{"id":3715,"date":"2020-05-08T18:21:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T18:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/?p=3715"},"modified":"2020-05-08T18:21:22","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T18:21:22","slug":"project-based-lesson-plans-week-1-architecture-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewanderingrumpus.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/08\/project-based-lesson-plans-week-1-architecture-architects\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Based Lesson Plans | Week 1 : Architecture & Architects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During this time of quarantine – homeschooling and being homebound – we\u2019ve been lucky. My older two girls have a regular curriculum provided through their middle school. My 3rd grader has needed more guidance, but we\u2019ve figured out some daily activities to help and her school has begun regular work recently. And, my husband and I are able to work from home. However, everyone\u2019s favorite activity has been project based lesson plans that I create (nearly) each week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started these projects the first week of full quarantine when school was still getting figured out and the girls needed some loose schedule and stimulation aside from play time and screen time. My girls thrive in a loose schedule – without some<\/em> general structure, we all kind of fall apart. Plus, it allows me to have some work time and encourages the kids to have some creative independence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I also wanted to stick with the theme of \u201cexpanding your worldview and curiosity\u201d through these project based lesson plans. The first project turned out so well that I created several more projects as the weeks went on \u2014 I try to create one a week but sometimes I just throw something together mid-week. Today, I\u2019m sharing the first of several that I will share. Some haven\u2019t been quite as successful, but most have been a creative and educational break from the stress of quarantine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My girls are in 8th, 6th and 3rd grades and they ALL enjoy (and learn something) from these projects.  They can easily be adapted for younger kids and older high school kids too. Even Brad and I enjoy doing them when we join in or they need help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also, I have a feeling summer is going to mean much more time at home this year, so having these fun project based activities might be helpful throughout the summer too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I\u2019m sharing the first of several project based lesson plans that my girls (and I) loved. You can spread the steps of these projects through several days or complete them all in one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Week 1: Architects & Architecture<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This lesson was initially inspired by my youngest daughter’s issue of Bravery Magazine<\/a> all about female architect Zaha Hadid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal of this project was to learn about famous & local architects & architecture. Then, the girls shared some of the architects’ techniques and finally created their own room in a cardboard box based on their research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Each kid was assigned one architect to research. The oldest wrote several paragraphs, the middle created a powerpoint (she\u2019s kind of obsessed with powerpoints) while the youngest found\/wrote 5 bullet points. The architects were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n