Photo Scavenger Hunt

Divide the group into carloads and go out and get the pictures. Meet up at a fast-food restaurant at a designated time. They will all talk about their picture conquests. Before getting together, make a list of picture categories. Make the categories scary, embarrassing, and legal. Such as: · Get a picture of your team with a fireman or policeman. · Funniest picture · Most creative picture · Team picture with a McDonalds’ manager. · The whole team in a phone booth. · Etc. etc…

Make sure each carload of students has a camera. We have used Polaroids, video cameras, digital, 35mm cameras, and even the throw away / one time use cameras (make sure it has a flash.)

You could set up judges to see which group has the best pictures for each category, although the winners/losers will remain secondary to the memories that can be created. If you do this with the sixth graders, you will have silly pictures of them, which you can use to honor them when they graduate to the high school group.

from: Dan, June 1999

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