Scavengar EDU

Marina Fernández, Laia Muset and Judith Ramiro

This activity for 2nd graders aims to help students learn classroom vocabulary using the Scavengar EDU app while practicing reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills. Students complete different interactive tasks, such as taking pictures of classroom items, answering multiple-choice questions, and identifying objects or colours, earning points for each completed task. Before starting, students review the vocabulary and instructions to ensure confidence during the activity. The teacher supports and monitors them, encouraging the exclusive use of English with the help of a phrase guide sheet that provides useful expressions for various situations. Throughout the scavenger hunt, students practice pronunciation, communication, and teamwork in English, receiving motivation and praise from the teacher.

• Target Age: 2nd grade.

• Target Language Level: Pre-A1 level.

• Location: Indoors and outdoors.

Written reception:

• Overall reading comprehension: Can recognise familiar words accompanied by pictures, such as a fast-food restaurant menu illustrated with photos or a picture book using familiar vocabulary (p. 60).

• Reading instructions: Can understand very short, simple, instructions used in familiar, everyday contexts such as ‘No parking,’ ‘No food or drink,’ etc., especially if there are illustrations (p. 64).

Spoken interaction:

• Conversation: Can understand and use some basic, formulaic expressions such as ‘Yes,’ ‘No,’ ‘Excuse me,’ ‘Please,’ ‘Thank you,’ ‘No thank you,’ ‘Sorry.’ Can recognise simple greetings (p. 85).

Written interaction: 

• Overall written interaction: Can write short phrases to give basic information (e.g. name, address, family) on a form or in a note, with the use of a dictionary (p. 93).

Mediation activities:

• Relaying specific information in speech: Can relay (in Language B) simple instructions about places and times (given in Language A), provided these are repeated very slowly and clearly. Can relay (in Language B) very basic information (e.g. numbers and prices) from short, simple, illustrated texts (written in Language A) (p. 108).

• Students will be able to use classroom vocabulary.

• Students will be able to communicate in English by using key phrases to answer questions, and interact with classmates.

• Students will be able to use new vocabulary in short oral sentences during class interactions.

• The teacher downloads Scavengar EDU app from the App Store on each device before the class (1h).

• The kids get familiar with the app and practice the types of tasks they might encounter before doing the real activity. This will help them understand what to do and feel more confident when doing the actual activity (40 min).

• The teacher creates an account for each group before the class (20 min).

• Link to Scavengar EDU app: https://apps.apple.com/es/app/scavengar-edu-ar-education/id1532870198 

• Handout:

• Equipment: 1 smartphone or tablet for each group.

This activity is created to help students on learning classroom vocabulary using the Scavengar EDU app. Additionally, the activity also provides an opportunity to practice reading, since students will engage with written instructions and vocabulary items throughout the tasks; listening, because they will have to listen to each other and the teacher talking in English; speaking, since they will have to talk to each other in English and say some key vocabulary out loud, while the teacher will be checking if they are pronouncing the word correctly; and writing, because they will have to search for some words in the app.

In this activity, the students will complete different type of tasks in groups of four using the Scavengar EDU app. After each task, they will find an item which will give them more points. In a previous lesson, the students would have already reviewed all the vocabulary and received clear explanations regarding the instructions for each task. Therefore, when carrying out the activity, they will be familiar with the required actions and able to participate with confidence. Nevertheless, the teacher will remain attentive throughout the activity and will provide assistance whenever necessary.

Additionally, during the activity, the teacher will encourage students to speak only in English during all their interactions. To support them, she will provide a phrase guide sheet that contains useful sentence structures. This sheet will help students know what to say in different situations, such as finding objects, answering quiz questions, describing colours, choosing GIFs, giving opinions, or interacting with classmates. With this guide, students will be able to participate confidently and actively, without needing to translate from Spanish. The teacher will also motivate them throughout the activity, giving praise and encouragement as they use English to communicate. By using the phrase sheet, students can focus on speaking English naturally, completing the tasks, and enjoying the learning experience. At the end of the explanation, you will find the “Key phrases” worksheet that the teacher will hand to the students.

Once they press the “Start” button, they have to find the first task: “Find a bag”. In this task, they have to take a picture of a bag with the app. Then, they have to find the first item, the “Star”, which will give them six points. After that, they have to find the second task, which is a multiple choice quiz with the question: “Which one is used to sit?”, and the options are: a chair, a board, a notebook, and a pencil. Once they answer correctly, they need to find the next item, the “Crystal”, which will give them twelve points. Sequently, they have to find the third task, which is “Find something blue” related to school vocabulary. In this activity, they have to take a picture of a blue object related to school vocabulary. Then, they will find the item “Emerald”, which will give them twenty-five points. 

Once they find the “Emerald”, they have to find the next task, which is “Find a GIF”. In this task, the kids have to say “Board!” and choose a GIF of a board. The teacher will check if they are pronouncing the word right. Once done, they will find the item “Coins”, which will give them one point. After that, they have to find the next task, which is “Find and object”, in this case a water bottle. Here, the students have to find a water bottle and take a picture of it. Then, they will find the object “Star”, which will give them six points. When they find the pen, they can follow with the sixth task, which is a multiple choice quiz with the question: “What do we use to write?”, and the options are: a pencil case, a laptop, a pencil, and a rubber. Once they answer correctly, they need to find the “Crystal” that will give them twelve points. 

Following the game, they must go with the seventh task, which is “Find an object”, in this case, a water bottle. Then, they should also find an “Emerald”, which will give them twenty-five points. After that, they can go with number eight, “Find something red”, where the kids should discover objects in class according to that colour. When they finish it, they need to find a “Ruby”, which will give them fifty points.  Sequently, they should follow with number nine, in which activity of “Reaction GIF”, they should say “Notebook!” out loud and choose a reaction GIF from the ones given by the app about a notebook. The teacher will check if they are pronouncing the word right. With this activity, they need to find a bag of “Coins”, and it will give them one point. And last but not least, they will find a message which says “The end!” and “Great! You have completed the hunt! Now you know a lot about school vocabulary!”. After that, they have to find the finish point.

1. Download and log in:

• Download Scavengar EDU from the App Store on your device.

• Create a teacher account (or log in if you already have one).

2. Create your experience:

• Click on the “+” button.

• Select what kind of experience you want to create:

  • Location-based: anchored at specific coordinates.

  • Space-bound: can be launched anywhere.

• If you choose the location-based option, choose your location with specific coordinates.

• If you choose the space-bound option, set up your play space and choose:

  • If the space is a rectangle or oval.

  • The width and the aspect ratio from your space.

  • Once you have it, click on “Looks good”.

• Set the start point: drag the map around to select a starting point for your experience (you can still adjust this location later on). This is the check point that players have to reach first and that will start the experience. Once you like the position of the checkpoint, click on “Set location”.

• Add content (Settings): here you can set your preferences. In “Meta Data and Discovery Options”, if you click on the “Edit” button, you will be able to edit: your preview image, your experience name, your experience description, if you want to use the score system, your primary category, your secondary category, if you want to add tags, and the availability status (“publicly available”, “private (only accessible by you)” and “shareable via link only (premium only)”).

• Add content (Flow): here you can select from a variety of content to add to your experience. Afterwards, select a target location and set the required attributes. If you need more space, drag down the bottom drawer. Keep the length of your experience reasonable for a fun and enjoyable gameplay. You can choose from different content:

• Add Item: scroll through the list to explore the different types of items. Drag the map around to select a target location and tap “Set items” to add it to your experience. Try using items to guide the player to the next checkpoint (there are some that are premium only). You can choose from:

  • Custom 3D item (premium only): a completely customizable 3D item.

  • Custom image (premium only): an item display some graphic, photo or (animated) GIF.

  • Custom video (premium only): an item displays a video (optionally with transparency).

  • Animated GIF (powered by GIPHY): an item that display an animated GIF, Sticker or Emoji.

  • Coin: the player receives +1 points.

  • Star: the player receives +6 points.

  • Crystal: the player receives +12 points.

  • Emerald: the player receives +25 points.

  • Ruby: the player receives +50 points.

  • Mystery Box: triggers a random event that will influence how many points a user gets for a limited timeframe.

• Add Checkpoint: use checkpoints to either inform the player about their surroundings or give them context-related tasks. Scroll through the list to explore the different types of tasks. Drag the map around to select a target location and tap “Add Details” to personalize it, and then to “Done” to add it to your experience. You can choose from:

• No task: a checkpoint without a task. Instead, you can use it to display some information about the current location. You can add a checkpoint name and a checkpoint description.

• Reaction GIF: the player has to complete a caption with a fitting or funny GIF. You can add a caption, a checkpoint name and a checkpoint description.

• Multiple Choice Quiz: the player has to solve a multiple choice quiz question. You can add a question, a correct answer and three wrong answers, a checkpoint name and a checkpoint description.

• Find an Object: the player has to find a specified object in their surroundings. You can choose from a variety of objects to find (some are premium only), a checkpoint name and a checkpoint description.

• Find a colour: the player has to take a picture with a predefined dominant colour. You can choose the dominant colour (some are premium only), a checkpoint name and a checkpoint description.

• Add decoration: you can add some decorations in your experience, but it is premium only. Drag the map around to select a target location.

• Set finish: drag the map around to select the endpoint for your experience. Afterwards, it will be created and is ready to play.

• Remove Last: in case you want to eliminate the last thing you have done.

• Save experience: click on this button once you have finished. 

• If you haven’t completed the important information in the “settings” in the “adding content” page, a screen will appear and will ask you to fill all the information. Once you fill all the information required, click on “Create Experience”. You will find all your experiences on your profile (at the bottom on the left) and edit them whenever you want clicking on the “Edit” button.

3. How to find and start experiences:

• Discover: on this page you will find lots of different experiences created by other people. You can use the “Featured Experiences”, the “Showrooms”, the “Story-based Experiences” or search for more clicking on the magnifying glass.

• Map: clicking on the map, you can find different experiences near you.

• Profile: here you can find all the experiences you have created.

• In any type of experience, if you want to start them, you just have to click on the “Start” button.

4. Assets:

• In “Assets” you can find all the files you have uploaded in your experiences. You can find: 3D models, images, videos, shader libraries, audios, and haptic feedback files.