Project-based learning is a whole different type of learning activity. Students think outside of the box during PBL, so how do you assess them? A test at the end of the project doesn’t seem sufficient with all of the work they’ve put in researching and problem-solving for their project. This is why I use rubrics […]
Project Based Learning is being implemented more often in foreign language classes. These projects provide opportunities for students to engage with the language authentically. It is also a chance…
This blog post will introduce you to six simple, fun, and enriching project-based learning ideas for your English Language Arts classroom.
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Welcome to the shark tank project-based learning unit. Let’s begin our entrepreneurial careers today! Build critical thinking skills, public speaking success, and bring creativity, language arts, and economics into your classroom in a purposeful and authentic way. Students will work in collaborative teams to solve a complex, ongoing, inquiry-based problem with a physical product for an authentic audience: • Brainstorm a product, citing a need that will be fulfilled. • Construct a prototype of the product. • Generate a print advertisement for the product. • Enter the “shark tank” to pitch the product to investors. • Use investment capital to plan and shoot a commercial. • “Sell” the product to classmates. • Learn about advertising and commercials in BLENDED LEARNING opportunities. Included are self-guided student instructions, teacher tips, rubrics, examples, a gold medal project rubric, and everything you need to start tomorrow! Note: This unit is the project-based version of an exhaustive unit on commercials and advertising called Going Commercial. Going Commercial more in a teacher-led style—yet still full of creativity and “projects,” but not a gold medal project-based learning format. It’s huge and highly rated if you prefer that one . . . available in the Portable Gifted and Talented store. Level: 4th through 8th grade Time: you decide! This is a full project requiring a minimum of 6 hours. Materials: junk drawer items, cardboard, etc.
This blog post will introduce you to six simple, fun, and enriching project-based learning ideas for your English Language Arts classroom.
Unlock a world of creativity in your upper elementary classroom with these 12 engaging Project-Based Learning examples! From create a planet to design a haunted house to historical time capsules, these hands-on PBL activities foster critical thinking and collaboration. Perfect ideas for project based learning activities and ideas for homeschool, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, and middle school. Includes a FREE printable lemonade stand project that uses math and language arts skills!
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Biography bags are a favorite activity of mine! The kids love them too! You can put as much effort and time into these as you have available! They are so worth it! They're very fun to show off to parents at a museum day or invite another class over to see them! This PBL project is interdisciplinary. Components Writing: After researching their historical figure, students write a grade appropriate biography about their historical figure. Math: Students create a timeline of his/her important life events. We used an app called Timeline. Students created a booklet ahead of time with dates & illustrations to add to their app creations. Social Studies: Students identify character traits that made his/her historical figure a good leader. We focused on Jackie Robinson's patience and Martin Luther King Jr's determination. But we branched out to other figures not in our second grade standards. Other: Students learn research and note-taking skills, students artistically transform a paper bag into their historical figure, students learn cooperation as they complete this with partners or small groups, & students can complete self assessments at the end. Artifacts: Students might include 2-3 representative artifacts inside the bag. These can be items brought from home or made in class. For example, a trophy to represent Jackie Robinson's induction into the Hall of Fame or a kite to represent Ben Franklin's discovery.
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Have you been looking for the perfect project based learning curriculum? If you've been on the lookout for a game-changing approach to captivate your upper elementary students and ignite a passion for learning, you're in for a treat! Buckle up as we dive into the world of project-based learning (PBL) – the secret sauce to turning mundane lessons into exciting adventures.
The Color Monster is the story of a monster who, with the help from a little girl, learns about his emotions through different colors. This book companion is the perfect cross-curricular addition to your classroom for teaching your students about their emotions. What is included? • Visual craft with step-by-step real picture sequencing • Writing activity (to go along with the craft - great for bulletin board displays!) • STEM emotion activity • Visual recipe to make monster cookies • 7 differentiated cut/paste worksheets (errorless included) • Task box emotion clip cards When do you use book companions? Book companions are a great addition to any reading or language arts block. They also serve as a great print-and-go lesson for any substitute binder. PLEASE NOTE * 1. You will need to purchase the book The Color Monster - A Story About Emotions by Anna Llenas to go along with the book companion and craftivity. 2. Part of this book companion is included in the January Mini Lesson Plan Pack. Connect with me: • Newsletter • Blog • Facebook • Instagram • Pinterest • Don't forget about the green ★ to follow my store to get notifications of new resources and freebies! Thanks for Looking and Happy Teaching!
This blog post will introduce you to six simple, fun, and enriching project-based learning ideas for your English Language Arts classroom.
This blog post will introduce you to six simple, fun, and enriching project-based learning ideas for your English Language Arts classroom.
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Have you been looking for the perfect project based learning curriculum? If you've been on the lookout for a game-changing approach to captivate your upper elementary students and ignite a passion for learning, you're in for a treat! Buckle up as we dive into the world of project-based learning (PBL) – the secret sauce to turning mundane lessons into exciting adventures.
Project Based Learning: Design A Theme Park This project integrates elements of imagination, math, problem solving, design, and planning as students create their own theme park. There are 17 activities (most are 1 page for each) for students to complete. Each page involves an issue or topic they must solve, design, create, or research. There are 26 printable pages for the PBL. ***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING*** This resource works with Google Classroom and Slides and is perfect for distance learning. Students can input information by typing, designing, importing pictures, and more to complete this PBL. Pages, Title, and Descriptions: 7, 8 Introduction: Students are introduced to their task of creating a theme park. 9 Brainstorm Students brainstorm everything they know about theme parks, this can be completed as a class to increase everyone’s knowledge 10 What Is It? Students answer questions relating to the importance of theme parks and why people find them to be special. 11 Make It Official Students create a park name, design a logo, and create a slogan. 12 Advertising Students design a billboard to advertise the new park. 13-16 Supply Budget This is a four-part process where students pick supplies for their park, organize the supplies based on types, create a bar graph of materials, and answer questions regarding their choices. 17-21 The Rides Students create and design up to 12 rides (four per page). Each page has labels for the type of ride to create. -On the fourth RIDE page students will also create the park entrance and more. -Also included is a blank page so students can create whatever other rides they want. 22 Children’s Playground Students design a playground area for kids in the park. 23 Marketing Strategy Students must come up with valuable reasons why people should come and visit the park. 24 App Design Students must create/develop three still-shots from the the new theme park app. 25 Test Driving the Rides Students must create text message conversations to friends and family telling them all about the brand new park. 26, 27 Food Stand Students create a food menu and prices for the park. On the second page they must create two word problems, which must be solved by classmates. 28 Fancy Food Students must create a brand new food for the park. *Deep fried chocolate chip cookies sound like a good idea.* 29-32 Mapping the Park For the final portion, students will create a map and map key of their newly created park. These maps could be one or more pages depending on how detailed the students are. ***THIS RESOURCE IS NOW DIGITAL for DISTANCE LEARNING*** ACCESSING THIS DIGITAL RESOURCE What you need to get started: 1. Download Link for the Google Slide Product 2. Have access to the Internet and a Google Account. (FREE) 3. Open the file on your own Google Drive and engage while in the edit mode. 4. Printer access to print out the finished product. (OPTIONAL). Beginning your Google Slides Project: Before you begin editing/filling in your project, it is VERY important to first make a copy of the file, on your own Google Drive. Once you make a copy of the original file it will enable you to edit it and make any changes. After creating a copy of the resource you can decide which slides you would like to include and which ones to delete before you assign this as an assignment. PLUS: Extra pages added for international spelling differences on those particular pages. As students work through each page, they will make their own decisions and choose the outcomes based on information they learn. By the end, all students will have completed the project, but each version will be based on the creator’s imagination, creativity, and knowledge base. All pages can be geared towards multiple grade levels, although for some younger students the teacher may need to give more explicit instructions. Students may choose to use multiple resources to complete each page. They might even choose to work with a partner, but you get final say on that. 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This tri-fold brochure is an innovative, fun, and versatile way to solidify your students learning of Plate Tectonics while applying a real-world application. #PBL . Below are some possible ideas: -Can be used in a multi-discipline area such as Science and Social Studies -Promotes higher levels of thinking in all students (GT and SPED) -Hands-on project -Can be used as an individual assignment or group work -Use as an assessment -Can be applied in real-life situations -Can be used in an oral communication project Directions: Print double-sided and have students follow the directions on the brochure. Students fill in the necessary information and draw pictures in the text boxes. Once completed, fold the brochure into three. (laminate optional). Have students share as an oral communication project. Plate Tectonics Presentation Project by Innovative Teacher is licensed and cannot be distributed/shared without the purchase of an additional license. Follow Me to receive updates on freebies and giveaways! ♡Facebook ♡Instagram ♡Blog
This past week we have been discussing what belonging to a community means, what communities we belong to (families, class/school, neighbourhoods, sports teams), and the people and places within these communities. We began by discussing the different places we would find in our community and why they are important. Then students had a chance to …
Note: This is the second post in a two-part series. See the first post here. Now that you know the components of Project-Based Learning, I want to share a step-by-step example illustrating how I walked through a project with my primary kiddos. As a disclaimer, the project I am about to share is not perfect. It's a work in progress (aren't they all?), and I'm sure I'll continue to tweak it in the years to come. That said, I hope this will still provide a practical example of how you can pull off a project of this scale in a primary classroom. Here's how you can make it happen! 1. Present the Essential Question and Brainstorm Solutions As I wrote in my last post, our essential question for the project was, "How can we use economics to bring justice to the world?" I started off by presenting the students with some background knowledge: families in many countries around the world depend upon cows and other livestock for their livelihoods, but they often don't have enough. Next, I framed a central problem. Cows, which can provide extra income, cost around $500 in many countries, and that's often beyond the reach of the families that would benefit most. How could our class earn that much money and help a family develop a more sustainable livelihood? I created a problem and solution chart and had students share their ideas for how they could solve this problem. The teacher is the facilitator in this step, and can guide students towards the idea of creating their own businesses. 2. Brainstorm Ideas Individually A few years ago, I read the book Quiet by Susan Cain. I'm an introvert myself, and this book helped me better understand how to operate well in a group setting. Jumping right into brainstorming without quiet time to think is an incredibly stressful experience for me, and I don't typically feel comfortable processing things verbally in front of others. According to Cain, it turns out that extrovert-oriented brainstorming sessions don't necessarily lead to the best ideas. Everyone, whether introvert or extrovert, has the best ideas when they are given time to think quietly on their own before coming together with a larger group. I see individual brainstorming time as one of the most important steps of the problem-solving process. Giving your students time to think individually before they collaborate with peers will help them prepare their valuable contributions to their group. 3. Collaborate as a Group After students have written down their individual business ideas, it's time for them to share their concepts with their group. Before your students break off into groups, review and model appropriate social skills for collaboration. I can't say this often enough: assume nothing and model everything. It's easy for adults to take for granted the skills we've mastered for working well with others. Don't forget, though, that learning how to speak is a relatively recent event in your primary students' lives. They've only been using complete sentences for a few years! It's completely reasonable and absolutely necessary to set aside time to practice how to respectfully disagree and make compromises with others. When your students do break off into their teams to share their individual ideas and come up with a group concept, remind them that they'll be allowed to tweak their ideas in the future. This isn't set in stone after the first group meeting! 4. Explore the Topic in Other Content Areas This is the fun part for me. I love referring back to my Curriculum Map and bringing the economics theme into other subject areas. Take this opportunity to cover your measurement and data standards on the value of money, hit your language arts standards on persuasive writing by creating advertising for stores, and address reading comprehension standards by reading books and articles about finances and businesses. ReadWorks is a fabulous resource for leveled articles, and you can search for resources about economics by your students' grade level. There is a wealth of quality children's literature with this theme, too. Here are some titles to help you get started! 1. A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams 2. Pedrito's Day by Luis Garay 3. A Day's Work by Eve Bunting 4. Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith Viorst 5. Once Upon a Dime by Nancy Kelly Allen 6. Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco 7. A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert 8. Those Shoes by Maribeth Boelts 5. Develop a Prototype and Revise Learning how to make a plan before diving into a project is an invaluable skill that will benefit your students throughout their lives. (It's something I'm still working on myself!) Before handing over any project materials for making store products, have your students work with their team to draw a detailed plan or build a prototype out of inexpensive materials. That way, when you hand over the real supplies for creating the products to sell, your students will have a clear end goal in mind. This also helps to resolve disputes about product designs before they even start! 6. Create a Final Product Now the fun part: give your students time to create their final products! Don't be shy about asking for help from parent volunteers, and I would recommend distributing only a few supplies at a time. For example, if you have a group painting toy cars, don't give them all 20 cars at once. Give them just a few to work on initially so that there is a higher quality of workmanship. Discuss with your students the importance of offering quality products in your store. 7. Share Learning with the Community After all of that work developing their businesses, your class will be ready to celebrate! As a culmination of the project, host a market on your school campus to sell the products the students made. Again, don't be shy about recruiting volunteers! After the market, help your students calculate their earnings, pay back their loans, and use the profits to buy a cow for a family in the developing world. 8. Reflect on Learning A final, critical component of Project-Based Learning is allowing your students to reflect on their experiences. Remember, you built in room for failure, and your students learned a lot through the process of fixing those mistakes or revising their plans. That's the whole point of Project-Based Learning. This reflection step will solidify for your students what they would like to do differently when you take on your next big project together as a class. Do you feel ready to get started? If you are looking for a resource to make your first experience with Project-Based Learning a breeze, I have good news! I've included ALL of the printable materials you'll need for this project, as well as a more detailed daily pacing guide, in my Marketplace Economics packet. Click here to see more! This post contains affiliate links. This means that Amazon awards me a small referral fee when people visit their site via the links in my blog posts and purchase something (even something other than the linked product!). This doesn't affect the price you pay, and you can be confident that I only recommend products and teaching supplies I believe in and use myself. Thank you so much for your support in making this blog possible!
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Are you looking for some great project based learning examples? In education, teachers are continually seeking creative ways to captivate their students' interest and foster a love for learning. One approach gaining popularity is Project-Based Learning (PBL), a student-centered type of learning that allows students to explore real-world problems and challenges. For upper elementary teachers, integrating PBL into the curriculum can be an amazing experience, promoting critical thinking, collaboration, and a deeper understanding of academic concepts. In this blog post, we'll explore a variety of engaging project-based learning examples that can be easily incorporated into upper elementary classrooms.
This resource will provide you will materials necessary for beginning a PBL on Human Rights Violations to use while teaching Night by Elie Wiesel. This resource includes: -- PBL Assignment Sheet -- Group and Individual version -- Rubrics -- SMART Goal template -- Group/Self Evaluation form -- Group responsibilities form -- Teacher Guide
Weslandia by Paul Fleischman is a story about a young boy who creates a whole new civilization after a strange new plant begins to grow in his backyard. Begin by reading Weslandia to your class. Discuss how Wesley changed and developed as the story progressed. The Weslandia project is designed to...
Sensory Diet: Practical Ways to Incorporate Sensory Input for children and students. Includes Discussion of Sensory Systems, Evidence Base Research on Sensory Diets, and free printables to create a Sensory Diet.
Looking to incorporate more inquiry into your English classroom? Here are some easy ways to add some elements of inquiry into your lessons.
There are many benefits to using movie trailers as an alternative assessment in English class. The main one: students genuinely enjoy them!
Project based learning benefits are plentiful, but have you tried this type of teaching and learning in your own classroom yet? Either way, you're in the right place! Together, let's dive into the awesome world of Project Based Learning (PBL), a game-changer in our classrooms. Forget the same old routine - PBL is all about making learning a blast!
There are many benefits to using movie trailers as an alternative assessment in English class. The main one: students genuinely enjoy them!
Throughout the school year, I know I would often find myself scrambling for ways to keep my students engaged in their learning and jazz up our classroom routine. As the sun starts shining brighter and summer is in the air, students are restless, and so are we... but the show must go on! Learning must continue, but can be done in an engaging and fresh way with hands on, creative project based learning resources! Grab a few of these PBL project ideas to finish out the year and enjoy watching your students engage in their learning and demonstrate their hard earned skills!
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Practical tips and real examples from a US history and Civics classroom teacher who’s gone PBL.
I get multiple emails every day asking for copies of my inquiry planning templates and daily schedules. After clearing all of my emails and trash for the year, I accidentally deleted permanently some emails from people wanting these that I had yet to answer. Since I don't know who they were, I am hoping they will find this page and get the planning pages that they needed and know that I did not ignore them! In this post, I have links to all of my template pdf's in my google drive for you to download. I do all I can to help others on their journey into inquiry based teaching so these are free for you to download. They are not perfect but they have worked for me at different times in my journey as a Reggio Inspired Teacher. You can take the ideas and change them to work for you in your situation and environment, but they will give you a base to work from as you make your own. When planning for Inquiry/Project based learning, it takes a lot of time up front, but then planning is easy for the rest of the inquiry which can last up to a month. Planning an Inquiry always starts with observing the students. Once I notice a large group interest, I find out what they know and wonder. I take that information and start planning. Right now, my favorite planning tool is a simple web map. This web map was created based on the one that the amazing Joanne Babalis created over at http://myclassroomtransformation.blogspot.com. Check her out! She is brilliant! I liked the way she designed it and I can just add more lines where I need them. Sometimes I use this template, but sometimes I just make my own web map with a blank sheet of paper and a pencil. It is a great way to organize my thoughts. You can find this template here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B08gV9mV4K6BMXZ3WnNBdWxzOU0/view?usp=sharing Here is a photo of a handmade one filled out. As I am brainstorming ideas I have the Language Arts and Math Common Core Standards and Science and Social Studies Standards nearby. I made this sheet with all of the language arts and math standards all on one page to make it easy for me. It is amazing how many standards are covered, used, and learned by using the skills authentically during inquiry! I highlight the ones that will be covered. You can download this Common Core list here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B08gV9mV4K6BWURZb2xYRFdoSEE/view?usp=sharing This next inquiry planner is a great way to organize your ideas into the different stages of Inquiry Based Learning and also has an area for project ideas and presentations if you want to go even deeper using Project Based Learning. It literally spells out the process of Inquiry/Project Based Learning. This template was very helpful as I was transitioning from thematic based teaching to Inquiry Based Teaching. You can download the Inquiry planning template above here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B08gV9mV4K6BVkQ4OE5PNWxsbmc/view?usp=sharing Here is one already filled out about our castle inquiry as an example. You can download it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B08gV9mV4K6BUDBfZG9FcUpjQzg/view?usp=sharing After that, I use many different "weekly" planning papers. This one is more fluid and open ended. It can also last for more than one week. I like the way it makes me plan for the environment as a third teacher. Many of the ideas that end up on my map can happen during our play-based learning block. I find that I use this template more the second half of the year. You can download it here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B08gV9mV4K6Ba0tTWGFGQ2lsVUk/view?usp=sharing Here is an example filled out with plans here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B08gV9mV4K6BaUZDRG5STnhuR0k/view?usp=sharing At the beginning of the year, I usually use my schedule as my planner. Here are two different years. You can download the one above here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B08gV9mV4K6BNGNWM09fN1MyX28/view?usp=sharing And this one here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B08gV9mV4K6BZE1tNUF3N19fbHc/view?usp=sharing These also show what my schedules look like but I will get more into scheduling in another post. They are far from perfect! I am constantly trying to figure out ways to have less transitions in the schedules and I feel that it is always a work in progress! I will be making some major changes to it next year. I am always looking back and reflecting on the previous year and this past year showed me some changes that I need to make. I will share that when I figure it out at the beginning of the next school year. Also know that my schedules are more fluid than they look on paper. If students are really engaged in some part of the day, I may let them have more time and move another planned lesson to the next day. When I use these, I still need to plan my environment as the third teacher so I made a map of my room using Pages on my iPad. This is great to have for substitute teachers so they know what is going on during the play block! I just fill in the invitations to learn, provocations, challenges, and experiences that will be set up in each area. Hopefully providing these links will help you all be able to get these when you want them, rather than having to wait for me to answer your emails! I hope they help! Darla Myers
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This blog post will introduce you to six simple, fun, and enriching project-based learning ideas for your English Language Arts classroom.
Have you been looking for the perfect project based learning curriculum? If you've been on the lookout for a game-changing approach to captivate your upper elementary students and ignite a passion for learning, you're in for a treat! Buckle up as we dive into the world of project-based learning (PBL) – the secret sauce to turning mundane lessons into exciting adventures.
In this project-based learning unit, students will work collaboratively to plan and execute a charity drive. The project will integrate various subjects and skills, empowering students to take ownership of a cause they are passionate about. They will learn about the importance of giving back to the community, practice skills like writing, budgeting, and marketing, and develop empathy and a sense of social responsibility. Grade Level 4-8 Subject(s) Covered - Language Arts (writing and communication skills) - Mathematics (budgeting and financial literacy) - Social Studies (community engagement and understanding social issues) - Character Education (empathy, teamwork, and altruism) - Technology (digital marketing and communication) Duration 4-6 weeks You receive: Editable Google Doc (3pgs) PBL Lesson Plan This lesson plan included: Essential question, Lesson Overview, an outline of Day-by-Day Lesson Instructions, Assessment, and Extension activities. For an example of what this lesson plan looks like, check out my Free PBL Lesson Plan on Recycling!
This project-based learning lesson plan offers students a holistic understanding of humanitarian campaigns, fosters empathy, and allows them to make a real-world impact on an issue they are passionate about. The flexible structure enables adaptation to different grade levels and classroom dynamics. Grade Level 6-12 Subject Areas Social Studies, Language Arts, Art, Media Literacy Duration 4-6 weeks (adjustable) You receive: Editable Google Doc (3pgs) PBL Lesson Plan This lesson plan included: Essential question, Lesson Overview, an outline of Day-by-Day Lesson Instructions, Assessment, and Extension activities. For an example of what this lesson plan looks like, check out my Free PBL Lesson Plan on Recycling!
