Each of the phases in the life of a project typically offers its own distinctive opportunities for children to represent their understanding. Throughout the project they can draw, paint, discuss, dramatize, write, collect data, count, measure, calculate, predict, construct models, draw diagrams, make graphs, record observations, read for information and for pleasure, sing songs and play music, and many other things. They can show their understanding at the beginning of the study, as it develops through research, and as they look back on the most memorable aspects of the work completed.

Phase 1. The children recall past experience and represent memories of relevant events, objects and people.

Phase 2. The children have new experiences and investigate, draw from observation, construct models, observe closely and record findings, explore, predict, experiment and invent, discuss and dramatize. It is mainly in this phase that longer term, multi-stage project work is undertaken.