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Special thanks to Judy Soto who gave us permission
to use and edit her awesome Frosty webquest. She's in
Connecticut, we're in Indiana but we're all in the
classroom!
The idea of a KidQuest (instead of a webquest) is Dr.
Alice Christie's. KidQuests are designed
especially for emerging readers and writers.
Even first
graders can learn pre-writing skills. This is a
decent introduction to brainstorming story telling
and including characters, setting and plot.
One of Jeanie's keys to success is the work she
does with students in her classroom BEFORE coming into the
computer lab.
She uses an Averkey with her teacher PC to introduce
the project while the students are not preoccupied
with getting their hands on the computer.
Next she comes to the lab to begin. Many times
students bring their notes or papers to type.
Click here to download Kidspiration
template
Indiana Academic Standards:
English
1.2.1
Identify the title, author, illustrator, and table of
contents of a reading selection.
1.2.3
Respond to who, what, when, where, why, and how
questions and recognize the main idea of what is
read.
1.2.6
Draw conclusions or confirm predictions about what
will happen next in a text by identifying key words
1.3.1
Identify and describe the plot, setting, and
character(s) in a story. Retell a story’s
beginning, middle, and ending.
1.4.1
Discuss ideas and select a focus for group stories or
other writing.
1.4.2
Use various organizational strategies to plan
writing.
1.4.3
Revise writing for others to read.
1.5.1
Write brief narratives (stories) describing an
experience.
1.5.4
Use descriptive words when writing.
ISTE Technology Standards
I. Basic Operations and Concepts
- Successfully uses computer devices such as
mouse, keyboard and printer.
- Locates letter and numbers on the keyboard.
- Is able to save his/her work onto a
floppy/network folder, etc.
III. Technology Productivity Tools
- Produces short documents using a word-processing
program.
- Is able to use paint tools to create his/her own
graphic.
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