Week 7: Project-Based Learning

Lesson: For this project-based learning experience, students will start a recycling area in their home for two weeks.  They will explain why it is important to recycling to their family.  Students are to create a PowerPoint presentation with photos and present it to the class. 

Objective: After this lesson, students will be able to describe the importance of recycling. 

Project-Based Learning: The idea of project-based learning is very beneficial for students.  It allows students to apply the information they learn into different settings.  For kindergarten, I believe project-based learning is best used as a classroom collaborative project.  I believe this because students of this age do not have the skills necessary to work collaboratively on their own.  However, these projects could be completed if students work with their parents at home with their help.  I do hope to use more project-based learning projects in the classroom based on science and social studies.  I feel these two subjects lend themselves more to project-based learning. 

Application: I focused on the Personalization Principle for my multimedia elements for this week.  I focused on conversational wording rather than formal in order to help my students connect with the questions and information better.

Reflection:  After this weeks focus on project-based learning, I hope to incorporate more project-based learning.  However, I do not believe rubrics are necessary for my kindergarten age group.  I focus more on completion of projects focused on content, rather than multiple specifics that rubrics focus on.  I hope for my students to start to understand the idea of project-based learning by completing the projects.  I hope that as they continue their education they can focus more on rubrics.

Recycling at Home Zaption

Recycling at Home Kahoot

Recycling at Home Rubric