PLAN A PLAYGROUND 9
Whole Class
Project Team
Individual
Literacy Connection
STUDENT MATERIALS
• four sheets of 11 × 17 paper per
student
• one manila envelope
per student
• colored card stock, poster
board, or construction paper
• notebook paper
• graph paper
• pencils, pens, markers
• scissors
• glue sticks
• staplers
• rulers
• dictionaries
• calculators
INTERNET SEARCH TERMS
playground [+] types
playground [+] design
playground [+] equipment
importance [+] playgrounds
playground [+] safety [+] kids
playground [+] accessibility
playground [+] surface [+] material
WEBSITES
safe/outdoor/playground.html
KidsHeath provides information
about children’s health and
playground safety information.
cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/327.html
The US Consumer Product Safety
Commission provides a
playground safety checklist.
provides
playground design ideas and
information for how to build
playgrounds.
Creative Commons provides a
library of free images and videos
available for use.
DAY
10 Write
DAY
11 Write & Present
Language Connection
Choose Words for Effect
WORD CHOICE
1 Edit CONVENTIONS
2 Create Playground Map
Week 2 Grading
Speaking & Listening
Connection
Visual Information
1 Plan & Rehearse
2 Create Presentation Slides
3 Add Visuals
DAY
12 Present
DAY
13 Present
Speaking &
Listening Connection
Summarizing & Presenting
1 Finalize Slide Visuals
2 Plan & Rehearse
1 Finalize Slides for
Presentation
2 Publish Playground
Proposal
3 Finalize Presentations
DAY
14 Present
DAY
15 Reflect & Evaluate
1 Present Playground
Proposal
2 Discuss an Essential
Question
3 Write to Reflect
1 Review Essential Questions
2 Review Project Information
Sheet
3 Write to Reflect
4 Finalize Project Portfolios
5 Wrap Up Project
Week 3 Grading