Start a Pie Shop Writing PBL | Perfect for Pi Day!

Students will be so excited for writing with this NO PREP Start a Pie Shop activity, they will jump right into the fun! In this Bite-Sized PBL unit that is perfect for Pi Day learning, students will have the opportunity to plan a pie business by using all 3 modes of writing, opinion, narrative, and informative.

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Let’s face it. Not all teachers have time to do a full-blown, complete Project Based Learning unit. That’s where Bite-Sized PBL Activities come in!

This mini PBL unit was created with the expectation that most teachers could use and finish it in a 1-2 day time frame with their students. Perfect for the busy teacher and classrooms without a lot of time away from their standard lesson plans!

All of the hard work is done for you. Simply print the NO PREP pages, and let your students make the decisions in this fun Start a Pie Shop Unit!

This engaging writing Pie Business PBL packet includes:

• Unit Guide for Teachers
• Letter from Heaven Leigh Sweetser (entry event)
• Pie Shop Planning Page
• Fabulous Flavors Idea Sheet
• The Perfect Pie Polling Page
• A New Pie Flavor Brainstorming Sheet
• A New Pie Flavor Description Writing
• Advertising Poster Project (Persuasive)
• Pie of the Month (Informative Writing)
• Optional Bonus Activity - Make it Go Viral
• Themed Writing Paper
• Scoring Rubrics
• More!

You will begin the unit by reading the letter from Heaven Leigh Sweetser, president of Sweetie Pie Specialties, Inc., to the students. Place the letter in a fun envelope and make a big deal of opening it and reading it to the class. Your students’ enthusiasm for the project will definitely be higher with this entry event!

From there, it’s up to you to decide which activities to have your students complete. Obviously, the more activities you include, the more time the unit will take to complete. Whether you choose to do a little or a lot of the unit, your students will love the writing activities!

You might also be interested in these other bite-sized PBL Units:

1. Create a Candy Valentine's PBL Unit
2. Plan a Halloween Party PBL Unit
3. Plan a Thanksgiving Menu PBL Unit

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