Engaging Children's Minds - The Project Approach, 3rd Edition (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)

Now in its third edition, this book shows teachers how to incorporate the Project Approach into early childhood curricula, engaging children intellectually and heightening their capacities for thinking, hypothesizing, reasoning, and expressing their natural curiosity. Why has the Project Approach proven to be so successful for engaging young children intellectually and supporting their capacities to think, predict, hypothesize, reason, and express their natural curiosity? Simply put, because project work provides meaningful contexts in which young learners can readily apply and grasp the usefulness of their growing academic skills. This book provides a brief history and overview of the Project Approach and a thorough explanation of how to implement this method for best effect in a wide range of educational contexts. Intended for those who work with young children as well as caregivers and students in training to do so, readers will understand how to apply this approach in order to gain the interest of children and facilitate their mental growth. The book's chapters articulate the process and benefits of the project approach, identify and detail the three typical phases of project work, and provide specific suggestions for implementing each stage. The importance of documentation of the children's work to record the story of their investigation and findings is also discussed.

General

Imprint:	Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	September 2014
Authors:	Lilian G. Katz • Sylvia C. Chard • Yvonne Kogan
Dimensions:	156 x 233 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	240
Edition:	3rd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4408-2872-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching skills & techniques Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4408-2872-5
Barcode:	9781440828720

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