The Photo Trail

Lewis and Amara are making a photo trail in the school garden. They need three pictures to help another class find a route. Lewis brings a camera. Amara carries their plan on a clipboard.

Lewis takes a picture of a yellow flower. He holds the camera close, so the flower fills the screen. “That looks great,” says Amara. Then she looks around. Yellow flowers grow all along the path.

“Which flower will they look for?” she asks. Lewis studies the picture. There is no bench or tree in it. The flower is clear, but the picture does not show where to go.

They walk back a few steps. Now Lewis can see the flower and the old apple tree behind it. He takes another picture. Amara points to a turn on their plan. “That will help them find this corner.”

Their next picture shows the bench by the stone path. For the last one, Amara stands beside the garden gate. Lewis checks each picture before they leave. The three places are easy to tell apart.

They print the pictures and ask two classmates to try the trail. Lewis stays near the gate. Amara watches from the bench. Their classmates find the apple tree, but then they turn the wrong way.

Lewis looks at the picture cards. He has put the bench picture last. Together, they change the order. Their classmates try again and reach the gate. This time the pictures lead them all the way.

Amara clips the cards to their plan. Lewis keeps the close-up flower photo too. It is a lovely picture, even if it is not a useful clue for the trail.