This process provides time for children to use a variety of materials and equipment which stimulate interest and learning. They can indicate the materials to be used, other children they may work with and what they hope to accomplish. This is the time allotted for the students to carry out their plan. Doing what has been planned is the heart of the process.
Children also have the responsibility of clean-up at the end of work time.
The children share with the group what they did during work time and determine if the plan was accomplished. This enables students to think through problems, draw conclusions, develop new insights about their work and expand on the thinking and problem solving.