Engaging children's minds : the project approach / Lilian G. Katz, Sylvia C. Chard, and Yvonne Kogan.

By:

Katz, Lilian G. (Lilian Gonshaw), 1932- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2014]Edition: Third editionDescription: 1 online resource (viii, 240 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781440828447
144082844X
9798216079774
821607977X
9788216079775

Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Engaging children's minds.DDC classification:

371.3/6 23

LOC classification:

LB1027.43 .K38 2014eb

Other classification:

EDU046000 | EDU029000

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

Cover; Engaging Childrenâ#x80;#x99;s Minds; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; ONE: Introduction to the Project Approach; TWO: Phases and Features of a Project and Teacher Planning; THREE: Issues in Selecting Topics for Projects; FOUR: Phase I: Getting Projects Started; FIVE: Phase II: Projects in Progress; SIX: Phase III: Concluding Projects; SEVEN: Drawing in the Context of a Project; EIGHT: Projects with Younger Children; NINE: Projects in the Elementary School Years; TEN: Documentation and the Project Approach; ELEVEN: The Project Approach in Perspective; References.

Subject IndexAuthor Index; About the Authors.

Summary: "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 children can readily apply and perceive 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 better use this method proficiently in a wide range of educational contexts. This book is intended for teachers, early childhood practitioners, caregivers, and student teachers. Readers will learn how to apply this approach to engage children's interest and facilitate their intellectual development. The book's chapters articulate the processes and benefits of the Project Approach, identify and detail the three phases of project work, and provide specific suggestions for implementing each phase. The importance of documenting children's work to record the story of their investigation and findings is also discussed."--Publisher's description

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Print version record.

Subject IndexAuthor Index; About the Authors.

"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 children can readily apply and perceive 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 better use this method proficiently in a wide range of educational contexts. This book is intended for teachers, early childhood practitioners, caregivers, and student teachers. Readers will learn how to apply this approach to engage children's interest and facilitate their intellectual development. The book's chapters articulate the processes and benefits of the Project Approach, identify and detail the three phases of project work, and provide specific suggestions for implementing each phase. The importance of documenting children's work to record the story of their investigation and findings is also discussed."--Publisher's description

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