emerson
14."Think before you speak, read before you think."- Frances Ann
15. "You are never alone when you are reading a book. -Susan Wiggs.