PA Breakdown

ED 335 Project Approach Assignment –

This information must documented in any form BUT a paper

100 points:

Original List of Children’s Interests
Topic that you chose for your Project Approach Plan
Describe how you arrived on that topic based on experiences and conversations with young children
Explain why this topic is a good source of curriculum investigation
Explain what lines of inquiry and extended projects it could spawn
5 or more pieces of children’s literature that you will bring into the classroom

Letter to families explaining project
Where will the “Project Area” be in the classroom?
Description of the Project Area learning environment and materials
Description of the ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies learning experiences that you participated in with the children
Description and Examples of the children’s representations and documentations

Evaluation of the site
- What can the children investigate?
- Are there concrete objects for the children to interact with?
- Are there experts to talk to the children?
- Are there artifacts the children can borrow?
Prepare the site personnel
- Communicate about how the children learn
- Discuss the importance of investigation and questions from the children
- Explain what the children currently know and what they are interested in learning
- Explain how the children will be recording the visit and the importance of capturing the site
Questions the children will ask
How will the children record the answers and data?

General discussion topics
Artifacts that you will revisit
What secondary resources will you introduce to the children?
Recreate your “Project Area/Environment” utilizing what you have attained from your field trip visit and the debriefing meeting
- Written explanation of what has changed, why, and the actual materials added