Is This a Home for a Piggy?

A WebQuest for 1st Grade Reading and Social Studies

Designed by
Diane Suba

Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Conclusion

Introduction

• Homes are shelters that protect us from heat, cold, rain, and all other types of weather.

• Homes also protect us from wild animals and enemies.

• You have read the story of the THREE LITTLE PIGS.

• Which pig do you feel had the BEST house?

The Task

Your job is to decide which pig or pigs had the BEST house.

The Process

• Listen to (or read) the story of the THREE LITTLE PIGS.

• You will design three houses for the pigs.

• Make a straw house (Easter grass), a stick house (tongue depressors and clay), and a brick house (Legos or building blocks).  (Teacher aids or parent volunteer's assistance will be needed.)

• Which house(s) withstood the wolf's blow (hair dryer)?

• Draw a picture of the house you thought was BEST.

Resources

• THREE LITTLE PIGS storybooks may be found in the classroom.

• The story of the THREE LITTLE PIGS can be located at http://www.shol.com/agita/pigs.htm.

Evaluation

You will be checked on these three points:

Conclusion

• You have heard or read the story of the THREE LITTLE PIGS
• You have designed your three houses.
• You have built your three houses.
• You have used the hair dryer to find the BEST house.
• You have drawn a picture of your BEST house

GOOD JOB!!!

Now you may want to read the story of the FOURTH LITTLE PIG by Teresa Celsi or THE TRUE STORY OF THE THREE LITTLE PIGS as told by A. WOLF.