PLAN A PLAYGROUND

ePresentation

Project Portfolio

1. Create Project Portfolio

Display the

Bound Book Foldable

instructions (p. 48).

Distribute four pieces of paper and a manila envelope to each

student. Have each student create a Bound Book Foldable

that

will be used as a

Project Portfolio to collect their work during

the project. Have students number the pages 1–16 beginning

with the front cover.

2. Build Knowledge

Ask students what they know about playgrounds.

Display the

Plan a Playground

video, and tell students

they will watch a short video about playgrounds. Ask

students to listen for the reasons why playgrounds are

important. Tell them you will ask them to name three

benefits of playgrounds after they watch the video.

Play the video, and discuss any points of interest students noticed,

including the importance of play. Have students name the three benefits

of playgrounds they learned from the video.

(provide a place for kids to

exercise; provide a space for people to be together outside; make the

community beautiful)

INDIVIDUAL

Mins

WHOLE CLASS

Mins

Day 1

Engage

PREPARE FOR DAY 1

• Decide how you

will organize students into project teams.

•

Before beginning the project, review established classroom rules and

procedures with students. Discuss how these will be implemented

during the Project Experience.

•

Have materials available for the creation of a

Bound Book Foldable

for each student (p. 48).

•

Make copies of the

Project Information Sheet

Project Action Plan

, and

Collaboration Assessment Guide

for each student.

Print copies of the Family Letter for this

project, which is available on

FLEXWorks

to send home with students on Day 1.

Place

students in teams

with a variety of

language

proficiency. Ensure

that roles are clearly

defined for students

so that they

understand and

appreciate their own

contributions to the

project effort.

PLAN A PLAYGROUND

Project InformationSheet

Name

Date

ThinkAbout It...

ESSENTIALQUESTIONS

Why is it important toplay?

Why is safety important?

Why is it important to conduct researchbeforemakingaproposal?

How canadding visuals toapresentationmake yourpoints clearer

andmore convincing?

Research:PlanningaPlayground

Your teamwill chooseone typeofplayground to research.Youwillexplore

•

typesofequipment for theplayground

•

costofbuilding theplayground

•

benefitsof theplayground

•

safety concernsassociatedwith theplayground

•

steps to creating theplaygroundand identifying individualsororganizationswho couldhelp

Write:PlaygroundProposal

Youwilluse your research towriteaproposal foranewplayground.Youwillpresent youropinion for

what kindofplayground shouldbebuiltandpresent the reasons for youropinion.

Present:SlideShow

Your teamwill createa slidepresentationbasedon your research.Youwillusephotographs, charts,

andother visuals in the slides.Youwillpresent the slidepresentation to the class.

WhatYouWillLearn

Play is important forhealthandwellness.

Safety information shouldalwaysbe consideredwhenplanningaplayground fora community.

Surveys canhelppeoplegather informationandunderstandmultiplepointsof view.

Planning is important for creatinga successfulproposal.

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Scoring

High

Low

CollaborationAssessmentGuide

Name

Date

Individual

Responsibility

Item

Criteria

Week1

Week2 Week3

Collaboration

Contributed to the

developmentof theproject

Collaboratedwith the team

on theprojectwork

Showed respect foranother’s

ideas

Team

Responsibility

Item

Criteria

Week1

Week2 Week3

Collaboration

Workedhard to complete the

project

Shared thework fairly

Comprehension

Stayed focusedon the topic

Askedquestions tohelp

understand the topic

Worked together to improve

eachother’s ideas

Helpedeachother

understandoneanother’s

ideasand the ideas they

researched

Respect for

Peopleand

Ideas

Showed respect forone

another’s ideas

Made sure thatall team

members’opinionswere

heard

Conflict

Resolution

Followeddiscussion rules to

resolve conflicts

Resolved conflictswith

respect forall involved

AssessmentGuidesareavailable forprintingon

FLEXWorks

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ProjectActionPlan

Name

Date

ProjectTeam

Day 1

Myproject teammembersare:

Day3

The typeofplayground the team

is researching:

Day7

The slidewriters foreachaspectof the

playgroundproposalare:

Typesofequipmentand costs

Healthand safety

Steps in creating theplayground

Presentationwillbeperformedon

Wewillpresent to

ProjectTaskChecklist

Individual

Createa

ProjectPortfolio

tohold the

following items:

academic vocabulary termswithdefinitions

andexample sentences

key Internet search terms

ResearchOrganizer

ResearchLogwith researchfindingsand

notes

PlaygroundPlanningChart

PlaygroundSurvey

reflectivewriting

OpinionSpeech

ProjectAssessmentGuidesandother

handouts related to theproject

ProjectTeam

Developanopinion-based

PlaygroundProposal

thatpresents the team’s idea foranewplayground.

Research typesofplaygroundequipment,

costs,healthandsafety information,and the

steps increatingaplayground.

Writeaproposalproviding factsanddetails

to support thedevelopmentofaplayground.

Add visual support to slides, including

playgroundmap.

ReviseandeditPlaygroundProposaland

slidepresentation.

Publishand share slidepresentation.

Observeother teams’presentationsand

discuss themost convincing reasons tobuild

aplayground.

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