Project Approach learning
Children become the investigators or as Mrs. Fleming, our Four’s teacher says,
“I call them my engineers, but tomorrow we could be scientists”
Project Approach learning is a term used to describe what we here at SFA Preschool have been doing for years; helping children to explore, observe, ask questions, predict, and integrate language and math skills into their learning. This method of teaching helps to develop critical thinking and reasoning skills. It prepares the child to learn to work individually as well as collaboratively integrating their knowledge and findings to create a culminating “project” presentation. The projects are derived from the children’s interest and through preparation work, the children learn to formulate questions, seek answers and find and invite knowledge in, meaning, we seek experts in the fields to come and share their knowledge.
Children learn to apply their prior knowledge and research new information. These skills prepare them for the demands of their later educational experiences such as writing reports, note taking and execution of ideas and independent projects.
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- discovering the tree
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- learning about weighted objects
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- Does a worm stretch?
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- From a blueprint this is how a house is made
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- Learning about the fruit of a tree
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- Learning to note your findings
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- Sensory responses of touch
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- Through record keeping they are learning to hold a pencil and convey information through symbols
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- Sharing and cooperating with materials
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- Learning from each other’s ideas
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- KWL Chart, what do we know, what do we want to know and what have we learned?
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- Experimenting and sorting with products of a tree.
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- Learning to ask questions and compare answers even at two
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- Sharing our knowledge with others
We invite you to come visit our preschool, see firsthand what we have to offer and discover the benefits of early childhood education.
