PA Breakdown

ED 335 Project Approach Assignment –

This information must documented in any form BUT a paper

100 points:

1. Explanation of Project Approach Plan

• 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

1. 2 Anticipatory Planning Webs

• Content Web (Teacher)
• Questions Web and/or KWL Chart (Children)

1. Setting up the learning environment for investigations

• 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

1. Plan for a Field Trip and/or Visiting Expert

• 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?

1. Plan for Debriefing

• 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

1. Plan for a Culminating Event

• Description of Culminating Event
• Description of Documentation of entire project