QR Code Hunt: Joint Mobility Around the Schoolyard

Ten cones spread around the schoolyard each carry a QR code that shows a mobility drill and how to travel to the next cone. Groups warm up joint by joint while learning to use QR codes with a clear purpose.

How to play

1. Explain the task, test-scan the first code and jog easily around the yard (2 min).
2. Each group of four starts at a different cone: scan, read the drill, do it for 30 seconds and travel to the next cone the way the code says (3 min).
3. Second half of the route: the drills build in intensity, with light hops and faster travel between cones (3 min).
4. The last code calls everyone to the center: quick review of the joints worked and one final sprint (2 min).

Rules

• Only one person per group scans; the rest start moving.
• Carry the tablet with both hands, and never run while looking at the screen.
• If a cone is taken, the group waits there doing ankle circles.
• Follow the order: no skipping codes.

Variations

Adaptations

• Students with visual impairments: the tablet reads the text aloud with its screen reader.
• Limited mobility: place the codes on a flat route and let them travel at their own pace.
• Students who struggle with reading: each drill comes with a picture.

Learning goals

• Mobilize the main joints before exercise.
• Read and follow short instructions.
• Use QR codes to organize a movement task.

Equipment for a class of 25

• printed qr codes: 10
• cones: 10
• tablets: 7

Teacher tip

Make plain-text QR codes, not links: the camera reads them with no internet. Laminate the codes and tape them to the cones, and they'll last all year.

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