This lesson teaches early phonics skills by having students sort small personal items into boxes labeled with letters corresponding to the starting sound of the item's name. Students bring in 3 small items from home. The teacher sets up 26 labeled boxes around the room. Students place their items in the correctly matching boxes based on starting sound. The class then reviews each item to reinforce letter sounds.

1. Beginning Sound Boxes Student Page Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits [ Teacher Page ] A WebQuest for 1st Grade (Language) Designed by Shanna Edwards [email_address] Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

2. Introduction Student Page Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits [ Teacher Page ] For this activity, every student gets to brings in 3 small or medium items from home. They can be anything from a toy, to a piece of clothing, to your dogs chew toy! We are going to sort the items into boxes, where the first letter of your item matches the letter that is on one of the boxes. What three items are you going to bring in?

7. Credits & References Student Page Title Introduction Task Process Evaluation Conclusion Credits [ Teacher Page ] List here the sources of any images, music or text that you're using. Provide links back to the original source. Say thanks to anyone who provided resources or help. List any books and other analog media that you used as information sources as well. Include a link back to The WebQuest Page and The WebQuest Slideshare Group so that others can acquire the latest version of this template and training materials.

8. Beginning sound Boxes (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page A WebQuest for 1st Grade (language) Designed by Shanna Edwards [email_address] Based on a template from The WebQuest Page Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

9. Introduction (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page This lesson came from the magazine called mailbox for preschool. This activity helps students practice using their letters. They become familiar with words that begin with the same letters Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

10. Learners (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page his lesson is anchored in first grade language arts and involves social studies to a lesser extent. To simplify : put the beginning letter of each ride some where on the box; for example put the letter “A” on the box with the picture of the Allegators in the Air ride, so that students can more easily focus on the beginning letter and sound To extend : Have the students sort their items according to whether they rhyme with any of the names of the rides. They may have items that can not be sorted into a box because they don’t rhyme with any of the rides Learners will need to know most of the letters of the alphabet, and what they sound like Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

11. Curriculum Standards (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page Developmental Domain : Language Ultimate Goal : to help children develop their innate capacities to share their thoughts and feelings with others and to accurately interpret communications they receive Intermediate Objectives : Experiment with language sounds and words Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion

15. Conclusion (Teacher) [ Student Page ] Title Introduction Learners Standards Process Resources Credits Teacher Page Congradulations! You have sorted all of your items in the correct boxes! Now show the whole class your favorite item and tell us about it. Were able to sort your items quickly? Were there any that you had a difficult time sorting? Why do you think those were difficult? Which letters do you need to practice? Evaluation Teacher Script Conclusion