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Farm Implements: Learning About Tractors and Combines
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“Where Does the Water Go?” Investigating Pipes and Plumbing
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Adjusting Pace and Location of Project Work
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The Pizza Project: A Delicious Learning Opportunity
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Discovering the World of Insects on the Playground
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Cracks and Holes Project
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Tools People Use
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Up Up and Away: The Airplane Project
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish…NEW Fish: A Preschool Fish Project
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The Cow Project
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The Tamale Project
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Cooking with Spinach
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The Combine Project: Using a Museum Experience to Enrich Project Work
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How Do People Celebrate Birthdays?
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Garden Project Sprouts From Simple Question: “What’s That?”
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The Tractor Project: Noisy Neighbors Lead to Investigation
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Topic Webs in Project Work: Part 2—Organizing the Children’s Web
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Topic Webs in Project Work: Part 1—Creating the Children’s Web
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Helping Children Take Surveys
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Things to Sit On
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All About Gardens
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From Door to Door: A Project about Doors and Gates
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Changes in the Trees around Us
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Investigating Wheels
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Project Work Engages Young Children’s Intellects
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Accreditation Renewal Sparks an Anti-bias Journey
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CSI: Child Scientist Investigates!
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Cooperation Across the Preschool Curriculum: Science
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Project Approach: Helping Preschoolers Represent What They Learn
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Neighborhood Geography with Young Children
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Documentation: The Basics, Part 2
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A Multiage Project on “How Things Work”: An Unexpected Adventure
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Documentation: The Basics, Part 1
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Cooperation in the Preschool Classroom: Class Discussions
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Following the Child’s Lead
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Project Work in a Program Serving Highly Diverse Communities
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Project Topics in Neighborhoods Where Safety Is a Major Concern
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Displaying Documentation: Providing Supports for the Viewer of the Display
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Supporting a Large Staff in Implementing the Project Approach
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Developing a Class Album
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Two Approaches to Implementation of the Project Approach
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Successful Long-Term Implementation of Projects
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Helping Children Seek Knowledge and Understanding
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Merging the Project Approach with Other Curricula
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Organize High-Quality Professional Development on the Project Approach in Your Own Backyard
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Responding to Children’s Interest in a Topic
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Props, Teachers, and Projects: Engaging Learners in Representational Play
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Beginning a Center-Wide Commitment to Project Work
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Moving from Thematic Units to Projects
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The Question Table
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Flexibility and the Project Approach
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The Curious Child
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A Project on Trees: Suggestions for Teachers
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How Many Projects per Year?
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Helping Children Take the Lead
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Evaluating Projects
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The Horse Project (blog)
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Project Approach: Phase 3—Concluding the Project
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