Six WebQuests appropriate for
Kindergarten through 2nd Grade
selected by
Danielle Wiley
daniwiley@hotmail.com
The Pilgrim Life Adventure
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/kimbrough/pilgrimlife/
1st Grade
This is a WebQuest for students to complete that takes them through the life of Pilgrims in the 1620Ős. Kids will create a small family tree, a Venn Diagram of their lives and the Pilgrims and several other activities.
Designing Hermits New Home
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/valencia/puppetplay/index.htm
2nd Grade
This is a simple WebQuest where students create a home for a hermit crab who has outgrown his home. Eric CarleŐs book, A House for Hermit Crab is the basis for this creative WebQuest.
Perfectly Penguins
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/encanto/penguins/
Kindergarten
Kids love penguins and this website helps them learn all about them. It includes not just science but also language arts in the form of a poem or song. Kids can be creative by making their own penguin and sharing it with the class. It also includes a great resource page with many sites about penguins.
Oceanographic ABC Book
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/valencia/oceanabcbooks/
2nd Grade
Students create their own ABC book while also studying ocean life. Kids have lots of sites to explore on the ocean as well as a list of books to use as examples. Once completed, the students will read their books to students in lower grades.
School Zoo Adventures
http://www.nycsd.k12.pa.us/tchr/sweger/questks/index.html
1st Grade
This WebQuest grabs the studentsŐ attention with a movie message from the superintendent. Kids will learn about animals that they may want to include in their own school zoo. The WebQuest is well laid out and has a lot of links.
Please Help Our Ocean Animals
http://www.bedford.k12.ny.us:16080/wpes/webquest/
1st Grade
Students will learn about different kinds of ocean animals and then create a home for them using Kidpix. This website is easy to follow with clear links and even a list of standards on the teacher page.