Chapter 1: Projects and Young Children

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CHAPTER 1 PROJECTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN

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The projects approach Chidren like to investigate and explore, they say that project work can cover all areas of curriculum and itegrate them. However a deacade ago  kindergartens were condisder  good if just students  ecnouraged play and socializationa and engagement wiht books. But not all the students didi it well. They found that 10% of the total prekindergarten through 12 grade public school had limited proficiency in English. Project wok fit into our schools today ina worild where the use of technology  is needed and help students in being successful. This is a new world  that requires that our students develop the 21st century skills and they need to feel comfortable  communicating electronically. The project approach  is started is not a new way to teach children, it started in London in the 1960s and 1970s , they found out  that working with projects(or learning by doing) is very important in the process of learning. The key ...
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