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Picturing the Project Approach: Creative Explorations in Early Learning

Sylvia Chard

When teachers implement the project approach to learning, young children can follow their own real-world interests to gain deeper understanding. Children wonder about a topic, formulate their questions, and then figure out the answers for themselves in their own way.

The project approach helps children dig deeply into intellectual and social experiences that can help them see meaningful benefits of the skills they are acquiring. Picturing the Project Approach will lead teachers every step of the way toward incorporating this teaching method in any toddler, preschool or elementary classroom. Teachers will learn how to:

  • Identify a topic
  • Decide on a project
  • Develop the project
  • Share the learning
  • Bring the project to a close
Award Winner!
Recipient of the 2017 Academics' Choice Smart Book Award

Book Details

  • Publisher: Gryphon House
  • Publish Date: Sep 1st, 2017
  • Pages: 120
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.40in - 10.80in - 0.20in - 0.85lb
  • EAN: 9780876595725
  • Recommended age: 18-UP
  • Categories: Schools - Levels - Early Childhood (Incl. Preschool & KinderAdministration - General

About the Author

Chard, Sylvia: - Dr. Sylvia C. Chard is professor emeritus of Early Childhood Education at the University of Alberta, Canada. Dr. Chard teaches an online course from her website and lectures on interdisciplinary learning in Canada, the United States, and in many countries around the world. Yvonne Kogan has twenty-nine years of experience working as a teacher and administrator. She is the co-owner and principal of the Early Childhood and Lower Elementary departments of Eton School in Mexico City.
Kogan, Yvonne: - Yvonne Kogan is cofounder and academic principal of the early childhood and elementary departments of Eton School in Mexico City. She is a consultant on the project approach for several schools in Mexico and abroad. Her published works include From My Side: Being a Child and Engaging Children's Minds: The Project Approach.
Castillo, Carmen A.: - For more than twenty years, Carmen A. Castillo has held several positions as a teacher and principal. Currently, she is an educational consultant and trainer for schools in Mexico and abroad. She is also a presenter at national and international conferences.

Praise for this book

This book, with rich descriptions, detailed tables and vivid illustrations, provides step-by-step guidelines for using the Project Approach in any early childhood setting. The authors welcome the readers into real classrooms with real students and a strong sense of purpose. Classrooms that nurture the intellect as well as the social and emotional development of every child.
This book has added more knowledge and experience about the Project Approach than any previous work on this subject. It is a true example of the best that learning / school can be.

Dr. Esther Kogan
Educational Co-founder of the Speyer Legacy School
Adjunct Professor
Adelphi University

Picturing the Project Approach takes the mystery out of how the best projects are born, develop, and conclude in celebration. The beautiful photography shows students' excitement and joy as they learn about topics of interest and relevance. The different phases of a project are carefully explained. Detailed instructions are offered on creating topic webs and documentation. Examples of parent letters, which invite family participation in classroom projects, are even provided. Our early childhood faculty will use this book as a resource for years to come.

Tina Carstensen
Early Childhood Principal

Picturing: The Project Approach is a much-needed practical and informative guide for teachers who are curious and excited about changing their young children's learning experiences to stimulate critical thinking, develop social-emotional skills, and most importantly, instill a love for learning. It is not a guide to read once and then put on a shelf; it is a guide that should be used every day to ensure young learners have experiences that build their foundation for their successful future educational journey.

Vicki Denmark, Ph.D.
Vice President of Innovation
Advance Education (AdvancED)