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| An experience or matieral that sparks children's interest and motivates them to want to learn more. |
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| A visual mapping stratgey that creates a web of related ideas. |
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| Is a comprehensive curriculum incorporated into all classrooms within the center. This is a method of teaching in which an in-depth study of a particular topic is conducted by a child or a group of children. How this type of learning is carried out in each classroom will look different due to the abilities, interests and needs of the group. (ASI, 2009) |
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| In children this relates to temperaments or habits toward learning and experiencing new things. |
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| 4 Learning Goals of the Project Approach |
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- Knowledge should be gained
- Skills development should be increased
- Provides positive disposition
- Should promote positive feelings
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| Three Phases of the Project Approach |
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- Planning and Questioning
- Investigating and Researching
- Concluding and Culminating
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| firsthand sources of information, such as field visits and expert interviews, which allow children to interact personally with the information source. |
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| Secondhand sources which provide information in a one-way flow, such as books or other printed materials. |
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| displays of children's work, conversations, photos, and teacher notes that describe the process children engaged in throughout a project. |
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