From Handprints to Hypotheses

Using the Project Approach with Toddlers and Twos

Creativity, initiative, and inquiry are important in all children's early education, including toddlers and two-year-olds. This book focuses on using the project approach-a teaching strategy that enables educators and caregivers to guide children through in-depth studies of real world topics-to scaffold very young children's early learning. It provides information on creating sensory-based experiences-developmentally appropriate for toddlers and twos-that bring new perspectives and activities into the classroom.

Todd Wanerman has been teaching toddlers and twos for twenty years. He is the coauthor of Including One, Including All.