Introduction
Help the zookeepers! They have lost all the information about the animals at the zoo. They need your help by creating new introduction cards for the zoo animals for the visitors to read. To help the zookeepers, you need to know the names of the animals, their habitat (where they live), and a cool fun fact!
Task
Your job is to figure what are the names of the animals, their habitat, and a cool fun fact! Help the zookeepers to identify the animals before the visitors come back!
You will search to find facts about:
1. What are the names of the animals?
2. What animals live on land?
3. What animals live in the water?
Process
Here are the steps you should follow to help the zookeeper identify the animals:
Day 1: Introduction to Animals Names
1. Grab a notebook!
2. Get some headphones and plug them into the computer.
3. Click on this link: http://123teachme.com/kids/spanish_flash_cards/category/children_animals
4. Listen to the video to hear the names of the animals.
5. After watching the video, click on this link to match the names of the animals you just learned about http://www.123teachme.com/kids/drag_n_match/category/children_animals
Day 2: Review Animal Names
1. Grab a notebook!
2. Get some headphones and plug them into the computer.
3. Watch the video Identifying Animals: A Lesson for Toddlersand Preschool Children by clicking on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJTNT6VgpJY
4. Try to remember 3 animals you seen in the video.
5. After watching the video, go to ABC & 123 Magnets by clicking the link below and spell the name of 3 animals you seen in the video http://www.abcya.com/alphabet_number_magnets.htm
6. Write these animals down in your notebook!
Day 3: Animal Habitats
1. Grab a notebook!
2. Get some headphones and plug them into the computer.
3. Print the Animal Habitat Worksheet by clicking on the document titled Day 3 at the bottom of the page.
4. Watch the video I Got a Habitat By the Bumblemen by clicking on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_CSlLIuVZs
5. Complete the worksheet.
Day 4: Brainstorm for Introduction Card
1. Grab a notebook!
2. Get some headphones and plug them into the computer.
3. Print off the brainstorm paper by clicking on the document titled Day 4 at the bottom of the page.
4. Watch the video If You're a Kid Animal Remix! (Sounds and Movements) by clicking on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZxkayp3K9Q
5. Now complete the brainstorm worksheet with 1 animal that lives on land and 1 animal that lives in the water. Make sure to include one word about where they live and 1 other fact about the animal.
Day 5: Draft Introduction Card
1. Grab a notebook!
2. Get some headphones and plug them into the computer.
3. Start by watching the video It is a __________. Predictable Sentencesby clicking on this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POkLa2uWdpg
4. Pay attention to the structure of the stories, so that you know how to draft your story.
5. After watching the video, get two sheets of blank white paper and begin working on your draft.
6. Remember you must do this for 1 animal that lives on land and 1 animal that lives in the water.
7. Turn in your writing draft when you are done.
Day 6: Revise and Edit Introduction Card
1. Revise your introduction card by making sure you have the following in your draft:
i. 1 animal that lives on land telling me the name, where they live, and 1 other fact with a picture of the animal
ii. 1 animal that lives in water telling me the name, where they live, and 1 other fact with a picture of the animal
2. Edit your introduction card by making sure you have the following in your draft:
iii. Capital letters
iv. Ending marks
v. Spaces in between words
Day 7: Publish Introduction Card
1. Login into the computer.
2. Type your introduction cards using Microsoft Word.
3. Print each animal on a separate page.
4. Once you have typed both introduction cards, draw your picture and turn it in.
Day 3: file:///Users/jewlialee/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/Day%203.pdf
Day 4: file:///Users/jewlialee/Library/Mobile%20Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/Day%204.pdf
Evaluation
Your grade for this WebQuest will be made up of two parts:
- One part will be your participation and completion of the tasks listed for all seven days.
- For the second part, you will be graded on the writing process you completed to create two introduction cards that includes an introduction to one animal that lives on land and one animal that lives in water. I will grade the following stages of writing: brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.
Part One Rubric: http://zunal.com/zunal_uploads/files/20130722064052ymyby.pdf
Part Two Rubric: http://zunal.com/zunal_uploads/files/20130722062310uvyva.pdf
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have named the animals and have helped the zookeepers remember the animals! Now find a partner who is also finished and introduce your two animals.
Credits
Images (in order):
- Karla Burkhalter, Lincoln Academy, Arvada, CO for sharing her PDF file titled What Animals Need for kindergarten, What Animals Eat,and Animal Habitats
- The Needs of An Animals (kids song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2fRMhYP5n8
- What Animals Eat Worksheet
- Environment: Home Sweet Home http://pbskids.org/eekoworld//parentsteachers/lessonsk_3.html
Teacher Page
Hello! My name is Jewlia Enriquez.
This is a WebQuest help students learn new vocabulary such as animal names and habitats.
- Grade level: Kindergarten to 2nd grade
- English/Language Arts
Standards:
A.Common Core Literacy: W.K.2: Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
B.Common Core Literacy: W.K.8: With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
C.Science: K.4.2: Observe plants and animals, describing how they are alike and how they are different in the way they look and in the things they do.