Project Based Learning Made Simple: 100 Classroom-Ready Activities That Inspire Curiosity, Problem Solving and Self-Guided Discovery for Third, Fourth - Paperback

by April Smith (Author)

Quickly and Easily Go from Idea to Activity to Discover with these Ready-to-Use Projects

Project Based Learning Made Simple is the fun and engaging way to teach 21st-century competencies including problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, communication and creativity. This straight-forward book makes it easier than ever to bring this innovative technique into your classroom with 100 ready-to-use projects in a range of topics, including:

Science and STEM
- Save the Bees!
- Class Aquarium
- Mars Colony

Math Literacy
- Personal Budgeting
- Bake Sale
- Family Cookbook

Language Arts
- Candy Bar Marketing
- Modernize a Fairy Tale
- Movie Adaptation

Social Studies
- Build a Statue
- Establish a Colony
- Documenting Immigration

Author Biography

April Smith is a teacher, blogger, and lover of all hands-on teaching methods. She began using project-based learning in her classroom in 2011. As she learned more about the methods, she began merging activity ideas and the different parts of PBL to bring authentic learning experiences to her students. She began integrating standards and creating structures that allow students to have voice and choice while maintaining order. She now works remotely with K-5 teachers and districts that are looking to replace traditional teaching methods with project-based learning.