Meaningful+Content

== =Meaningful Content=

A quality PBL lesson, unit or activity should be have content that is meaningful to students and directly observable in their environment. . Use the information below to guide you in adding your example to our list.

Title of Project URL - if you copy and paste the URL, it will be automatically "hot". Explanation - Explain why this project meets this criteria.

1. All Sorts of Mitten Math http://earlymath.erikson.edu/ideas-at-work-all-sorts-of-mitten-math.html This is for Prek/Kindergarten classes, using a theme around mittens to explore early algebraic concepts: sorting and patterns. There are Big Ideas that outline specific goals that the children will examine in this fun activity using the clothes they are already bringing to class.
 * You can also use the Idea Tags to find other activities surrounding early math.*

2. A Hero in My Eyes http://hightechhigh.org/unboxed/issue3/cards/3.php After studying the question, “What is a hero in today’s society?,” students created a textual and visual representation of a hero in their life.