Have you heard of the Emoji Scavenger Hunt game?
🕵 The Emoji Scavenger Hunt game is a fun and interactive way to engage your World Language students and help them practice their language skills. This online game, created by Google, challenges players to find and identify real-world objects using only their smartphone camera and a set of emojis as clues.
It's a great way to get students moving, thinking creatively, and using their language skills in a real-world context.
To use Emoji Scavenger Hunt with your students, you'll need a set of devices (smartphones or tablets) for each student or group of students. You'll also need a way to project the game's website (https://emojiscavengerhunt.withgoogle.com/) onto a screen or board so that the whole class can participate.
To get started, visit the website and click on the "Play" button. The game will automatically generate a set of emojis as clues. Each emoji represents a different object the students will need to find in their environment. For example, the 🚪 emoji might represent a door, while the 🍎 emoji might represent an apple.
Once the game begins, students will have a set amount of time to find and photograph each object. As they find each object, they can show the class and practice describing it in the target language.
The game can be used for a variety of language skills, such as vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, and oral fluency.
Another way to use this game is to assign the students in groups and have them compete against each other. The group that finds the most objects in the time limit wins.
You can watch a quick demo about how to use it below. 👇👇
Emoji Scavenger Hunt is a fun and engaging way to get students moving and using their language skills in a real-world context.
It's a great way to break up the monotony of traditional classroom activities and give students a chance to practice their skills in a fun and interactive way.
My students and I love this game, so give it a try with your World Language students and see how much they enjoy it!
Looking for more ideas? Check out the Tech for World Language Teachers Facebook group community. You can also check out our online professional development community.
