PROJECT APPROACH
What is your child’s classroom studying & how can you help?
While gathering information on the chosen topic, children have the opportunity to ask questions to generate theories and predictions concerning possible answers, to seek answers to their questions, to interview experts and others from whom relevant information can be obtained, and to engage in other activities involved in collecting information.

Phase 1: Beginning the Project
Phase 2: Developing the Project
Opportunities for the children to do field work and speak to experts are arranged. The teacher provides resources to help the children with their investigations: real objects, books, and other research materials are gathered. The teacher suggests ways for children to carry out a variety of investigations. What is your child’s classroom studying & how can you help? A project is an in-depth investigation of a topic. This topic is one that involves children’s attention and energy. The teacher selects the topic of study based on the children’s interest and availability of local resources. The project approach to learning evolves over time. While gathering information on the chosen topic, children have the opportunity to ask questions to generate theories and predictions concerning possible answers, to seek answers to their questions, to interview experts and others from whom relevant information can be obtained, and to engage in other activities involved in collecting information. Each child is involved in representing what he/she is learning, and each child can work at his/her own level in terms of basic skills, constructions, drawing, music and dramatic play. The teacher enables the children to be aware of all the different work being done through class or group discussion and display. The topic web designed earlier provides a shorthand means of documenting the progress of the project.