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I (Jessi) started doing magazine scavenger hunts before starting a collage project or opening the collage center. This activity only takes about 20 minutes to do with students and helps organize the magazines. It also actively engages students to kick start their thinking about what elements they would want to include in their own collage pieces. All creative spaces can implement this activity as a way to organize the studio. In choice-based settings, facilitators can use this activity as an introduction and skill builder to opening the collage center. Students may even choose how to organize the magazine pages after completing the scavenger hunt.  Get Prepared The first step to preparing for the magazine scavenger hunt is to determine how students will store their found magazine pages. If the students will utilize their own findings, give them paperclips and ziplocks for safekeeping. If this is for the class to share or studio storage, set up some bins with labels of each category. Set out stacks of magazines around the room for students to search. Remember- NO scissors! This is a fast-paced activity and waiting for students to cut out each item will take up too much time. Explanation Explain to students how the scavenger hunt will work. The facilitator will have a slide on the board that shows what subject, topic, element/principal of art, or idea students need to search for in the magazine. Stress to students that there is no cutting, just rip out the pages and then find another one. They will have 2 minutes in each category.  Collecting and Keeping
If this is a collective effort for the studio, after the presentation of each category have students place their findings into the collective bin or tray. If this is an individual effort, have students label their ziplock and put it away for next time. FREE Google Slides Visit the Teachers Pay Teachers store to get your own free Google Slides copy of the Magazine Scavenger Hunt. You can edit this version to how you need it!
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At the beginning of every new semester, I (Jessi) have my middle school students fill out a notecard about themselves. It is a simple questionnaire with some basic and quirky tidbits, and serves as an icebreaker of sorts. Little did I anticipate the tremendous impact this simple activity would have in my classroom. I do tell my students that I share this information with the class before they fill out their cards but they are so eager for me to share their cards once they learn how the game works. (It is like Guess-Who.) Effective facilitation requires building a team that is positive and connected. When educators are developing a student-driven environment, it is vital that they facilitate team building just as a sports team coach builds and drives camaraderie. The notecard activity serves as a catalyst for student interaction and fosters genuine connections among peers. It becomes a foundation for building kindness by teaching students to have empathy and mindfulness.  Notecards completed by middle school students. Designing Questions When crafting questions for students, start with the fundamentals such as birthdays and preferences. To spice things up, consider incorporating “would you rather” questions. Really there is no rule to designing the questions! Sample Questions:
How to Play Utilize any downtime or early clean-up moments in class to engage students with this game. Simply select a notecard and read out the answers without revealing the respondent’s identity. Encourage students to raise their hand to guess who provided the response. Once a card is read, mark it, and move on to the next one. This game serves as a motivating incentive for prompt clean-ups. Prizes or Not Prizes for this game are optional. Students are rather happy to play and participate without any prizes! What’s next? Once all cards have been read, create a new series of questions for students to answer. The depth and complexity of questions increases for this round two! Sample Questions:
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