Links to Online Resources on Encouraging Young Children to Develop and Enhance Their Thinking Skills
www.project-approach.com. The Project Approach Website shares background information for teachers and presents well-documented and illustrated examples of projects conducted in preschool through grade 6.
www.projectconstruct.org. The Project Construct approach applies what is known about how children learn to a constructivism-based teaching model for the preschool through elementary grades. Learning experiences encourage children to use both hands and minds to learn and build problem-solving skills they can use throughout their lives.
www.pz.harvard.edu. Project Zero, a research group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is home to research and application of the multiple intelligences theory of Howard Gardner and numerous other projects related to critical and creative thinking, including Project Spectrum.
www.zerotothree.org. Zero to Three, the National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, offers a number of useful resources for teachers and parents: Healthy Minds, a series of handouts on child development, Brain Wonders, a special site about how the brain develops in the context of relationships, and The Magic of Everyday Moments, downloadable booklets on everyday interactions that support babies’ social, emotional, and intellectual development.
