A WebQuest for Kindergarten 

Introduction 

"A told B and B told C, 'I'll meet you at the top of the coconut tree'"
Can ABC's walk and talk?  Have you ever seen them run up a tree?  Have you fallen down
before and gotten hurt?  What did your mom and dad do?  Read on and see what happened to all the letters at the "Coconut Tree". Let's follow letters A B and C! 
 
 

The Task

After listening to the story Chicka Chicka Boom Boom your team will:

  1.  Draw a picture related to the story and write a sentence about your picture
  2.  Play alphabet games
  3.  Count the letters
  4.  Make a Coconut tree
  5.  Paint a picture of a coconut tree 

Day 1.   Listen to the story 

  Play one or both of the alphabet games. 
 
 

Funschool Connect the letters	Funschool: Haunted Letters

Day 2.  Count the letters of the alphabet.    Play one or both of the alphabet games. 
 
 
 

Funschool: Match The Letters

Funschool: Letters

Day 3. Look at pictures about coconut trees. 
 
 

How to Plant

Types of Coconut Trees

Uses of Coconut

 Can you guess which one is a Coconut Tree?   Test and print out page. 
 

Use the printout to cut out and stamp letters of your name "running" up the tree.(click on tree for printout) * art project on teacher page.
 

Day 4.   Paint a  coconut tree and try to write at least three letters.(click on tree for paint picture)
 
 

Homework:  Print out the story.  Take it home and let mom or dad read it to you.
                      Draw a picture of the story and bring it back to school

                        Legend of the Coconut Tree
 

Resources
 
 

Funschool Connect the letters

Funschool: Haunted Letters

Funschool: Match The Letters

Funschool: Letters

Learn About Coconut Trees

Coconut Recipes

Picture of Coconut Tree

Types of Coconut Trees

Legend of the Coconut Tree

How to Plant

Uses of Coconut

Evaluation
 
 

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Exemplary 4	Score
Listening skills	did not listen to all of story	listened to most of the story	listened to entire story	listened to entire story and could recount some of the repetitive points	.
Alphabet knowledge	was not able to play any of the alphabet games.	was able to play one game successfully.	was able to play two games successfully	was able to play all four games successfully	.
Following Directions	was not able to  make art project	was able to  complete less  than half of the  project	was able to  complete all of  the project	was able to  complete the  project and  added own  ideas	.
Technology	was not able to  use computer  without help	was able to use  computer on  some activities	was able to use  computer on  all activities	was able to use  computer and  knows some  language/terms	.

 
 

Conclusion

What happened to the alphabet?  Do you think they learned their lesson? Why or Why not?
Now that you have made a coconut tree how could you make other types of trees? 
 

Credits & References

http://www.caller.com/dawson/kinderbo.htm

http://www.3dtextmaker.com/cgi-bin/3dtext.pl 

http://www.barrysclipart.com/ 

http://ambergriscaye.com/cocopalms/uses.html 

http://ambergriscaye.com/cocopalms/palmtype.html 

This WebQuest was created during an Iredell-Statesville School's summer workshop with the loving direction of Barb Thorson and Brent Bustle.