Phase
1 - Starting the Project - Assignments
- Introduce the topic of study in the classroom.
- Find out the experiences the children
have had relevant to the topic of the project.
- Find out what the children know about
the topic.
- Find out what the children wonder about
the topic.
- Help the children to formulate questions
about the topic.
- Develop a list of the questions on chart
paper for all the children to see.
- Invite children to represent their experiences
in different ways; provide center facilities for this work where appropriate.
- Help children to investigate the experience
of other classmates.
- Set expectations for standards of work
in negotiation with the children.
- Have each child prepare a folder to put
finished project work in.
- Use the bulletin boards in the classroom
to display the children's work.
- Send a letter home telling families about
the topic of study.
- Establish a common baseline of understanding
about the topic for the class.
- Share your experience of starting the
project on the WebBoard
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