Kindergarten
The Leader in Me
The PBL Process
Driving Question:
What makes someone a leader?
What We Knew:
Key Vocabulary
citizen
leader
character traits
rules
What We Needed to Learn:
What makes a good citizen, positive character traits, what type of work doctors, police officers, firefighters do, and how to write a narrative..
Standards Addressed:
SSKCG1 - Good Citizenship
SSKCG2 - Positive Character Traits
SSKE1 - Describe work that police, fire fighters, doctors etc do
ELAGSEKW3. - Narrative writing
Project Timeline:
Entry Event Ms. Tolbert or Ms. French video about being a school leader. Kim Learnard guest speaker.
Project Milestones August 17th- September 30th
Project Completion - Exhibition Night!
What We Want to Learn Next:
How can we demonstrate qualities of being a good leader in our school?
Mrs. Donovan's Class
Vote for _______ for Class President!
Ms. Tolbert's Class
We brainstormed lists together and then decided who we thought would be the best as class president. Students got to choose a character from a book, movie or tv show. We came up with 3 character traits that described the person we wanted to be class president!
Kim Learnard
Our guest speaker, Kim Learnard, came to talk about leadership and what it means to be a leader. She is running for Mayor of Peachtree City.
Our Brainstormed Lists
We brainstormed lists of who can be leader, what makes a leader, positive character traits and characters/people we know that would be good leaders.
___________ for class president!
We created campaign posters for the characters we chose. We wrote 3 positive character traits about them.
Soriya chose Elsa because she is brave.
Isaac chose Spiderman because he is helpful.
Kira chose Elsa because she is kind.
Yemaryam Elsa because she is nice.
Elliot chose Captain America because he is respectful.
A'Lon chose Elsa because she is nice.
Olivia chose Elsa because she is smart.
Peter chose Spiderman because he is helpful.
August chose PJ Mask because he is caring.
Judith chose Elsa because she is responsible.
Sloan chose Anna because she is respectful.
Traci chose Elsa because she is brave.
Aderinsola chose Elsa because she is kind.
Azeera chose Spongebob because he is helpful.
Caleb chose Mickey Mouse because he is caring.
Ma'Lani chose Elsa because she is generous.
Jude chose CatBoy because he is nice.
Jacob chose Spiderman because he is helpful.
Max chose Spongebob because he is respectful.
Brent chose Spiderman because he is good.
Katelyn chose Chang'e because she is kind.
Ms. Bueter's Class
We discussed what it means to be a leader and why leaders are important. Then we talked about leaders in our own lives. We brainstormed a list of book and movie characters that have the qualities of a leader. We discussed character traits and why rules are important. Finally, we picked a character from our list and wrote about what makes them a good leader.
Jewels- Moana is a good leader. She is kind.
Aris- Cinderella is a leader. She is brave.
Gabi- Cinderella is a good leader. She is nice.
Nico- Moana is a leader. She is nice.
Harland- Superman is a leader. He is brave.
Royce- Olaf is a leader. He is helpful.
Cruz- Jaws is a leader. He is brave.
Marcella- Chase is a leader. He is helpful
Jaedyn- Chase is a leader. He is helpful.
Kaia- Moana is a leader. She is brave.
Isaac- Hulk is a leader. He is strong.
Thomas- Olaf is a leader. He is helpful
Blane- Supergirl is a leader. She is saves people.
Luis- Marshall is a leader. He is helpful.
Lara- Olaf is a leader. He is nice.
Makarios- Superman is a leader. He is strong.
Evan- Superman is a leader. He is brave and saves people from fire.
Samantha- Cinderella is a leader. She is kind.
Sharlott- Moana is a leader. She is brave.
Elizabeth- Ariel is a leader. She is kind.
Chase- Marshall is a leader. He is helpful.
Sophia- Sleeping Beauty is a good leader. She listens to people.
Feedback and Reflection
Please leave reflect on our PBL journey and products using the "I like, I wish, I wonder" protocol in the padlet below.
HOW to use I Like, I Wish, I Wonder ProtocolExpress your thoughts and feedback to your child in sentences that begin with I Like, I Wish, I Wonder. Share all or your likes first, then wishes, and finally wonders.
Some EXAMPLES of how to use the protocol to give students feedback on their process: “I like how you described the use of technology to research new ideas.”“I wish that you would have included more information about possible answers to the driving question.”“I wonder how you could have included coding your project?
2021_10_K_PBL Comments Padlet.pdf