A WebQuest for Middle School Resource Designed by Michelle Pinnell mpinnell@stjschools

1. A WebQuest for Middle School Resource Designed by Michelle Pinnell mpinnell@stjschools.org “Rhyme and Reason” “

2. Introduction • Learn all about rhyme and have a great time! • In this WebQuest you will learn about rhyme patterns in word families, songs, stories and poems.

3. Task • Learn about and create your own word families • Play rhyming games • Sing your favorite nursery rhyme • Create your own rhyme

4. Process, part 1 • First lets take a closer look at rhyming words and word families: • Rhyming words have the same ending sound, for example: Cat and Hat

5. Process, part 1 continued • Word families are a group of words that have a common pattern, for example: man, ran, can, plan, fan • Now it’s your turn! Use a separate piece of paper to create a list of common word families and show it to your teacher.

6. Process, part 2 • Next, visit the following websites to practice with rhyming and play rhyming games: • http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/reggie/index.htm • http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/games/game_rhyme_time.html • http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade_k_1/rhyming_k_1/hifreq.htm • http://www.tvokids.com/games/rhymerodeo

7. Process, part 3 • Now it’s time to sing your favorite nursery rhyme! • Find a partner and sing your favorite nursery rhyme to them.

8. Process, part 4 • Now it’s finally time to create your own rhyme! • Write your own rhyme on a sheet of paper and show it to your teacher.

9. Evaluation Rubric

10. Conclusion • Job well done! You know how to recognize word families and rhyme patterns in your favorite stories. If you would like to continue your exploration about rhyme, then be sure to check out these books with rhyme at your library: • Caboose Who Got Loose by Bill Peet • Each Peach Pear Plum by Allan Ahlberg & Janet Ahlberg • Fish Out of Water by Helen Palmer, P. D. Eastman (Illustrator) • House Is a House for Me by Mary Ann Hoberman • Little Fur Familyby Margaret Wise Brown • Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

11. Teacher Page • MAP Alternate Reading GLEs taught: • 1B Develop and apply skills and strategies to the reading process: Phonemic Awareness • 1F Develop and apply skills and strategies to the reading process: Pre-Reading • 1H Develop and apply skills and strategies to the reading process: Post-Reading • 2B Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate fiction, poetry, and drama from a variety of cultures and times: Text Features • 2C Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze, and evaluate fiction, poetry, and drama from a variety of cultures and times: Literary Devices • MAP Alternate Writing GLEs taught: • 1A Apply a writing process in composing text : Writing Process