CHAPTER 7 . THE FIRE HYDRANT PROJECT:ADAPTING THE APPROACH FOR TODDLERS
This chapter is based on the fire hydrant project form toddlers . The main idea in this chapter is that teachers and students don't know what project are they going to do , they have to be open to any idea that children can have. In one class children were working in a fire truck project and the next classroom children began interested in firefighting. Then when the children of the firefighting project had the chance to use the fire truck, they thought in a necessary equipment for putting out the fire. Then the teacher made a web about the fire truck. A couple of months later during a walking trip to campus, they come to a fire hydrant that kept the children's attention and found out that hydrants were something the fire fighters used, but they don't have a clear idea yet for what. Then they and their teacher made an investigation and constructed their own hydrant.The teacher brought a real truck to school and firefighters showed the students how the hydrant connects to ...
CHAPTER 2 GETTING STARTED LAUNCHING THE PROJECT, by Liliana Ojeda P.
ResponderEliminarIn this phase 2, the topic of the investigation is selected through a process of discussion with the children and the teacher’s provocations concerning possible subtopics. The teacher also evaluates the feasibility of the topic in terms of local resources and opportunities. The topic is selected based on a series of criteria including the social context of the children, their interest, suggestions, etc. The teacher arrange the classroom in a especial way in order to permit the young investigators to work on their project. Teachers also organize some walks around the school, the park and other places to allow the students to collect information and have significant experiences.
It is really interesting how investigation process can initiate in the very early age of the students. It is thought that only high scholar children could investigate, but the experiences written in this book are very significant and show how the investigation process can begin since kindergarten.
Teaching the very young children to work based on investigation can develop very important skills and levels of advanced thinking that it is so difficult to develop using the antique ways of teaching.