BrickLAB Core Ultimate Set (Grades 1-6) Grades: 1-6 Number of Students: Up to 30 Contact Hours: 12+ Curriculum Sample About: Bring bricks to your classroom to engage students with exciting Project-Based Learning activities that make learning fun! BrickLAB Core was developed specifically for grades 1-6 and is aligned with variety of national standards to help strengthen Common Core skills like science, math, social studies and literacy (see Alignments tab for more information). Based on the Madeline Hunter Lesson Model, BrickLAB Core reinforces knowledge by teaching concepts repetitively in new ways to develop increased neural pathways in each learner's brain, therefore solidifying new concepts. With over 6,500 bricks, and a printed curriculum book for the instructor The BrickLAB Core set is a rich resource that brings the Common Core to life in your classroom and enables you to teach up to 30 students simultaneously. Improve student retention, engagement and test scores by incorporating bricks into the learning process. By using bricks to encourage hands-on thinking and creativity, students pursue a variety of exciting and diverse topics from habitats, spatial relationships, map building, storytelling and more. Why teach topics like science, math, social studies and literacy in a 2-Dimensional fashion when you can turn all of them into engaging 3-Dimensional projects? Make the change to experiential Project-Based Learning today with PCS Edventures BrickLAB Core set! Materials Included Sterilite BrickLAB tub (10 gal, for storing bricks) - 2 BrickLAB Brick set - over 6500 building bricks Brick separator - 1 Mesh bag (for brick cleaning) - 1 Spiral-bound instructor guide Curriculum Structure 12 one-hour lessons. Each lesson includes: Intro Discussion and Activity Build and Guided Practice Independent Practice Closure Lesson Titles 1st Grade Science: Habitat, Light and Sound, Seasons Math: Measuring with Bricks, Estimation, Spatial Relations Social Studies: Building a Community, Families, Maps Literacy: Snowman Rhyme, Bricktionary, Cupcake 2nd Grade Science: Brick Flinger, Heat Absorption, Lifecycle of a Flower Math: Communicative Properties, More Less or Equivalent, Neighborhood Datagraph Social Studies: Community Leaders, Home Near and Far, Your Neighborhood Literacy: Story Graph, Listen and Build, Punctuation Marks 3rd Grade Science: Life Cycle of a Butterfly, Masters of Camouflage, Single Cell Organism Math: Combinations, Math Maze, Regrouping Social Studies: Factories Past and Present, Fire Station, Our Great Community Literacy: Story-mapping, Descriptive Writing, Figurative Writing 4th Grade Science: Sources of Energy, Simple Machines, Solar System Math: Which is Heavier?, Lines and Angles, Polygons Social Studies: Flat State, Geographic Features, The Bartering System Literacy: Moral of the Story, Parts of a Speech, Persuasive Paragraph 5th Grade Science: Plate Tectonics, Habitats and Ecosystems, Earth's Core Math: Perimeter and Area, Graphing, Fractions Social Studies: Topographic Maps, Civil War Ships, Exploration Literacy: Cause and Effect, Language Patterns, Sentence Types 6th Grade Science: Earth's Gravity, Coefficient of Friction, Center of Gravity Math: Fractions, Story Problems, Volume Social Studies: Aqueduct, Resources, Lost Cities Literacy: Expository Writings, Genres, Plot Diagram Note: Due to production time, this item typically ships 2-3 weeks after receipt of the order. During peak season, April-June, lead time is around 6 weeks. Please plan and order accordingly. BrickLab Video
