Introduction
Introduction
As part of our Language Arts unit, our class read the book "The Ant and the Elephant" by Bill Peet.
Throughout the story the Elephant has many friends. Sometimes the Elephant's friends run into trouble and need help. The Elephant is always there to save the giraffe, the lion, and rhino.
Now the Elephant needs your help!
The Elephant can't always be the hero in the jungle. Sometimes he gets lost too.
What do you know about jungles? Do you know your way around? Can you help the lost Elephant back to his home?
Task
Task:
As one of the Elephants' new friends, you will become the Ant who is an expert jungle guide that helps the lost Elephant back to the safety of his home and friends.
Our class will be playing a board game titled "Lost Elephant" which will contain pictures, characters, and facts from the book.
Process
Step 1
Groups:
-Students will be assigned to groups. There will be 4 groups of 5.
-The students will then have 5 different colored coins to represent themselves on the board as Ants.
Step 2
Jungle rules:
-Each Ant (student) rolls the dice once. The Ant with the highest roll goes first.
-Roll the dice and move your coin as many spaces the dice says.
-Be careful for the traps located on the gameboard. There are 3 traps throughout the board. If an Ant lands on a trap you have to do as it says.
-Traps:
quicksand= you have to roll a 6 or 1 to get out.
broken bridge= move back 2 spaces
flooded river= lose a turn
-Two or more coins may be on the same spot at once.
-Play until an Ant reaches the Elephant's friends on the other side of the board.
Evaluation
|
Rubric: |
10 points |
5 points |
0 points |
|
Rules |
Full understanding of the game and instructions. |
Some understanding of the game and instructions. |
No understanding of the game and instructions. |
|
Participation |
Full engagement during the game. Helped out other group members when needed. |
Some engagement during the game. Helped out other group members when needed. |
No engagement during the game/didn’t want to play. Didn’t help out other group members when needed. |
|
Listening/cooperation |
Listened silently to instructions. Cooperated fully with group members. |
Listened to instructions with little talking. Cooperated some with group members. |
Didn’t listen to instructions. Had no cooperation/communication with group members. |
Conclusion
Congradulations!!!
You Ants are now expert jungle guides. You safely returned the lost Elephant to his friends. The Elephant told me to tell the Ants "Thank You!"
After playing the boardgame a couple of times, the class silently waited for other groups to finish/clean up group areas. As a class we discussed after playing the board game what were everyone's favorite parts of the story and game.
More Fun!
Just because the Webquest is finished doesn't mean you have to stop learning.
You can go home and read more and more books to grow your imagination. You can also create your own activities to other books.
READING TRULY IS FUN!!!
Credits
Special Thanks
Kathy Christensen
My professor who shared with me the idea of Webquests
John and Shannon Coven
My parents and mentors who shared Bill Peet stories to me as a child
Clip Art and Pictures
Google Image Search
http://images.google.com
Research Resources
The Ant and the Elephant- www.billpeet.net/pages/ant.htm
The Ant and the Elephant- http://www.bookjelly.com/book-reviews/the_ant_and_the_elephant.html