{"product_id":"engaging-childrens-minds-lilian-g-katz-9781440828430","title":"Engaging Children's Minds: The Project Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in its third edition, this book shows teachers how to incorporate the Project Approach into early childhood and elementary curricula, engaging children intellectually and heightening their capacities for thinking, hypothesizing, reasoning, and expressing their natural curiosity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy has the Project Approach proven to be so successful for engaging young children intellectually and supporting their capacities to think, predict, hypothesize, reason, and express their natural curiosity? Simply put, because project work provides meaningful contexts in which children can readily apply and perceive the usefulness of their growing academic skills. This book provides a brief history and overview of the Project Approach and a thorough explanation of how to better use this method proficiently in a wide range of educational contexts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is intended for teachers, early childhood practitioners, caregivers, and student teachers. Readers will learn how to apply this approach to engage children's interest and facilitate their intellectual development. The book's chapters articulate the processes and benefits of the Project Approach, identify and detail the three phases of project work, and provide specific suggestions for implementing each phase. The importance of documenting children's work to record the story of their investigation and findings is also discussed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lilian G. Katz, Sylvia C. Chard, Yvonne Kogan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1440828431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781440828430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.44w x 0.81d","brand":"Lilian G. Katz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44066187608319,"sku":"9781440828430","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1a9c4937-a899-40e5-92ba-50f46f06ff66.jpg?v=1685405809","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/engaging-childrens-minds-lilian-g-katz-9781440828430","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}