I had the pleasure of visiting Katie Kennedy's classroom to see her completed Measurement PBL. What a treat that was! It was amazing and inspiring to see a successful PBL done at the Kindergarten level.
As an entry event, Katie brought in a suitcase full of stuffed animals and other non-necessities. She told her learners that she was going on a trip and asked them if she had all that she needed for the trip. They gave a resounding 'no' and then as a class they brainstormed in a circle map what she needed to pack for this trip.
She then introduced her driving question and her learners brainstormed their knows and need to knows.
She had pulled many books to help with their research on what to pack.
As the kindergarten team, the educators had decided that the trip would be to either Hawaii or Alaska. The learners had to brainstorm the similarities and differences of what they would pack to these two extreme weather conditions.
I just love seeing Kinder double bubble maps! Their circles are so tiny! :-)
The learners were then assigned a destination.
Then they had to go through a series of cards (with hidden paper clips as weights on the back) to figure out what to pack. Originally, they had told their learners not to exceed 50 paperclips (pounds) because at the airport there is a weight limit. As the project progressed, the number increased to 75 paperclips. (We are always assessing and modifying for our learners!)
This is the recording sheet that they used to determine what they can pack.
In a station, the learners designed 'suitcases'.
On the inside of the suitcase, they had to 'pack' for their trip.
Here is an example from another VRE Kinder class...
The project was awesome and the learners got a lot out of it. We are so proud of VRE Kinder for implementing this new PBL and making it a successful learning experience!
If you would like some of the materials from this PBL, please visit the Educator Academy website.
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