Project Work: The Hospital for Animals, Part 2 of 2

Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center • November 12, 2018

Exploring The Project Approach with Classroom 4B

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As The Hospital for Animals project continued, children began to express interest in purchasing treats for the live animals in Imagine Nation's wildlife studio. But how would they get the money? The class decided to create a kindness project fundraiser.

One student said: “Well I have an idea…when people do something kind they can put it in the pom-pom bucket, then they can ring the kindness bell. First, they ring the kindness bell then they tell the people what they did. You have to ring it quiet and say it loud enough so everybody hears.” -B

But before they could raise money through their kindness project (more on that later), the children decided to build a bank to collect their donations.

The Hospital for Animals project ultimately took classroom 4B several months, and produced many more charts, graphs, and experiences than are pictured. The project extended over the course of the year, as children revisited, researched, and purchased additional items for other museum animals, including a hammock and ball for Dipper the Bearded Dragon, and a swing and a mirror for Perico the Yellow-naped Amazon Parrot. This project left a lasting impression throughout the Imagine Nation learning community.

Project Work: The Hospital for Animals, Part 1 of 2

By Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center • November 2, 2018
In Imagine Nation, A Museum Early Learning Center's preschool classrooms, our curriculum is based on The Project Approach. Teachers follow the children's interests and build meaningful, enriching experiences around their students' ideas. The first in a series of posts, "Project Work" follows classroom 4B's journey with their project, The Hospital for Animals.