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Uh-oh!
Rhymes Stolen!
    
Introduction
Four
of Mother Goose’s nursery rhymes have been stolen. She thinks it was jealous King Titus. She never made a rhyme about
him. King Titus is sloppy. He left clues that you can use to
find him. It will be your job to
help Mother Goose find her nursery rhymes.
Task
Together we will investigate to find the four
rhymes that were stolen. There is
a nursery rhyme list link that we can use for our search. We also have books that are
available.
We will have to create a rhyme for King Titus
after we find the four stolen rhymes.
This way he will never be jealous again.
We will have a recording chart to write down the
rhymes we find.
Description of King Titus
King Titus
has a big, round belly. He has
rosy cheeks, a little button nose, and golden green eyes.
Favorite
food: pizza Favorite
pet: tiger
 
Favorite
color: royal blue
Here is a
list of more links that may help you in you quest:
http://www.enchantedlearing.com/Rhymes.html
http://www.amherst.edu/~rjyanco/literature/mothergoose/rhymes/menu.html
The Process
Thank you for choosing to help out Mother
Goose.
We will do this activity whole group.
Task #1:
We will use the clues given by King Titus to find the stolen nursery
rhymes. When we find them we will print them out so that we can return
each one to Mother Goose.
 Clues:
1) In this rhyme, there is a broken egg.
2) In this rhyme, there is a small
spider.
3) In this rhyme, there is a black
sheep. 
 4) In this rhyme,
there is a broken crown.
Task #2:
After we have found the rhymes, there is one more job to do! We must create a nursery rhyme for
King Titus. This nursery rhyme needs to be about King Titus.
Mother Goose has asked you to do this so that the King will never be jealous
again. Hopefully he will never steal Mother Goose's nursery rhymes
again.
Evaluation
You will be assessed with by a self-evaluation, checklist, and a rubric
Self-Evaluation:
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Did
I help with the group? (participation)
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Did
I listen to others’ ideas?
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Did
I try my best?
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Checklist:
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Did
the student understand directions?
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yes
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no
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Did
the student follow the directions?
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yes
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no
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Did
the student complete the task given?
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yes
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no
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Did
the student work well with the others?
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yes
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no
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Rubric:
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Collaborative Work Skills: Stolen Rhymes
Teacher name: Saacks
Student Name ___________________
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CATEGORY
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4
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3
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2
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1
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Contributions
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Routinely provides
useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A
definite leader who contributes a lot of effort.
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Usually provides useful
ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A strong
group member who tries hard!
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Sometimes provides
useful ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. A
satisfactory group member who does what is required.
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Rarely provides useful
ideas when participating in the group and in classroom discussion. May
refuse to participate.
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Quality of Work
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Provides work of the
highest quality.
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Provides high quality
work.
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Provides work that
occasionally needs to be checked/redone by other group members to ensure
quality.
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Provides work that
usually needs to be checked/redone by others to ensure quality.
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Attitude
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Never is publicly
critical of the project or the work of others. Always has a positive
attitude about the task(s).
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Rarely is publicly
critical of the project or the work of others. Often has a positive
attitude about the task(s).
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Occasionally is publicly
critical of the project or the work of other members of the group. Usually
has a positive attitude about the task(s).
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Often is publicly
critical of the project or the work of other members of the group. Often
has a positive attitude about the task(s).
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Focus on the task
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Consistently stays
focused on the task and what needs to be done. Very self-directed.
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Focuses on the task and
what needs to be done most of the time. Other group members can count on
this person.
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Focuses on the task and
what needs to be done some of the time. Other group members must sometimes
nag, prod, and remind to keep this person on-task.
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Rarely focuses on the
task and what needs to be done. Lets others do the work.
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Conclusion
WE SAVED THE DAY!!!!!!
We have found the four
stolen nursery rhymes. We even wrote a rhyme to make sure King Titus
never steals any again.
Mother Goose is very
thankful!
References
Course of
Study Objectives
3.
Exhibit phonemic awareness.
5. Begin
to use patterns in language to create meaning.
16.
Demonstrate appropriate
listening and speaking behaviors.
24.
Exhibit increased participation in self-expression in a variety of
forms.
Credits
A WebQuest for Kindergarten and 1st Grade
(English/Language Arts) designed by Shriena Torian shrienbean@hotmail.com and Mandi
Williams mandiawilliams@hotmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/3041
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/mothergoose.html
http://www.amherst.edu/~rjyanco/literature/mothergoose/rhymes/menu.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Rhymes.html
Last updated on August
15, 1999. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page
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