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4-Assessing PBL
Working with 4 and 5 year olds gives a true meaning to the expression "working besides."

The Ladder of feedback - 4 steps:
1- Ask clarifying questions.
2 - State what they valued
3 - Raise any concerns
4- Make suggestions of how work can be improved.

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Hello everyone!
My name is Isabel. I was born in South Africa. I am an English Kindergarten teacher at a Private School in Lisbon.
I'm really excited about sharing ideas.
My e-mail contact is: igama@park-is.com

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Learning Objectives:
1- Understand what PBL is and isn't.
2 - Reflect on our own teaching practice and how this corresponds to a PBL approach.
3 - Identify different components of effective PBL and which of these will be more challenging in our context.
4 - Develop a first idea for implementing a PBL approach in our context and formulate a Driving question.

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I am lucky to work at a Private school in Lisbon where we use Project Based Learning from the Kindergarten onwards.I am looking forward to learning and sharing ideas and I feel very excited about this course.

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We have a lot to learm by observing ants. They work as a team for a common goal. Each ant is important, no matter what function he has. With this global vision of success and respect, they always succeed.

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Project that took place at our kindergarten last year that engaged the firefighters in our community.
- Learning all about firefighters, how important they are, safety rules, special uniforms, different tasks.
- What to do to prevent fires
Back at school we built a three dimensional fire truck that we could actualy pretend to ride.We got 2 uniforms as gifts from firefighter Sandra and firefighter Tiago. We played dressed up as firefighters.
At the end of this project, we invited our friends from the other classrooms to come to our classroom so we could share what we had learned.

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The tools I use with my 4 and 5 year old children are always eye catching and fun.
Google Drive for real pictures, Interactive flashcards, "Super Simple Songs"  from Youtube, game cards from Usborne publishers and Books from the British Library in Lisbon.

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In my PBL Learning Design for my 4 and 5 year old children, I have listed the activities they will complete related to the following Driving Question: “What musical instrument makes you feel happier when you listen to it? Either than learning about musical instruments, a key point that has not been exploited but that is very relevant has got to do with the other emotions. We can also feel sad, angry, surprised, afraid or excited. In a large group, I will tell my children that because I have such high expectations I have a challenge for them. They will have to go in groups of 4 to another classroom and ask one of the teachers there to answer the following personal questions that are not easy to answer. "What makes you feel sad?" and "What makes you feel excited?" As their teacher I will go with them only to write down the answers because I know they are capable of asking these questions and getting the teachers to answer them. After this explanation, I will show them a picture about emotions. After that, they will choose to what classroom they would like to go for this challenging task. When they come back we will discuss the answers and talk about what also makes them feel sad and excited.

On the following day, children will have a chart with a happy face and a sad face drawn on it. We will all talk about the activities we have completed and after thinking for a few minutes, each child will have to say out loud an activity that he or she enjoyed very much as well as an activity that he or she did not enjoy that much. I will write the activity under the happy face or the sad face. At the end, I will ask them if they learned anything during the activity they did not  enjoy that much and all together we will come to the conclusion that we did. We now know that if we pursue something and never give up, we will learn something new in the end.

The last activity will be to ask each child if after all their hard work and after listening to all the presentations, if they were to start again and choose another musical instrument that makes them feel happy, would they still choose the same instrument or would they now change to another one? One by one on a chart, each child will tick yes using a felt tip pen when answering the question: "Would you choose a different musical instrument now?"

On the table, I will have pictures of each one of the musical instruments (The piano, the violin, the saxophone and the big bass drum). Each child will choose one, colour it or decorate it using the materials they like and then keep it and do as they wish. Some might want to glue it and leave it at school, others might like to take it home or give it to a friend. It is their entire choice, whatever they decide is good. It symbolizes happiness.

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Key words for a positive mindset: improve, change, innovate, create, challenge, collaborate, investigate.

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3.2 Developing Student Resilience

This reverse brainstorming was one of the first activities we did at my school after a Positive Discipline Training. Working with 4 and 5 year olds, we had to think of turning some common rules around so that they become positive rules. Instead of: "Don't run in the corridoor, we say "Always walk slowly and carefully". Instead of: " Don't forget to say Hello and Goodbye" we say: "Always remember to say Hello and Goodbye". Instead of : "Don't speak unless you have placed your arm in the air", we say: "Please put your arm in the air and wait for your turn to speak."
I do my best to create a warm and welcoming classroom by setting the example and greeting my children with enthusiasm. I let them share their previous experiences while coming on their way to school. I use the above positive rules and try to speak in a positive way, making sure they know that all types of bullying are un acceptable. I think that one of the best ways to build confidence and self esteem is to focus on strenghts and congratulate children on all their accomplishments. They feel that they only learn if they try and that it is normal to make mistakes.I would like to share a quote that I love:

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