COMMUNITY HELPERS WEBQUEST

Introduction:
    This webquest will inform 1st grade students about community helpers.  The students will be introduced to different community helpers such as:  police officers, firefighters, doctors and letter carriers. 

Task:
    Student's will complete the quest to gain an understanding of the jobs of different community helpers.  Students will learn how each occupation is helpful and identify several characteristics for each community helper.  By the end of the quest the 1st graders will have developed a core understanding of community helpers.  When finished with the webquest the students will use critical thinking skills and apply this to their own life.  Students will draw a picture of what they want to be when they grow up.  They will explain to the teacher the reason for their choice.

Process:
    The first grade students will complete their understanding by journeying through the webquest.  The teacher will work through this quest with the class as a whole, during a technology period, due to their reading levels.  The students will read together and click on each community helper to learn more!   In the end, the students will be expected to draw a picture of what they want to be when they grow up and tell why they chose that profession.

Let's get ready to learn!!  Are you ready 1st graders??  Let's begin to discover some community helpers!

• First, let's learn about Firefighters: 

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/firefighter.html

• Next, let's learn about Letter Carriers: 

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/lettercarrier.html

• See how much you know about Doctors: 

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/doctor.html

• Finally, let's see what a Police Officer does: 

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/k-2/neighborhood/policeofficer.html

Now

Have students draw a picture of what they want to be when they grow up using KidPixs.  Have students write the name of the profession at the top.   So, if they draw a doctor the students will write DOCTOR at the top.  Each student must draw items that go along with the profession they choose.  Again, if they drew a doctor they could draw:  needle, hospital, ambulance.  In addition, they must arrange a time to share the picture with the teacher and orally say why they chose that profession.

Evaluation

Checklist for Evaluation:

• Did they write the name of the profession at the top as a title?
• Did they draw a neat picture to the best of their ability?
• Did they draw additional items that go along with that profession?
• Are these items appropriate for that profession?
• Did they share in detail some reasons why they want to be that when they grow up?
• Is their name on the picture?