Planning and Executing a Small Project from Start to Finish: Building Project Management in Children
Last Saturday, my 8-year-old wanted to build a birdhouse for the garden. Instead of immediately planning and building it for her, I remembered our family’s commitment to the Life-Ready approach. I said, “Let’s think about what you need to do first, then next, and so on.” She made a simple plan, gathered materials, and worked through each step. The look of concentration and then pride on her face when she finished told me we had a perfect opportunity to practice project management in a low-stakes environment. ...