“Pin it” at www.pinterest.com or on your smart phone/tablet using the
Pinterest app!
Hands on! That’s my favorite type of projects and learning experiences. I love creating hands on projects. Let me give you a quick run down of a lesson I will do with my class one day…
It all starts with me announcing “Today we are making bouncy balls!!!” From there it is just applause, cheers, and happy tears from my classroom of excited and ready students. At least that’s how it plays out in my head. So the standard for this lesson may not be what you think; it is measuring (Kindergarten Ohio Standard IXL; units of measurement length, weight, volume, and time).
Now where does Pinterest come into use? With this lesson I would use Pinterest to find a safe, simple bouncy ball recipe. The students would then measure out the ingredients to create their own ball. The week would focus on measuring where each day we would create something by measuring out ingredients. Pinterest has many great recipes and ideas. With this website and app their are endless possibilities and ideas. So go ahead and “pin” some of those lesson ideas.
Assessments!
With pinterest you can find assessment ideas, lesson ideas, and tools to use in the classrooom. In my example of the measuring week/lesson my assessment woul have been creating the bouncy ball which was a “recipe” that I found on Pinterest. So go find some lessons, activities, assessments, and other ideas!
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