Introduction
By Megan Fouty Eastern Michigan University
Would you like to go on a Safari hunt? In the book Safari So Good! By Bonnie Worth, The Cat in the Hat and his Animal Viewers do just that! Traveling through African wildlife you can explore all the different wild animals in their natural habitats. You will research and take pictures along the way. Hold on!!!!
Task
You are about to leave for your Safari hunt with Cat in the Hat from the Dr. Seuss books. You must be excited! You will get to see so many different animals from a Savannah habitat. As you read the book with your teacher or parent keep track of what you have seen. You will research and take pictures throughout this journey so you must draw the pictures of what you seen and write a sentence about it. Have fun!
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SAFARI HUNT WITH THE CAT IN THE HAT
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Process
Evaluation
WeQuest Rubric
Safari Hunt Pictures and Sentence
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1 point. |
2 points |
3 points |
4 points |
5 points |
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1Drawing |
Clearly Represents the animals that they have seen. Uses fine-motor skills. |
Draws animals well, it represents what they have seen. They comprehend. |
Draws pictures with some understanding |
Draws pictures with little understanding |
Doesn’t draw picture with clear understanding |
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1 Sentence |
Uses complete sentences. Describes picture. Uses correct spelling of sight words. |
Uses complete sentences describing the picture. Uses most correct spelling of sight words. |
Uses most complete sentences. Describes pictures. Spells some sight words correctly. |
Writes a sentence incomplete. Puts words describing picture. |
Doesn’t write a complete sentence describing the picture or with using correct spelling of sight words. |
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Animal Pictures |
Understands the order and meaning of the book. Puts the pictures in order of the animals. |
Puts almost all of the pictures in order of the book. |
Puts some of the pictures in order of the book. |
Puts a couple pictures in order of the book. |
None of the pictures are in the correct order of the book. |
Conclusion
Congratulations, you have just went on a Safari Hunt and learned about so many different fun and exciting animals. There is so much to learn about them; you can find books in the library, or in your Kindergarten classroom.
Credits
The clip art images are found on Google Images.
Safari So Good! Is written by Bonnie Worth and illustrated by Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu
Teacher Page
By Megan Fouty, Eastern Michigan University
A literature Webquest designed for Kindergartners
Teacher Introduction
This lesson was designed for Kindergartners who are looking for a fun and exciting new adventure. In Kindergarten the Michigan State standards say students must learn about living things and what they need in life. The Safari So Good book is a great way to introduce students to Savannah wildlife habitat. This webquest incorporates research and literature in a fun way for all students.