Introduction
This lesson is intended for students in Kindergarten. It utilizes the help of online games to familiarize young children with rhyming words.
Task
Your task is to familiarize yourself with rhyming words so you can aid Super Grover as he travels to different children who need his help. After Super Grover is done saving the day, you will use your knowledge of rhymes to create your own individual poem.
Process
Does sun rhyme with bun? Does shoe rhyme with day? Let's practice our rhyming skills with Frog's rhyming machine!
http://pbskids.org/wordworld/characters/game_frm.html
Now that you are more familiar with rhymes, it is time to help Super Grover save the day!
http://pbskids.org/sesame/games/super-grover-nick-rhyme/
Finally, create a unique poem to share with the class.
http://pbskids.org/martha/games/rhymetime/index.html
Evaluation
| Three Points | Two Points | One Point | |
| Participation |
Student completed all activities and shared their poem with the class. |
Student completed some of the activities and shared their poem with the class. |
Student did not participate in activities or did not share their poem with the class. |
| Understanding |
Student was able to tell the teacher which words rhymed during the rhyming machine game with no mistakes. |
Student was able to tell the teacher which words rhymed furing the rhyming machine game with minimal errors. | Student was unable to tell the teacher which words rhymed in the rhyming machine game; made many errors. |
Conclusion
You have successfully created a unique poem! In the next few days we will be creating more poems together as a class. You will need to choose words that rhyme from a list, so be sure to keep working on your rhyming skills!
Credits
Thanks to Dr. Krummick for finding this website to make creating a WebQuest more simple!
Teacher Page
Introduction
Students will use this activity to practice rhyming skills.
Learners
This lesson is intended for children in kindergarten who are learning about rhyming words.
Standards
RF.K.2.a Recognizes and produces rhyming words.
Process
Teachers should have already introduced children to rhymes for a few days before this activity. The children should know that a rhyme is when the end of two words sound the same. Teacher can use familiar books and songs to introduce rhyming words to students.
Resources
A computer with internet access is required to do this lesson.