The internet is full of wonderful resources for parents, teachers, and students. The trouble is that it can be very difficult to weed through all of the sites out there. Parents are constantly asking me for good websites and web-based activities that they can do with their children. These webquests were designed for those parents who are looking for a little something extra, but don't know where to look. They are alligned to our major themes and provide links to games, read alouds, video clips, research sites, and more. I have posted these on my classroom website for parents to access. Please feel free to copy them and add them to your own website. If you come up with another great webquest please add it to our list.
Animals
1. Make a list of your favorite animals. Tell a grown up where you think each of these animals live and see if they agree with you. Choose 2 of them and look them up in the online dictionary at http://giraffian.com/dictionary/f?page=2
2. Visit http://www.storylineonline.net/ and listen to the story Stellaluna. What kind of animals did you see in this story? Where did they live?
Transportation Webquest
1.Visit http://giraffian.com/dictionary/f?page=2
Find the words from the wordlist below in the dictionary. You will be able to look at pictures and have an adult read a definition to you. See if you can come up with any other transportation vehicles to look for.
Word list:
Airplane (You will need to use the British spelling aeroplane)
Boat
Bus
car train truck
2. Visit this website http://www.berks.lib.pa.us/
Click on Tumblebooks along the left hand side of the page.This is a webpage that provides read alouds of many favorite books. Click on the letter D and scroll down until you find the book “Dinotrain”. Listen to this story and discuss the kind of transportation that was used. What was it used for?
3.Game: Visit http://pbskids.org/jayjay/
Planes are another form of transportation. Complete one of the activities at this website.
Animals
1. Make a list of your favorite animals. Tell a grown up where you think each of these animals live and see if they agree with you. Choose 2 of them and look them up in the online dictionary at http://giraffian.com/dictionary/f?page=2
2. Visit http://www.storylineonline.net/ and listen to the story Stellaluna. What kind of animals did you see in this story? Where did they live?
3. Go to http://www.funbrain.com/brain/SweepsBrain/sweepsbrain.html and select one of the animals to play a fun game.
Transportation Webquest
1. Visit http://giraffian.com/dictionary/f?page=2
Find the words from the wordlist below in the dictionary. You will be able to look at pictures and have an adult read a definition to you. See if you can come up with any other transportation vehicles to look for.
Word list:
Airplane (You will need to use the British spelling aeroplane)
Boat
Bus
car
train
truck
2. Visit this website http://www.berks.lib.pa.us/
Click on Tumblebooks along the left hand side of the page. This is a webpage that provides read alouds of many favorite books. Click on the letter D and scroll down until you find the book “Dinotrain”. Listen to this story and discuss the kind of transportation that was used. What was it used for?
3. Game: Visit http://pbskids.org/jayjay/
Planes are another form of transportation. Complete one of the activities at this website.