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Assigning and evaluating student projects just got easier! Your friends at The Mailbox ® magazine have compiled this handy resource of student project ideas to help students apply important con- cepts covered in grades 4–6. On these pages, you’ll find easy-to-manage, fun-to-do projects that help students apply what they’ve learned. The book is divided into four curriculum sections: language arts, math, science, and social studies. In each section, you’ll find a collection of individual, partner, and group projects that target a variety of learning styles. Each easy-to-manage project includes step-by-step instructions to help your students successfully research, organize, complete, and present the project. Plus you’ll find a handy evalua- tion form that outlines the project’s criteria, the possible point value earned by meeting each guide- line, and space for both the teacher and the student to evaluate the finished project. Projects With Pizzazz includes ideas for 9 student projects. Each project is divided into the fol- lowing four pages: • Teacher Information Page: On this colorful page, you’ll find a materials list and simple steps for introducing the project. Also included is a list of goals students will meet by completing the project, a resource list of children’s books related to the project’s topic, and a creative idea on how students can share the project with others. To help the teacher meet the needs of her di- verse classroom, this page also features suggestions for how to increase or lower the difficulty level of the project. • Reproducible Student Checklist: This ready-to-use reproducible provides each student with easy-to-understand instructions on how to complete the project. The reproducible also includes a materials list, a reminder about the due date, and a special box of “I Think I’m Finished” ques- tions to help the student determine whether he has met the project’s criteria. • Project Reproducible: This page features a second reproducible, such as a helpful pattern or form, that will help the student complete the project. • Reproducible Evaluation: The last page of the project features a ready-to-use reproducible rubric for assessing the project. On the form, you’ll find a list of criteria to use to evaluate the project, along with space for teacher and student comments. The next time you want your students to complete a meaningful and exciting project, turn to this easy-to-use resource. About This Book ©2002 by THE EDUCATION CENTER, INC. All rights reserved. ISBN# 1-56234-507-9 Except as provided for herein, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or storing in any information storage and retrieval system or electronic online bulletin board, without prior written permission from The Education Center, Inc. Permission is given to the original purchaser to reproduce patterns and reproducibles for individual and classroom use only and not for resale or distribution. Reproduction for an entire school or school system is prohibited. Please direct written inquiries to The Education Center, Inc., P.O. Box 9753, Greensboro, NC 27429-0753. The Education Center ® , The Mailbox ® , the mailbox/post/grass logo, and The Mail- box Book Company ™ are trademarks of The Education Center, Inc., and may be the subject of one or more federal trademark registrations. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Manufactured in the United States 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 www.themailbox.com
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Assigningandevaluatingstudentprojectsjustgoteasier!Yourfriendsat The Mailbox®magazinehavecompiledthishandyresourceofstudentprojectideastohelpstudentsapplyimportantcon-ceptscoveredingrades4–6.Onthesepages,you’llfindeasy-to-manage,fun-to-doprojectsthathelpstudentsapplywhatthey’velearned.
Thebookisdividedintofourcurriculumsections:languagearts,math,science,andsocialstudies.Ineachsection,you’llfindacollectionofindividual,partner,andgroupprojectsthattargetavarietyoflearningstyles.Eacheasy-to-manageprojectincludesstep-by-stepinstructionstohelpyourstudentssuccessfullyresearch,organize,complete,andpresenttheproject.Plusyou’llfindahandyevalua-tionformthatoutlinestheproject’scriteria,thepossiblepointvalueearnedbymeetingeachguide-line,andspaceforboththeteacherandthestudenttoevaluatethefinishedproject.
Projects With Pizzazz includesideasfor�9studentprojects.Eachprojectisdividedintothefol-lowingfourpages:
• Teacher Information Page:Onthiscolorfulpage,you’llfindamaterialslistandsimplestepsforintroducingtheproject.Alsoincludedisalistofgoalsstudentswillmeetbycompletingtheproject,aresourcelistofchildren’sbooksrelatedtotheproject’stopic,andacreativeideaonhowstudentscansharetheprojectwithothers.Tohelptheteachermeettheneedsofherdi-verseclassroom,thispagealsofeaturessuggestionsforhowtoincreaseorlowerthedifficultyleveloftheproject.
• Reproducible Student Checklist:Thisready-to-usereproducibleprovideseachstudentwitheasy-to-understandinstructionsonhowtocompletetheproject.Thereproduciblealsoincludesamaterialslist,areminderabouttheduedate,andaspecialboxof“IThinkI’mFinished”ques-tionstohelpthestudentdeterminewhetherhehasmettheproject’scriteria.
• Project Reproducible: Thispagefeaturesasecondreproducible,suchasahelpfulpatternorform,thatwillhelpthestudentcompletetheproject.
• Reproducible Evaluation:Thelastpageoftheprojectfeaturesaready-to-usereproduciblerubricforassessingtheproject.Ontheform,you’llfindalistofcriteriatousetoevaluatetheproject,alongwithspaceforteacherandstudentcomments.
Thenexttimeyouwantyourstudentstocompleteameaningfulandexcitingproject,turntothiseasy-to-useresource.
About This Book
©2002 by THE EDUCATION CENTER, INC.All rights reserved.
ISBN# 1-56234-507-9
Except as provided for herein, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or storing in any information storage and retrieval system or electronic online bulletin board, without prior written permission from The Education Center, Inc. Permission is given to the original purchaser to reproduce patterns and reproducibles for individual and classroom use only and not for resale or distribution. Reproduction for an entire school or school system is prohibited. Please direct written inquiries to The Education Center, Inc., P.O. Box 9753, Greensboro, NC 27429-0753. The Education Center®, The Mailbox®, the mailbox/post/grass logo, and The Mail-box Book Company™ are trademarks of The Education Center, Inc., and may be the subject of one or more federal trademark registrations. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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Project: creatingapageaboutanimportantlifeeventforaclassbigbook
Goals: • tounderstandthecharacteristicsofapersonalnarrative • tostrengthenprewritinganddraftingskills • towriteapersonalnarrative
Materials for each student:copyofpages5–79sheetsof81/2”x11”whitepapertapepencilcrayons,markers,orcoloredpencilsglue22”x28”sheetofposterboardpersonalphotos(optional)filefolderforstoringcopiesofpages5–7(optional)
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Presentation Pointer Labelasheetofposterboardwiththetitle“DaysofOurLives.”Askeachstudenttoautographthistitlesheet.Aftereachstudentshareshisstoryandpagewiththeclass,punchthreeholesinthetopofeachpage.Usemetalringstobindthepagesinalphabeticalorderbehindthetitlesheettomakeaclassbigbook.
To Adapt the ProjectChallengestudentstorewritetheirnarrativesinpicture-bookformat,completewithillustrationsandbookjackets.
Allowstudentstowritepersonalnar-rativeparagraphsratherthanmul-tiparagraphstories.
Helpful resources:Askyourlibrariantohelpyouassiststudentsinselectingappropriatenonfictionbookstoread,suchasthefollowing:✔ Homesick: My Own StorybyJeanFritz✔ Knots in My Yo-Yo String: The Autobiography of a KidbyJerrySpi-
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Introducing the project: 1. Inadvance,writeabriefstoryaboutanimportanteventinyour
life.Thenreadthestoryaloudtotheclass.(Asanalternative,readaloudaportionofoneoftheautobiographiesforchildrenlistedbelow.)
2. Askstudentstoidentifycharacteristicsofthestory.Thenex-plainthatthestoryisapersonalnarrative.Apersonal narrativetellsaboutaneventintheauthor’slife.Itmayalsoincludetheauthor’sfeelingsandopinionsabouttheevent.Askstudentstoshareaboutpersonalnarrativestheyhaveread.
3. Explaintotheclassthateachstudentwillwriteapersonalnarra-tivetofeatureinaclassbigbooktitled“DaysofOurLives.”
�. Distributecopiesofpages5and6.Gooverthesepageswithstudents.Assignaduedateforeachstudenttowriteintheblankonpage5.
5. Distributecopiesofpage7.Discusstheevaluationwithstudentstomakesuretheyunderstandhowtheirprojectswillbeevalu-ated.
6. Sharewithstudentsanyresourcesyouhavegatheredtohelpthemwiththeproject(seethelist).
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Whenwetiedwithonlytwominutesleft,Iknewwehadachancetowinitall!
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PROJECT: TIME TO TELL MY STORY
Everyonehasastorytotell—evenyou!Takesometimetotellaboutaninterestingeventinyourlife.Asyoucompleteeachstep,coloritshourglass.
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1 Listsomeimportanteventsinyourlife.Thinkaboutthingsthathavehappenedtoyouthatwereexciting,funny,happy,orthatmadeyoufeelanotherstrongfeeling.Forexample,haveyoumoved?Visitedafascinatingplace?Metsome-onefamous?
2 Decideontheeventyouwillwriteabout.Thencompletetheorganizeronpage6.
3 Writearoughdraftofyourstoryusingtheinformationontheorganizer.Proof-readandedityourworkcarefully.
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6 Tapetogetherninesheetsof81/2”x11”paper.Turnoverthislargesheetofpa-perandtracetheoutlineofyourposterboardonit.Insidethetracing,drawaroughdraftofyourclassbookpage.Showwhereyou’llplaceyourstory,il-lustrations,andphotos.
7 UsingthedraftyoucompletedinStep6asaguide,glueyourstorytotheposterboard.Addtheillustrationsandanyphotos.
8 Practicereadingyourstoryaloudsoyou’llbereadyforyourpresentation.
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Criteria: Possible Earned
• Organizerwascompletedaccordingtothedirections. 10points ___points
• Roughdraftofthestorywascompletedandwaspeer-edited 20points ___points byatleasttwoclassmates.
• Storywasfocusedononeeventandincludedavarietyof 30points ___points sensorydetails.
• Roughdraftoftheclassbookpagewascompleted. 10points ___points
• Spelling,capitalization,andpunctuationwerecorrectinthe 10points ___points finalcopyofthestory.
• Presentationwassuccessfullycompleted. 10points ___points
• Workwasturnedinontime. 10points ___points
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Name Evaluation
PROJECT: TIME TO TELL MY STORYEvaluation Sheet
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Project:designingafoodcontainertoteachaboutapartofspeech
Goals: • tostrengthenunderstandingofpartsofspeech • topracticewritingsentencesthatincludeaspecific partofspeech • tosharpencreative-thinkingskills
Materials for each student or student pair:copyofpages9–11emptycardboardfoodcontainerpaperpencil1or2sheetsof12”x1�”manilaorartpaper1or2sheetsof12”x1�”whiteconstructionpapercrayons,markers,orcoloredpencilsrulerscissorsgluefilefolderforstoringcopiesofpages9–11(optional)
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Presentation Pointer Coveratablewithacheckeredtablecloth.Displayasignthatreads“PassthePartsofSpeech,Please!”Thenplacethecontainersonthetable.Duringfreetime,encourageeachstu-denttochooseacontainerandfollowthedirectionsontheworksheetinside.
To Adapt the ProjectChallengeeachadvancedstudenttoprepareacontainerusingamoredif-ficultparts-of-speechconcept,suchasdirectorindirectobjects.
Havestudentsworkingroupsofthreeorfourtocompleteacontainer.Ifdesired,requirethatstudentsincludeontheirdesignonlythethreebulleteditemslistedinStep3onpage9.
Helpful resources:✔The Amazing Pop-Up Grammar BookbyJennieMaizelsandKatePetty✔BooksbyRuthHeller: Kites Sail High: A Book About Verbs Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives Merry-Go-Round: A Book About Nouns Up, Up and Away: A Book About Adverbs
Introducing the project: 1. Dividetheclassintogroups.Haveeachgroupexamineits
members’foodcontainers.Withtheclass,discussthetypesofinformationfoundonthecontainers.
2. Explainthateachstudent(orstudentpair)willdesignacontainerthatwillteachtheconsumeraboutapartofspeech.Thecontainerwillbefilledwithanactivityforclassmatestocompleteandcheckduringfreetime(see“PresentationPointer”).
3. Distributecopiesofpages9and10.Gooverthesepageswithstudents.Assignaduedateforeachstudenttowriteintheblankonpage9.
4. Distributecopiesofpage11.Discusstheevaluationwithstudentstomakesuretheyunderstandhowtheirprojectswillbeevaluated.
5. Sharewithstudentsanyresourcesyouhavegatheredtohelpthemwiththeproject(seethelist).
Parts of Speech
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Name Parts of speech project
Serveupaheartyhelpingofparts-of-speechpracticebycompletingtheprojectstepsbelow.Asyoucompleteeachstep,coloritsmenu.
PROJECT: PASS THE PARTS OF SPEECH, PLEASE!
I Think I’m Finished!Tomakesure,answerthesequestions:____Didyoubrainstormalistofitemstoputonyourcon-
tainerandcompletearoughsketchofitsdesign?____Doesyourfinaldesignincludealloftherequireditems?____Didyouproofreadthecontainertomakesureallthe
informationiscorrect?____Didyouplaceacompletedcopyoftheworksheetand
answerkeyinthecontainer?
Materialscopyofpages9–11emptycardboardfoodcontainerpaperandpencil1or2sheetsof12”x1�” manilaorartpaper1or2sheetsof12”x1�”white
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1 Chooseonepartofspeechforyourproject:noun,verb,adjective,adverb,pronoun,preposition,con-junction,orinterjection.Writeitintheblank:___________________.
2 Examinetheemptyfoodcontaineryoubroughtfromhome.Listthedifferenttypesofinformationfoundonthecontainer(nutritionfacts,recipes,ingredients,preparationdirections,etc.).Besideeachitem,writehowyoucanadaptiteithertotellaboutyourpartofspeechortogiveanexampleofhowitcanbeused.
3 Tracethesidesofyourcontainerontomanilaorartpaper.Designyourcontaineronthetracings.IncludetheitemsyoulistedinStep2,alongwiththefollow-ing:
• anameforyourproduct • adescriptionofyourpartofspeech • servingsuggestions:twosamplesentences,with
thepartofspeechunderlinedineachsentence 4 Measureandcuttheconstructionpapertocoveryour
container. 5 Decoratethepaperusingthesketchyoucompleted
inStep3toguideyou.Thengluethepapertoyourcontainer.
6 Ontheworksheetonpage10,writetensentences
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thateachincludeanexampleofyourpartofspeech.Ontheanswerkey,listtheexampleineachsentence.Askatleasttwoclassmatestoproofreadyoursentencesandkeyforyou.Makeanycorrections.
7 Cutouttheworksheetandanswerkey.Placetheminthecontainer.
