This play engages 1st graders in a hands-on, creative exploration of storytelling through music, science, art, language, and performance. Students will collaboratively developa first grade version play based on the popular Disney film, Pinocchio. Through this project, first graders will focus on themes of honesty, hard work, and responsibility, while building essential life skills. They will practice critical thinking and problem-solving as they incorporate science principles such as the use of simple machines to enhance scenes, design props, rehearse songs, and work in teams to bring the story to life, culminating in an exhibition for their families to showcase their talents and learning achievements. Students used first grade science, ELA, writing (informational writing, opinion writing) art and spanish to build this play!

**Existing Material for My LTI Project** The existing material for my project comes from my internship experience at Gold’s Gym. During my internship, I was responsible for cleaning equipment, maintaining workout areas, and helping keep the facility organized. Through this experience, I was able to observe how the gym operates on a daily basis, including staff roles, member behavior, and overall workflow. While working, I noticed that cleaning tasks were often repetitive and lacked structure. There was no clear system in place to organize responsibilities, which sometimes made the work less efficient. This helped me identify a real need at the gym: improving the organization and consistency of cleaning and maintenance. Based on this, I brainstormed several possible solutions that will serve as the foundation for my project. These include creating cleaning checklist stations, setting up spray-and-wipe stations, developing a cleaning rotation schedule, designing “Clean Before You Go” reminder signs, and introducing a cleaning buddy system. These experiences, observations, and ideas will be the starting point for developing my final project.

Set a Goal and Gather Information Clarify Project Goals Tell students that over the next few weeks, they will work in groups to research and participate in a local environmental initiative. Build Background Explain to students that many people are interested in helping to care for the environment. This involves conserving natural resources, such as water, and cleaning up and protecting natural areas. Focus students’ thinking by asking the following questions: Why is it important to care for the environment? What effects might caring for the environment have on plants, animals, and humans? Lead a brief discussion around answers. Have students share things that people can do that can have a positive effect on their environment. Encourage students to think of ideas about things people can do individually, such as sorting recyclables for their family, as well as school or community initiatives, such as participating in a clean-up day. List responses on the board. Tell students that they will work in groups to choose an environmental project or initiative and create a public awareness campaign to help others in the school know how to help. At the end, students will create a podcast utilizing Adobe podcast to share their research and arguments.

Organize a solar system model project. Students will research planets and create a scale model, integrating art, science, and math skills.

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How do we design a compost system for our school that reduces cafeteria food waste so that our community can grow plants and give back to our environment—while preventing problems in our urban ecosystem?

I want to create a PBL project for 3 Kindergarten classes that utilizes seeds to reinforce the math skills we have worked on this year: counting, one to one correspondence, adding, subtracting, making tens, skip counting, using ten frames. I would like for the students to be sorting seeds and to help make a plan for planting one of the gardens in our school garden. I'm thinking the final showcase could be in the garden with student's families doing some planting. I would also like science lessons woven in, and for kids to be hand-on doing something every day.