ERIC Number: EJ1084932
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 14
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The Baby Project
Harden, Darby L.; Verdeyen, Tasha B.
Early Childhood Research & Practice, v9 n2 Fall 2007
This article discusses a project about babies undertaken by a class of children ranging in age from 2.9 years to 3.9 years old in a small Illinois town. Throughout this project, the children studied equipment and supplies needed to care for babies. They made dolls for the classroom, constructed a cradle, made observational drawings, created topic webs, and were able to care for a real baby. The article documents the children's work through photographs, provides the teachers' reflections, and lists the Illinois Early Learning Benchmarks that were met.
Descriptors: Young Children, Infants, Preschool Children, Experiential Learning, Toys, Freehand Drawing, Photography, Teacher Attitudes, Discovery Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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