Sparking Curiosity through Project-Based Learning in the Early Childhood Classroom: Strategies and Tools to Unlock Student Potential

Learn how to tap into and illuminate the creative potential in all learners with this inspiring and practical book. This book teaches educators to unlock the creativity in all learners while celebrating inquiry at its highest levels. Each chapter explores how to create learning spaces that invite deep inquiry, initiate thoughtful conversations, invite wonder and curiosity in learning each day, and maintain high levels of engagement. The approachable framework is built around the three-phase project model and is broken down into a user-friendly planning tool, explaining how to approach project-based teaching and learning in any early childhood classroom. Coupled with noteworthy true stories, sample units, and example pictures, early childhood educators will come away with tools and plans to enhance teaching and learning practices in their classroom through a project-based approach.

Elizabeth Hoyle Konecni is an educator from New Orleans, Louisiana, and currently works as an educational consultant. She has served in various roles in her many years in education, including classroom teacher, administrator, curriculum specialist, and instructional coach.