Supporting Articles
Explore the following articles, websites, and reference materials to reinforce or expand your understanding of the Project Approach and other interest-based inquiry strategies so that you can better incorporate them into your teaching practice.
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This on-line workshop guides users through inquiry-based learning. Organized into four areas, explanation, demonstration, exploration, and implementation, this resource may be used for independent study or as part of a formal professional development session.
Topics: General — Project Approach to Learning
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 3-5
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This article, from the journal Early Childhood Research Practice, explores both the benefits and the difficulties of using the project approach in part-time early childhood education programs. Teachers of three different types of part-time programs share their experiences.
Topics: General — Project Approach to Learning
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 3-5
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This Beyond the Journal article from NAEYC is an excellent and thought provoking piece that will shine a new light on the little questions that children ask. "How come you can feel air, but you can't see it?" is a question that is the spark of curiosity that can bring the bright light of learning into...
Topics: Science — Science and Inquiry, Inquiry Process Skills. General — Project Approach to Learning
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 1-5
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This resource, written orignally to teachers of science in primary grades, encourages all teachers (even those in other content areas and in early childhood) to open children to the world of questions and inquiry by helping the teacher know how to deal with children's question. Letting children ask and find answers to questions not only provides...
Topics: Science — Science and Inquiry, Inquiry Process Skills, Scientific Ways of Knowing, Scientific Processes (e.g. questioning, predicting). Reading and Language Arts — Research, Investigations. General — Project Approach to Learning. Social Studies — Skills and Methods, Researching information
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 2-5
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This article shares the experiences of one teacher in helping preschoolers learn about the environment. The Beyond the Journal article which is published by the NAEYC provides a discussion of classroom project documentation, social constructivist theory, and Ms.
Topics: Science — Science and Inquiry, Scientific Ways of Knowing, Earth and Space Science, Earth Processes and Materials, Environment. General — Project Approach to Learning
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 3-5
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In this NAEYC Beyond the Journal article, Gayle Mindes gives the reader lots to think about in the social studies content area. Young children have so many opportunities to learn as they develop.
Topics: General — Project Approach to Learning. Social Studies
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 1-5
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This "tip sheet" provides a summary of the three phases of the project work. This Illinois Early Learning Project page reminds educators that preschoolers like to investigate.
Topics: General — Project Approach to Learning
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 3-5
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Judy Helm has provided a pdf file that includes her ideas for creating and using an Anticipatory Planning Web. From this pdf one can access the Best Practices Inc.
Topics: General — Project Approach to Learning
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 3-5
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The Lesson Planning Form is a format that works well for some teachers of young children. Sections of the form include goals for curriculum and domain areas, time schedule, teacher reflection, environment, book lists, evaluation, and more.
Topics: General — Project Approach to Learning, Classroom Management, Time Management
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 3-5
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In this resource, Judy Helm provides a visual representation of the continuum of possibilities for child involvement in the decisions about their learning. Varied types of learning experiences such as single concept, integrated concepts, teacher instructed units, thematic teaching, teacher directed inquiry, and projects with in-depth investigation are placed along the continuum.
Topics: General — Project Approach to Learning
Resource Type: Research and Reference
Ages: 3-5
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Inquiry Projects Can Meet Individual Needs
Come see the documentation of Let's Learn projects, like the Bread-Making Project, that met the individual learning needs of children.
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