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Social Science

The House Project

The House Project

Project Approach, Project Examples
Tools People Use

Tools People Use

Project Approach, Project Examples
The Tamale Project

The Tamale Project

Project Approach, Project Examples
Things to Sit On

Things to Sit On

Project Approach, Project Guides
All About Gardens

All About Gardens

Project Approach, Project Guides
From Door to Door: A Project about Doors and Gates

From Door to Door: A Project about Doors and Gates

Project Approach, Project Guides
Investigating Wheels

Investigating Wheels

Project Approach, Project Guides
“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play

“She Goes First”: Cooperative “Housekeeping” Play

Benchmark Videos, Videos
One Morning at the Construction Table

One Morning at the Construction Table

Benchmark Videos, Videos
Mack Reads His Book

Mack Reads His Book

Benchmark Videos, Videos
Learning about a Stethoscope

Learning about a Stethoscope

Benchmark Videos, Videos
Exploring Windshield Wipers

Exploring Windshield Wipers

Benchmark Videos, Videos
The Clock Repairman and His Tools

The Clock Repairman and His Tools

Benchmark Videos, Videos
Children’s Votes Count!

Children’s Votes Count!

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Comparing Firefighter Coats

Comparing Firefighter Coats

Benchmark Videos, Videos
Kids Who Care

Kids Who Care

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
It Takes Money: Economics for Preschoolers

It Takes Money: Economics for Preschoolers

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Get Growing: Planning a Garden with Young Children

Get Growing: Planning a Garden with Young Children

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
children playing natural area

Who’s the Leader?

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood?

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Things We Need: Economics for Preschoolers

Things We Need: Economics for Preschoolers

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Remember When …

Remember When …

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Project Approach: Children Taking Surveys

Project Approach: Children Taking Surveys

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
child walking on sidewalk

Out and About with Preschoolers: The Places You’ll Go!

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
dad in business suit walking with daughter in metro area

Neighborhood Geography with Young Children

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Math Sense: Learning about Coins

Math Sense: Learning about Coins

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Social Studies Lesson Addressing Benchmark 16.A.ECa

Social Studies Lesson Addressing Benchmark 16.A.ECa

Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Social Studies Lesson Addressing Benchmark 15.D.ECa

Social Studies Lesson Addressing Benchmark 15.D.ECa

Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 3.B.ECa

Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 3.B.ECa

Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks
children writing

Cooperation in the Preschool Classroom: Class Discussions

Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Understanding and Accepting Differences: Why Can't Maria Walk?

Understanding and Accepting Differences: Why Can’t Maria Walk?

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Planning Ahead

Outdoor Field Trips with Preschoolers: Planning Ahead

Tip Sheets
He's Teasing Me!

He’s Teasing Me!

Tip Sheets
Developing a Class Album

Developing a Class Album

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach
child looking at tractor

Building an Appetite for Project Work

Blogs, Perspectives on the Project Approach

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