ProjectGals
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McKinney, Texas, United States
About the store
ProjectGals offers school, district and region wide make-and-take workshop opportunities in and around the Dallas/Ft Worth area. The following are workshops we have done in the past: Project Based Learning (How to utilize long term project based learning to engage students), Versatile Make-n-Takes for any classroom (A six- hour workshop that introduces teachers to a wide range of projects from all subject areas), A Make-n-Take a Day Keeps the Boredom Away (Keep your students excited about learning by introducing them to project based learning), Math Make-n-Takes (Unique projects that help reinforce mathematical concepts), Holiday Make-n-Takes (Favorite holiday stories are featured with making make-n-take projects), Putting Students in the Driver's Seat (A Bloom's based Make-and-Take Workshop), Quick-n-Easy Make-n-Takes to organize content. We would love to lead a make-and-take workshop for your school/district/or region. Please email if you are interested in booking one of the workshops above or another hands-on, higher order thinking based training.
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Rube Goldberg: A Simple Machines STEM Challenge
Rube Goldberg was an inventor, cartoonist, sculptor, author, and engineer who believed that people preferred the hard way to do things. He gained notoriety by illustrating cartoons featuring complicated inventions that accomplished a simple task.
Our unique Rube Goldberg Foldable and Research tasks will take your students into the mind and science behind the cartoon machines, then challenge them to design a real life machine to complete a simple task.
This project includes:
1. Instructions on
2nd - 6th
Engineering, Physics
The Trojan Horse: A Reader's Theater/STEM Activity
Do you know the real story of the Trojan Horse and who is really to blame for the 10 year war? Allow your students a chance to travel up the levels of BLOOMS as they pick a side, rank those involved, justify why a specific character is responsible for the cause of the war and defend a character they think was not to blame. Next, challenge each group with a Trojan Horse STEM activity. Finally, build the Trojan Horse foldable using the given directions to display the work they have completed in
2nd - 5th
English Language Arts
Explore the Titanic
The Titanic is one of most tragic and fascinating topics in history. This research project is designed to teach and emphasize reading for information research skills. With plenty of resource materials
available online and in text, your students will be completely
engaged in the learning process.
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, U.S. History
Habitat Passport
Travel to four different habitats and take notes all along the way! Each habitat has a specific activity along with space notes or facts! In the Grassland section compare the different speeds of the animals that live there. Travel to the Rainforest to explore the layers of the forest. After labeling the Ocean, open the flap and track a food chain! At the Desert keep track of how animals and plants adapt in their environment. On the back label the location of the various habitats around the world
1st - 4th
Science, Writing
That's Debatable
Getting students to see the two sides of each issue is a challenging
lesson to teach. Now give students the tools to consider all sides before participating in a debate! Students can work in partners for this project or work independently and present both
sides of an issue or situation.
2nd - 6th
Social Studies, Writing
Fairytale Math
Use this interactive project to enhance summarization and problem solving skills! Students will enjoy summarizing a fairytale or have
your class write their own fairytale and then have them write corresponding math questions for the readers to try and solve! The final product forms a castle! What a great way to work on skills that students often struggle with in math and reading all at the same time.
2nd - 6th
English Language Arts, Math
Valentines Poetry Pockets & Purses Pack
If you are wanting both the Poetry in a Pocket and Poetry Purse, heres the combo for $3 less than buying them together. Its like purchasing one and getting the other half price! Check out these great plans for teaching types of poetry and the unique products you can build to hold each type your students write. Plans, templates and product directions included!
2nd - 6th
Creative Writing, Poetry
Math Magazine 3-6
Reinforce math and writing skills with this exciting Magazine project! This math magazine can be something that your students work on over the course of the year as an extension or done within a week. As each student completes their magazine, create a library and let your students enjoy reading each other work and solving the math problems embedded into the magazine. Great for open house as well!
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Math
An All About Texas Unit
You can teach all about Texas by using this unit! Start by
reading our book Ellie Learns About Texas by either printing it out or showing the book on a projector or whiteboard. Then print out and photocopy the readers about Texas (the top and bottom sections are leveled for your students). Students use these readers and other resources, if desired, to research about Texas and write about each of the important symbols of Texas on the provided
templates! After completing each section, students can
3rd - 5th
English Language Arts, Social Studies
American Presidents: A Presidential Research Collection
Your students will enjoy this hands-on research project that combines reading, writing, research skills and a lot fun! Encourage students to research at least two American Presidents but they can also build onto their collection throughout the month! All of the
writing templates are stored in the American flag paper bag! After they research and write about a President let them create a spoon person model of their research topic!
2nd - 5th
English Language Arts, Social Studies
Interactive Math in a Bag
The perfect integration of reading, writing and math! Students write a short story and then infuse math problems that match that
part of the story. The best part of the project is that it is interactive! Once the project is organized in plastic bags, others can read it and use Expo markers to answer the problems, then you can erase the
answers and let someone else try and solve the problems! Perfect for a class library or open house activity! Two templates to choose from!
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, Math
STEM Journal Foldable
Want a way to organize and store your students STEM projects throughout the year? Check out our STEM Journal Foldable which provides templates for students to reflect on their personal strengths and weaknesses, the design process, the SCAMPER strategy, and brainstorming questions about the world around them. This product provides reproducible pages that can be used along side any STEM project that include areas for brainstorming, planning, drafting, testing, revising, and reflecting on each as
1st - 6th
Engineering
Student Newspaper
Let each of your students become their own reporter and editor
by researching and writing their own newspaper! It’s a great way to recap what they have already studied in all of their major subjects including, math, reading, writing, social studies, science and health.
K - 6th
Creative Writing, For All Subjects
Artifact Book Report
This project is perfect for chapter book reports. As your students read their book and complete the thought provoking questions, they collect artifacts that they either make or find around their home to help them remember and stay connected with the book! Artifacts are stored right inside the memory bag and are easily accessible during a presentation.
1st - 5th
English Language Arts
Valentines Day: Poetry Purse
This project is a wonderful way to introduce your students to 11 different types of poems for them to write. They will love to collect their poems in a Poetry Purse (great gift!). This file includes tips on how to teach the poems as well as instructions for building the foldable and templates for good copies.
2nd - 6th
Creative Writing, Poetry
New Goals for a New Year 2016 Edition
Celebrate 2016 by challenging students to set goals for the new year and designing a product to randomly select which goal students will work towards each week. Our New Year New Goals 2016 Edition includes directions and templates for a foldable to store students brainstorming, planning and goal setting for the new year along with a 2016 insert.
For thousands of years, civilizations have practiced New Year's traditions and even set goals or resolutions to start off a New Year. These resoluti
1st - 6th
For All Subjects
Presidential Portfolios: A Comparison Project
Students can research and compare the contributions of two Presidents or reflect on their own goals and qualifications comparing them to a U.S. President. As a final product, students will create a portfolio to display their work. What a great way to add depth, rigor and meaning to your Presidents' Day activities.
3rd - 6th
English Language Arts, U.S. History
Valentines: Poetry in a Pocket
This project is a wonderful way to introduce your students to 11 different types of poems for them to write. They will love to collect their poems in a Poetry Wallet which would make a fantastic parent gift! This file includes tips on how to teach the poems as well as instructions for building the foldable and templates for good copies!
2nd - 6th
Creative Writing, Poetry
Me Math Magazine
Reinforce math, writing and reading with this classroom favorite! This math magazine can be something that your students work on all year as an extension or done within a week. Use math in their daily life to create a magazine that creates connections between math and themselves. As each student completes their magazine,
create a library and let your students enjoy reading each magazine. Great for open house!
K - 1st
Creative Writing, Math
100th Day - I had a hand in 100 acts of kindness
What a way to celebrate the 100th day of school! This can be a week long project or start it the day before your 100th day of school party! Brainstorm a list of things the class can do to show kindness for someone else. Explain to the class that the goal is to do 100 acts of kindness within a certain time frame set by you. As each act is completed you can use an ink pad to have each student stick a finger print in a row on one of the hand templates (10 groups of ten). When all 100 acts are don
K - 3rd
Character Education, For All Subjects
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About the store
Experience
ProjectGals offers school, district and region wide make-and-take workshop opportunities in and around the Dallas/Ft Worth area. The following are workshops we have done in the past: Project Based Learning (How to utilize long term project based learning to engage students), Versatile Make-n-Takes for any classroom (A six- hour workshop that introduces teachers to a wide range of projects from all subject areas), A Make-n-Take a Day Keeps the Boredom Away (Keep your students excited about learning by introducing them to project based learning), Math Make-n-Takes (Unique projects that help reinforce mathematical concepts), Holiday Make-n-Takes (Favorite holiday stories are featured with making make-n-take projects), Putting Students in the Driver's Seat (A Bloom's based Make-and-Take Workshop), Quick-n-Easy Make-n-Takes to organize content. We would love to lead a make-and-take workshop for your school/district/or region. Please email if you are interested in booking one of the workshops above or another hands-on, higher order thinking based training.
Teaching style
Our style of teaching is centered on students' talents and learning styles. Hands-on projects give students freedom to make connections between learning and real life experiences, practice valuable planning and analyzing skills as they synthesize information into a meaningful product. These proects also allow students to view work from an evaluative point of view and discover the varying perspectives in their peers as they see others' work. Ulitmately, our goal is to produce life-long learners through meaningful student-centered work and higher order thinking.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher of the Month – April 97.5 KLAK
Allen ISD District Teacher of the Year (2009 – 2010)
North Texas Girls Coach of the Year (2009 – 2010) (U9G & U15G)
Norton Elementary Volunteer of the Year (2009)
Allen ISD Bright Idea Award (2008)
Allen ISD Strategic Planning Committee for Technology (2012)
Project-Based Learning Grant (2009)
My own education history
ProjectGals have a combined 18 years in the education field with a passion for hands-on projects that challenge students to dig deep into content, collaborate with peers in making connections, and produce products that showcase high levels of thinking. Student engagement and excitement for learning are top priority in these student-created projects. We lead workshop experiences to inspire and transform typical classroom projects into original masterpieces full of creativity and individuality while demonstrating learning at the highest level of Bloom's.
Additional biographical information
Project Gals is based on the theory that "Students whose teachers emphasize higher-order thinking skills and hands-on learning activities outperform their peers significantly. Students who ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON LEARNING on a weekly basis outperform those who engage in this manner of instruction on a monthly basis. Students WHOSE TEACHERS CONDUCT hands-on learning actvities outperform their peers by 72% of a grade level in math and 40% of a grade level in science. This study indicates that the MOST EFFECTIVE classroom practices involve conveying HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS and engaging in HANDS-ON LEARNING activities." (Educational Testing Service 2001) We value the idea that "Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learnt. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and where appropriate profits." (Edward De Bono)
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