Introduction
You are going to listen to the story “I SEE WHO, AT THE ZOO”. This is a story about a mother and son and their wonderful day at the zoo and the many exciting questions he asks.
- Do you know what is a zoo?
- You are going to learn about the animals that live in a zoo.
Get some fun as you read, write and re-tell this funny story.
Task
After reading the story you will learn about the setting of the story: a zoo and the animals that live in it.
Then you and your friends can use what they have learnt to re-tell and act out the story.
Process
Step 1: Watch the video with your team partners https://www.google.es/#q=stories+about+zoo+animals
Step 2: Read the story individually and then ask your partners what you don’t understand.
“I SEE WHO, AT THE ZOO”
Neal Maiar is very curious. He is always asking questions. Questions, like "what's this?" and "what's that?". Today he and his Mum are going to be to the zoo to explore. He asks his Mum "what's that"?, when they enter to the zoo. "That's a monkey. He is curious about you, too", answered his Mum. The next animal he already knows. He thinks to himself "that's a lion". Next on the list of animals to see are colourful, bright and they sit on a tree. He thinks of himself as a bird sometimes, because his mammy tells him that he can fly.
Different kinds of animals where everywhere. They see monkeys, birds even polar bears. The polar bears go swimming as Neal looks at them. He often goes swimming when the day is warm. They keep walking in the zoo. "Oh, Mum, what's that?", "what colours do you see?", says his Mum. "Pink, white and black", says Neal. "They are flamingoes", replies his mother.
“Mumy, Mumy, let's go and see. I know this animal”, he says, “you do not have to tell me. It's a cocodrile. My favourite animal of all”. Walking along, he notices an animal with a long neck and yellow and black spots. It is very tall. "That's a jiraffe". He asks his mammy "what's that?" It is an animal that cannot float. He cannot beleive how big is his mouth. His mammy answers, that is a hippo.
There is one more animal to see this day, a mammy elephant and its baby. The elephants are having their bath. So the baby elephant gives the zoo keeper a good splash.
They have finished their visit to the zoo. Neil is very happy, he gives a big hug to his mother and says thank you.
Step 3: Learn about the zoo setting of the story. Have a look at these webs
www.kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
www.nationalzoo.si.edu/contact/
Step 4: Explore the following links containing text, photos, audio, and videos to locate information about the animals that you and your partner choose from the story. Take notes and collect a few pictures
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
Step 5: Write some roll-cards to re-tell the story
Step 6: Perform a rolle-play of the story before the class
Evaluation
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Beginners | Developing | Advanced | Excellent |
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Participation in researching the web |
Did not engage in the activity | Needed teacher support to become involved in the actitivity |
Provides simple comments about animals |
Excelent. Gives informative descriptions about animals |
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Colaborative and cooperative work |
Rarely listen to, do not share information and do not help to their partners | Sometimes listen to, share a little information and rarely Works. | Usually listen to and share the information. Do not cuase problems in the group | Almost always listen to the partners, share the information and try to manage team work |
Conclusion
WELL DONE! You have completed the WebQuest. Now, you and your friends can tell to the class all what you have learnt about zoos and wild animals. Congratulations!