Introduction
Let's Go on a Reading Adventure!
ARRRR Hello little matey! Today we will be going on a pirate adventure through stories, pictures, and words. Reading helps us learn new things and visit exciting places. In this WebQuest you will become an official Pirate Word Hunter! You will be solving puzzles and hunting for words. You will learn how to ask and answer questions about key details in a text, Retell the stories, Identify characters, settings, and major events, Determine the meaning of unknown words.
So lets turn the page and start our word adventure!
Task
Your job as pirates will be to listen to stories, look at the pictures, have fun with words, and answer questions. You will
- Find the main ideas.
- Learn new words.
- Share your favorite part of the stories.
- Find words and letters
And then we get to the fun part! You get to make a drawing of the stories and what you learned.
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Process
1. Story Time- Listen to a story with your teacher or parent.
2. Discuss what is happening and look at the pictures.
3. Talk about it-
-Who were the characters?
-What did they do?
- Where does the story take place?
- What was your favorite part?
-Can you retell the story?
- Can you tell someone the main idea?
Word Fun-
- Find new words.
- Draw them.
- Act them out
Make a Reading Poster-
- Draw your favorite part of the stories.
- Draw your favorite characters and write a sentence about them.
Evaluation
Kindergarten Reading Comprehension Rubric
|
Criteria |
Excellent |
Good |
Needs Help |
|
Listening to Story |
Listens carefully and stays focused |
Listens most of the time |
Needs help understanding new words |
|
Talking about Story |
Shares ideas clearly and confidently
|
Shares some ideas with help |
Has trouble understanding ideas |
|
Understanding Words |
Uses pictures and Clues to explain words |
Tries to guess word meanings |
Needs help understanding new words |
|
Retelling Events |
Can tell what happened first, next, last |
Can tell some parts of the story |
Needs help remembering story events |
|
Final Poster/ Drawing |
Colorful, neat, and shows understanding |
Shows some effort and some story details |
Needs help completing or understanding |
|
Participation and Effort |
Always tries their best and joins in |
Tries most of the time |
Needs encouragement to participate |
Everyone gets a pirate eye patch! Good job!
Conclusion
You did it! You were good listeners, shared ideas, learned new words, and were great treasure hunters! Keep reading everyday so you can go on new adventures and magical places!
Enrichment Activity
Segmenting Quiz: Beginning, Middle, and Ending Sounds | Game | Education.com
Credits
This WebQuest was created to learn how to make reading comprehension fun and engaging! And to support early literacy development.
This WebQuest was created by
Jennifer Austin
Kindergarten Educator and WebQuest Designer
Story Sources and Activities
Ten Little Pirates - StoryTime for Kids - YouTube
Crazy-Cool Adventure on "C" Island | Captain Seasalt And The ABC Pirates | Educational Cartoon
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Fox Top: Reading Comprehension | Game | Education.com
Match the Letters A-L | Game | Education.com
Jump in the Sight Word Mud Game | Game | Education.com
Teacher Page
By the end of this WebQuest students will be able to:
- Identify characters and settings
- Identify letters and words
- Express feelings, and discuss their favorite parts
- Retell key events. What happened first? next? last?
This webQuest supports early literacy goals aligned with
Common Core ELA Kindergarten Standards:
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.2: Retell familiar stories, including key details
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3: Identify characters, settings, and major events
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown words
This WebQuest supports the 4 learning styles
Visual- Using picture books, story maps, drawing pictures
Auditory- Read alouds, story songs, group discussions
Reading/Writing- Writing simple sentences, Labeling drawings
Kinesthetic- Acting out stories, using manipulatives
This WebQuest supports multiple intelligences
Linguistic- Listening to stories, retelling stories
Logical- Identifying cause and effect
Spatial- Drawing posters, using picture clues to understand words
Body/Kinesthetic- Acting out vocabulary
Musical- Singing story related songs
Interpersonal- Group storying telling, sharing opinions
Intrapersonal- Reflecting on story feelings, choosing personal favorites
Naturalistic- Exploring nature-themed stories ( Ocean).