Internet Scavenger Hunt

Designed by Ginger Riddle

Grade: Kindergarten                Subject: Reading

Core Curriculum Objective:

Locate and use information from a variety of resources such as books, newspapers, magazines, pictionaries, maps, graphs, calendars, multi-media, other technology based resources, and environmental print. (K-AR-2)

Identify and name colors, numbers, sizes, shapes, and locations. (K-VW-2 )

Overview: 
After learning to recognize colors, the teacher will review color names with the students by reading and discussing Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh. Students will then choose a friend to work with and use the computer to answer "color identification questions" by locating bookmarked addresses for specific websites where the answers to the color questions can be found. The teacher may need to help the students read the questions.

Focus/Essential Question(s):
Can you show me how to use the computer to find the answer to this question?

What color is this?

Time Frame:

One twenty-minute lesson to read and discuss story.

Computer center time as needed for all students to have an opportunity to surf the bookmarked sites and answer questions.

Resources:
Books for reading center:

Colors Everywhere by Tana Hoban

Of Colors and Things by Tana Hoban

Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh

List of eight color words posted where students can see them: black, brown, blue, green, red, yellow, purple, and orange. Words should be written in the color that they name. Ex. Write the color orange in orange.

A computer that each pair of students will use as they go on the "scavenger hunt".

Destination station

The list of "color questions" and the corresponding corresponding bookmarked addresses where the answers can be found.

The following sites bookmarked in this order on the computer:

Four or five sites for the teacher to use for demonstration.....

Four or five sites for the students to practice clicking on....and....

http://www.bearcountryusa.com/animals/bearim.htm

http://search.gallery.yahoo.com/search/corbis_id?p=cid%3A10584384

http://search.gallery.yahoo.com/search/corbis_id?p=cd%3A11443519

http://search.gallery.yahoo.com/search/corbis_id?p=cd%3A10501085

http://www.adwizards.com/purple/

http://bluebirdia.8K.com/bidcfrm.htm#mb

http://www.giftfruit.com/oranges.html

http://members.aol.com/pmloding/BPS/hillary.html

Assessment: 
The teacher will use the following rubric to assess whether or not students can match the correct color word with objects.

+ Students correctly match 6-8 color words

^ Students correctly match 4-6 color words

* Students correctly match less 3 or less color words

+ Students understand how to use bookmarked pages and are able to quickly access information.

^ Students have an awareness of how to use bookmarked pages, but need assistance.

* Students do not understand how to use bookmarked pages to access information.

Activities:

The teacher will show the students the books about colors that will be in the reading center (listed under resources). She will remind them that they have been working on learning their colors and that after hearing one of the stories about colors, they will be doing an activity about colors when they go to the computer center. The teacher will read and discuss the book Mouse Paint with the students. The teacher will then use a destination station or work with small groups of students at a time to show them how to use bookmarked addresses to go to websites. The teacher should have websites bookmarked for demonstration, websites bookmarked for the students to practice clicking on, and also, the websites listed for each question that the students will answer. Hint: When students are ready to begin, delete all but the sites needed to answer the questions. Have the sites in the correct corresponding order for the questions.

1. What color is the bear?_____________

2. What color are the apples?____________

3. What color is the watermelon?_____________

4. What color are the baby chicks?______________

5. What color is the flower?_____________

6. What color is the bird?_____________

7. What color are the oranges?____________

8. What color is the snake?________________

After completing the lesson the students could invite the principal and/or parents in to see kindergarten students using technology as a means of assessment.

Extensions: Additional scavenger hunts on the internet can be made to correspond with other skills.